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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

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Anzac Day Sports

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

An advertisement in this issue announces that an, attractive and varied programmes of trotting, cycling, and pedestrian events, together with many…

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Anzac Day. Commemorative Service. the Spirit of Anzac

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

"I know it will assist them to bear it when they know their boys fought and died like soldiers and Britishers. It was grand to be along with them…

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Anzac Memorial Service. at Anzac Cove. London, April 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 5

Colonel Hughes memorial service at Anzac Cove on Tuesday was largely attended by representatives of the Navy and Army and local inhabitants…

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No Revolution. While Anzac Spirit Endures

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

Speaking at the celebration at Waverley, Lieut.-Commander W. M. Marks said the spirit of Anzac must be kept up, and as long as it was…

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Post-war Impressions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

Most of us have said a long farewell to that barren strip of Gallipoli, famous as Anzac, a fond adieu to beautiful France and little Belgium. Very few…

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War Exhibit. Cleverly Counterfeited Tree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 8

A cleverly counterfeited tree used by German observers at Messines is among the exhibits at the Australian War Museum in Melbourne…

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Security From War Senator Pearce's Opinion

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 5

Speaking at the Anzac celebrations at Temora Senator Peace said:—"As far as Australia was concerned the conference had been beneficial. Danger from…

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Overhead Saving. in Construction of War Homes

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 3

The Assistant Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Lamond) stated that arrangements had been completed with the West Australian State Government for…

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Japan and Chita. Declaration of War. Minor Clashes Reported. Tokio, April 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 5

A special report from Chita states that General Sensheff, the new Red commander proclaims a state of war between Chita and Japan, the…

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Agricultural. War on Weeds. Farmers Should Give Short Shrift to Plant Loafers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 7

There is only one kind of plant that the farmer should have any use for—it is the kind that has a definite use on the farm, and from the cultivation or…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 4

A general meeting of the Maitland and District Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League of Australia will be held in the club of Australia will be held in the club…

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Dead Soldiers' Billets. Who Are Filling Them? Chaplain's Queries. Brisbane

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

Chaplain Father Cashman, speaking at the Anzac Day celebration in Brisbane, said that talk was cheap and plentiful, but action was better…

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General's Message to Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 6

Major-General Sir A. H. Russell, who commanded the New Zealand Division in the war, has issued the following message to ex-members of the…

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Land for Soldiers. No Capital Necessary

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 13

Mr. R. T. Ball, Minister for Agriculture, who is also chairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation, Commission, announces that the…

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Dismissals at Lithgow Maimed Soldiers Discharged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 29 April 1922 · page 7

A hundred dismissal notices were issued at the Lithgow Small Arms factory on Wednesday to returned-soldiers, maimed soldiers, and married men, all…

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Tracing the War Dead. 100.000 Men in Unknown Graves

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 4

By March 31, 1921, the graves or 619,000 British and over-seas soldiers had been located on various fronts, says the annual report of the…

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Light on the War. Germany Knew. All About the Ultimatum. London, April 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 5

Evidence produced in a Munich libel action included a letter written in December, 1914, by the Bavarian Minister, Herr Lerchenfeld, to Herr…

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Done to Death. Returned Soldier Brutally Handled

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 6

A fracas occurred iu Grey-street, South Brisbane, on Saturday night, which resulted in a returned soldier, Joseph Eugene (59), being brutally…

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Kentucky Farms. Soldier Settlers Discontented

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 May 1922 · page 7

On the Kentucky soldier, settlement there are 69 settlors, of -whom 40 are married. Discontent is rampant, and it is stated that if…

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Anzac Day Sports Large Gathering at Showground

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 2 May 1922 · page 3

The Anzac Day Sports at the Singleton Showground on Saturday attracted a large attendance, fully 2500 persons being present. A varied, and…

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