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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

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More Soldiers. Steamer Stopped. London, June 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 June 1922 · page 5

A Manchester regiment has been ordered to leave Guernsey for Ireland on June 20. The destroyer Warwick held up a…

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Belfast's Civil War. London, May 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 12

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

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Ulster's Civil War. Fighting in Belfast. London, June 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 5

Curfew hour brought little respite to agonised Belfast, and the din and crash of strife continued all night, as the Republicans and the military…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

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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Stole a War Bond. Bank Clerk Sentenced to Two Years

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 7

George Parr, 28 years of ago, a clerk employed by the National Bank of Australasia, Limited, was in Sydney, sentenced to two years' hard…

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Policeman's Lot in Ireland. R.I.C. Victims. Civil War Continues. London, May 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 2

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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Soldiers' Holding. Revaluation Asked For

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 June 1922 · page 6

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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Soldiers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1922 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Maitland and District sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League will be held in the club rooms…

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America's Racial War

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 2

Texas City. Sunday.—Deputy Sheriffs killed two negroes who were resisting arrest while making the arrest of a third in connection with the murder of…

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Ulster's Civil War Fighting in Donegal. Rebels Defeated. London, June 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 5

Reinforcements are pouring into Belfast. Scottish regiments have arrived by special boat from South with a battery of howitzers and a large force of airmen. There has been an extraordinary series of raids on explosive stores over a wide area in South…

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Defence Economy. Preference to Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1922 · page 6

It is stated that the military reduction scheme will hit those officers of other ranks who volunteered for service in the Australian Imperial Force, but…

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LOCAL & General News Lorn Honour Roll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 4

The Lorn Progress Association has completed arrangements for the erection of an honour roll, the design being selected, and it is hoped to have it…

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Railway Pilferers. Unceasing War in Victoria

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1922 · page 5

A feature of the operations of the Victorian Railways Department for the current financial year will be he marked falling-off in claims paid to…

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War's Aftermath. Wave of Crime. Significant Figures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 5

The latest records issued by the Police Department show that there has been a large increase in the number of crimes and offences committed in New…

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Alleged Fraud. War Bonds and Stock. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 5

Henry Stedman Carr did not answer to his name when called upon at the Police Court to-day to answer a charge of obtaining £388 worth…

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Soldier Settlement Expropriated German Holdings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 June 1922 · page 6

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) had decided that it was impossible to accede to the request by organisations representing returned soldiers to provide for…

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Prince of Wales. Preparing Welcome Home. London, June 7

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 5

Preliminary arrangements have been made to give the Prince of Wales a rousing welcome on his return from his tour of the East on June 21…

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Beleek Belligerents. the Panopoly of War. London, June 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 5

Beleek is in all the panopoly on war with howitzors, aeroplanes, heliographs and war correspondents. Thousands of British troops…

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Soldier Settlers. the Bankstown Ejectments. Premier's Satement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1922 · page 3

According to a statement made by Sir George Fuller, State Premier, it turns out that a number of soldier setlers at Bankstown were not…

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Anzac Day Holiday

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 June 1922 · page 6

Considerable discussion took place at the Municipal Council meeting on Thusday night over a request from New Lambton Council to co-operate in…

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