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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

985 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 50

Soldiers' Badge Found

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 4

The West Maitland Police have in their possession a returned Soldiers' badge, which was picked up this morning. The owner can obtain it…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 4

A genera] meeting of members of the Women's Auxiliary sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers League will be hold In the…

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Soldier Settlers. Serious Position in Tasmania

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 16

In the Tasmanian House, dealing with the settlement of soldiers on the land, the Minister in charge (Mr. Blyth) said that the cancellations of…

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Preference to Soldiers. Federal Government's Policy. Mr. Bruce's Assurances

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 14

"The policy of my Government is to give preference to returned soldiers; in fact, we go further than that. When two persons of equal…

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Soldiers Memorial. Foundation Stone Laid. Bast Maitland Gathering

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 7

In 1919 the questions of the commemoration of the part played in the war by the East Maitland soldiers was considered—it had been…

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Soldier Settlers. State Government Policy

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1923 · page 3

After interviewing soldier settlers Casino, and visiting farms on Dyraaba Doubtful Creek and Eden Creek areas, where he heard complaints…

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Constable and Suspects Wounded

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

Early on Saturday morning, while Constable Wiley was on duty at St. Peters, he disturbed two men who were acting suspiciously outside a dwelling…

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Native Attack. Japanese and Aborigines Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 7

Information has been received at Darwin from Island mission [?] from [?] by blacks on ter[?] worked by…

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Wounded by Burglar an Early Morning Call. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 3

John Saminon, caretaker at the Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane, was shot, at and wounded in the shoulder by a burglar early this morning…

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France and Germany German War Preparations

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

London, Friday.—The Paris correspondent of the "Morning Post" states: "The belief is growing here that Germany is systematically…

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France and Germany. German War Precautions. London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

The Paris correspondent of the "Morning Post" states: "The belief is growing here that Germany is systematically preparing to…

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Ireland. Machine Gun and Artillery. "Not War, But Anarchy."

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 2

London, Saturday.—Rebels opened a heavy machine-gun fire on Clonmel. There was much alarm in the town, the streets being crowded at the time…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 March 1923 · page 4

The monthly, meeting of the Maitland Subbranch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League will be held in the School of Arts on…

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War Inevitable. Views of German Captain

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 7

The captain of the German steamer Holstein, which has arrived in Sydney, regards a war in the near future as inevitable…

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Wounded by Robbers Fire in a Theatre

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 March 1923 · page 3

As was briefly mentioned in our wires on Tuesday a sensation was caused at an early hour on Monday morning in Brisbane by sounds, of shots in…

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Empire Products. War Office Rebuked. London, March 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 March 1923 · page 2

Speaking at the Society of Arts this afternoon, in the presence of Mr. L. S. Amery, First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chairman,, sir E. Lucas,…

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The Soldiers Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

Mr. Alfred Goode, of Sydney, who has the contract for the erection of West Maitland's war memorial, has written to Mr. W. H. Ponder,…

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Soldiers' Memorial

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 3

A meeting of the Committee was held on Wednesday night, when correspondence was read from the Local Government Department re memorial design, and…

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Native Attack. Japanese and Aborigines Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 13

Information has been reeived at Darwin, from Elcho Island mission desonibing an attack by blacks on trepanging luggers worked by…

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Constable Shot. Heroic Single-handed Battle. Two Fugitives Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 March 1923 · page 13

While on duty at St. Peters early on the morning of the 3rd inst., Constable Wiley had occasion to chase two men…

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