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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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Anzac Ball

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 11 April 1924 · page 7

The annual Anzac Ball will be held on the night of Thursday, 24th inst. It is the intention of the officers to make the ball a function…

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St. Mary's Parish Honour Roll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 4

In aid of the parish honour roll a series of church services and social events has been arranged for the week beginning Sunday, April 27. The…

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Anzac Sports Booth

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 6

At Messrs W. Bailey and Sons' office yesterday the right of the booth for Anzac Sports, to be held on the N. A. A. Showground on 26th inst. was sold by…

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Anzac Day. Premier's Announcement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 14

The Premier announced that Anzac Day will be marked by religious services and addresses to school children, Hotel bars will be closed from…

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Hotels and Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 4

A proclamation issued in the "Government Gazette" provides that licensed promises under the Liquor Act shall close between the hours of 10.30…

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Woman Wounded. Remanded for Sixth Time

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 14

For the sixth time, William Attwood was remanded at the Central Court, Sydney on a charge of maliciously wounding Mary Attwood…

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War Homes. Majority of Tenants Satisfactory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 3

The Federal Minister for Works, Mr. Stewart, who is also the Minister in charge of the War Service Home Department, stated that the…

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Herbalist Charged. Treatment of a Soldier. "Screamed for Hours."

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 5

At the Brisbane Police Court, Charles Estoppey, an elderly man, who described himself as a herbalist, appeared on remand charged with…

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Soldier Settlers. Work at Stanostell at Leeton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 1

As a consequence of the indefinite post ponement of the conference between Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, and Murrumbidgee ares…

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Mentally Afflicted Care of Returned Soldiers. Federal Debate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 9

A long discussion took place in the House of Representatives concerning the question of whether mentally-afflicted soldiers should be under the…

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Soldiers' Homes. Heavy Loss on Operations. Total of £1,623,895

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 9

The annual report of the War Service Homes Commission for the year ended June 30, 1923, was tabled in the House of Representatives…

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Peculiar Case. Returned Soldier Fined. Wagga

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 3

A returned soldier, Thomas Jones was fined £2, for failing to destroy rabbits on a soldier's holding. It was pointed out in defence that…

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Returned Soldiers' Regret. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 April 1924 · page 6

On the eye of the scuttling of H.M.A.S. Australia, the executive of tho Returned Soldiers' League last night recorded its regrets that the…

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War Aftermath. the Dardanelles. Poilus Tenacity. London, April 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 14 April 1924 · page 5

General Sir Inn Hamilton, lecturing at Hull, in aid of the British Legion, revealed that the British General Staff, as far back as 1906, had…

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Soldiers' Sports Postponed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 1

On account of the entries being too few in number it has been decided to postpone the soldiers' sports meetinp. advertised to take place on…

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Soldier Settlers Talk to Mr. Chaffey. Royal Commission Wanted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 5

A deputation, representing Soldier Settlers, told Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, that the complaints made by settlers recently regarding…

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Soldiers' Conference. General Lloyd's Advice. Moderation Better Than Bombast. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 5

The State Conference of the Returned Soldiers Association Opened to-day. The honorary treasurer, Mr. W. F…

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War Debt. Australia's Obligations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 10

The Prime Minister (Mr. S. M. Bruce), stated that, when the Federal Parliament reassembled, it was his intention to make a lengthy…

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Among Chinese Brigands. Outlawed Soldiers or Criminals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 12

Somewhere in the wilds of South China is a small plateau nearly 500 feet high. It lies in the shadow of a vast range of hills infested with…

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Returned Soldiers. Conference Decisions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 16 April 1924 · page 5

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers Conference was continued in Sydney, when the business sheet was further considered…

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