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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

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Chicago Fire Losses. Labour War. Vancouver, May 17

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

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

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Preference to Soldiers. Federal Labour Leaders Admission

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1922 · page 6

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

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Double Tragedy. Ex-soldiers Found Shot

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

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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Soldiers' Club Social

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

The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League will held a social evening and presentation i the club rooms…

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Policeman's Lot in Ireland. R.I.C. Victims. Civil War Continues. (Reuter's Cables) LONDON, May 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 5

In the House of Commons replying to a question Mr. Churchill stated that since the Irish treaty had been signed on December 6. 1921, fifteen…

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Lochinvar Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 4

A public meeting will be held in the Lochinvar School of Arts on Thursday night next, to arrange for the unveiling ceremony of the Lochinvar Soldiers…

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Hospital and Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 4

An enthusiastic meeting was held in the Council Chambers, Morpeth, last evening to consider the matter of making an appeal in connection…

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Soldiers' Holding. Revaluation Asked For

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1922 · page 7

A deputation waited on Mr. F. A. Chaffey, Assistant-Minister for Lands, asking that the Minister for Lands constitute a special board, its members to…

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Victoria's War Memorial. a Controverted Limitation. London, May 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 May 1922 · page 5

Mr. Hampton, the London artist who wrote to the 'Times" protesting against the action of Victorian authorities in limiting a competition…

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Stolen War Bond

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 5

George Parr (26), who pleaded guilty to a change of having stolen a war bond worth £1000 from the National Bank of Australasia, by whom he was…

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Reparations. and War Debts. Lloyd George's Statement. LONDON, May 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 5

In the House of Commons in the debate on reparations after Mr. J. R. Clynes and Commander Kenworthy had urged the withdrawal of…

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War in Ireland Terror in Northern Counties. Incendiary Fires in Belfast

Singleton Argus · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 3

Dublin, Monday.—Two bursts, of heavy firing occurred at Clady, a town on the Tyrone border, between, Free Staters and "Ulster Specials. The…

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Against Class War. Aim of Federal Government. Co-operation of All Sections

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 7

In the course of a speech at Townsville, the Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) said the National Government stood for the whole people. It did not believe as…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 4

A design for the West maitland soldiers' memorial prepared by Mr. W. H. Pender, was approved of by by the local committee, and the…

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Returned Soldiers Dismissed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 June 1922 · page 5

There is a ferment among the returned soldiers in many of the Government offices because of the action of Government in peremptorily dismissing…

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Anzac Memorial Service. (To the Editor)

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 6

Sir,—It is evident that the concern my first letter caused has been considerably increased by my second. So great has that concern now become that the…

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A Little War. Quick Way with Binghi

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 4

Early in the thirties the A.A. Co. established a heifer station at Baker's Creek, New South Wales—'twixt Wingham and Gloucester. The…

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Soldier Settlers. Re-valuation of Holdings Wanted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 6

A deputation waited on Mr. F. A. Chaftey, Assistant-Minister for Lands, asking that the Minister for Lands constitute a special board, its…

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Baerami Soldiers' Settlements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 2

Mr. W. Cameron forwards the following letter received by him from the secretary to Captain Chaffey:—I am directed by the Hon. F. A…

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Baerami Soldier Settlers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 4

In the course of a chat with Mr. Bentley, the manager of the above settlement, we learned that the settlers in common with everyone else…

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