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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

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Soldiers' Memorial Building

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 January 1922 · page 7

General Sir Charles Rosenhall, one of the many distinguished officers of the late A.I.F., has consented to lay the foundation stone of the building now…

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Woman Assaulted. Husband Wounded. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 January 1922 · page 5

An Adelaide message states that a few days ago a man called at a farm at Labuk, on the Pinaroo line, and found only a woman at home. The…

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Perils of Bush Life. Wife Assaulted, Farmer Wounded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

An Adelaide message states that a man visited the house of a farmer at Labuk, and drove the latter's wife into a room where he assaulted her…

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Chinese Crisis. War Deemed Imminent. Tokio, Jan. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 5

The vernacular press is printing special articles from Shanghai, which state that American and British interests are behind Wu-Pel-Fu,'s…

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Missing Bridegroom. Australian War Romance. Detectives Busy. London, January 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 5

The "Daily Mail" states that in response to a cable from Mr. Hughes, Scotland Yard is investigating the disappearance of the former Australian…

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Soldiers' Memorial Waiting on the Department

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

It is now some months since the Soldiers' Memorial Committee reached a decision with regard to the form the memorial should take, and…

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Aberdeen Soldiers' Memorial

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 January 1922 · page 2

The committee of the above met at Mr. Hall's Office, on the 5th inst., at 8 o'clock. Mr. Hall presided. The principal business was to deal with…

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Liverpool and the Great War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 4

Colossal, prodigious, wonderful, are among the words that come to mind on Perusal of a large, handsome, profusely illustrated pamphlet published by…

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War Criminals. Should Be Surrendered. London, January 15

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 January 1922 · page 5

A message from Paris states that the commission of inter-Allied jurists, which was invited by the Supreme Council to give an opinion on the…

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Missing Bridegroom Australian War Romance

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

London, Monday.—There is no news of Eric Raymond, the former Australian officer, who disappeared after returning to London by the Orvieto to marry a…

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War Clouds in China Troops on the Move

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 4

Pekin, Monday.—Governor Wu-Pei-Fu, Instructor-General of the provinces of Human and Hu-peh, has sent an ultimatum to the Pekin Government giving the…

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Unemployed Soldiers. Sure Means of Relief

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1922 · page 2

As a farmer's soil, reared on the land, and a British soldier, I can speak in the interests of the unemployed soldiers in our midst who are suffering…

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German War Criminals

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 3

A message from Paris slates that the Commission which inquired into the Leipzig trials of German war criminals is reporting to the Supreme Council…

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Foreign War Debts. France Resents U.S.A. Enquiries. Washington Jan.17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 5

The, Finance Committee has reported to the Senath on the. Foreign War Debts Funding Bill, the passage of which is expected, despite the…

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Returned Soldier's End

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 6

A sad story comes from the north in Mannahill of a young returned soldier, named Arthur Colin Anderson, who was employed by the…

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Unemployed Soldiers Sure Eans of Relief. the Million Farms Proposal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1922 · page 6

As a farmer's son reared on the land and a British soldier I can speak in the interests of the unemployed' soldiers in our midst who are…

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Woman Assaulted. Husband Wounded. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 13

An Adelaide message states that a few days ago a man called at a farm at Labuk, on the Pinaroo line, and found only a woman at home. The…

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German Arms Plot. War Factories Kept Going

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 4

Four-fifths of the small arms used by Germany in devastating Europe were manufactured at Erfurt, Prussia. A wily attempt to maintain Erfurt as a…

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Chinese Crisis. War Deemed Imminent. Tokio, Jan. 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 2

The vernacular press is printing special articles from Shanghai, which state that American and British interests are behind Wu-Pel-Fu's…

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War Criminals. Should Be Surrendered. London, January 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1922 · page 2

A message from Paris suites that the commission of inter-Allied junists, which was invited by the Supreme Council to give an opinion an the…

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