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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

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£1000 War Bond. Bank Clerk Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 13

George Pair (26) was arrested on Monday in Sydney and charged with stealing a war bead valued at £1000 the property of the National Bank of…

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Chicago Fire Losses. Labour War. Vancouver, May 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 5

Chicago suffered fire losses amounting to £100,000 to-day, the incendiaries being directly connected with the labour war…

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Chicago's Labour War City Stirred. Vancouver, May 11

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 12

With 400 persons gaoled for possible complicity in the murder of two policemen, Chicago's Labour war is stirring the city to an extent unknown since…

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Unemployed Soldiers. in Desperate Straits. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 9

There are now fully 800 soldiers unemployed in Sydney alone. The great majority are in desperate straits, and on the verge of starvation. Fully 30,…

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Returned Soldiers. Labour Council's Attitude. Premier's." Criticism

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 13

"The Sydney Labour Council appears to have become suddenly concerned with the welfare, of returned soldiers," said Sir George Fuller, the Premier…

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Soldiers' Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1922 · page 4

The Ladies' Auxiliary Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League will hold a social evening and presentation in the club…

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Anzac Graves. in France. Neglected Memorials. LONDON, May 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1922 · page 5

The Australian Monumental Section in France and Belgium has been demobilised. The work will probably be completed by civilian labour…

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Raymond Terrace Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 May 1922 · page 3

Sir,—At a very large and enthusiastic meeting of the subscribers to the Raymond Terrace Soldiers' Memorial, held last Tuesday night, it…

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War Graves. Message From the King

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 7

A cable message received by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughos) from the High Commissioner (Sit Joseph Cook) states that his Majesty the King has…

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Double Tragedy. Ex-soldiers Found Shot

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 May 1922 · page 3

A double tragedy is reported from [?] farm 15 miles from Wagin (W.A.). The property had been purchased and was being worked by three returned…

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Preference to Soldiers. Federal Labour Leader's Admission

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1922 · page 2

Speaking at a meeting in the Elite Theatre, Brisbane, Mr. Chariton, leader of the Federal Labour Party, candidly admitted Labour…

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War Funds

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 2

There is a strong feeling that the Red Cross Society (which is said to have £75,000 to its credit) and other war funds should be used to…

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Beleast's Civil War. Germany's Orgy. London, May 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 5

There is no release from the agony in Belfast, where to-day new battles are raging in the West End, which is cut off from communication…

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Baekami Soldier Settlement. Settlers Ask for Revaluation

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 4

Hon. W. Bennett, for-, wards the following letter receive by him from Hon. W. G. Wearne, Minister tor Lands…

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Work for Unemployed Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 4

A special meeting of the West Maitland land Municipal Council was held last evening to consider the telegram received from the minister for Labour and…

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Easier Terms for Soldier Settlers

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 26 May 1922 · page 2

On the 2nd., Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A. made personal representations to the Hon. the Minister for Lands in respect of soldier settlers, and more particularly on…

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Anzac Graves. in France. Neglected Memorials. LONDON, May 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 12

The Australian Monumental Section in France and Belgium has been demobilised. The work will probably be completed by civilian labour…

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War Clouds Russian Troops Move

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 6

Copenhagen, Wednesday.—Messages received from Poland state that large forces of Russian cavalry are advancing on the Poljessi district railway to Minsk,…

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War Graves. Message From the King

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 14

A cable message received by the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) from the High Commissioner (Sir Joseph Cook) states that his Majesty the King has…

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LOCAL & General News War Loan Interest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 4

The Federal Treasury will, on June 15, pay out £5,000,000 in interest on war loans. The money has already been accumulated, and arrangements…

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