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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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A Credit to the Country. Returned Men. Steadiness Wins

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 6

"During the year the Association has been een a credit to the country, by the reasonableness of its demands, and the steady, quiet way in which…

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Muswellbrook Post Office. Easter and Anzac Holiday Arrangements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 1

Good Friday: Sunday arrangements will be observed. Post office closed all day. Easter Saturday, Easter Monday,…

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Soldier Settlers. Request for Royal Commission. Matter for Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 6

A deputation representing the Returned Soldiers' League was introduced to Mr. Chaffey, Minister, for Agriculture, by Mr. ' M. Davidson,…

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Soldier Settlers. Struggle to Live. Inquiry Urged

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 1

About-20 delegates met at the School of Arts, Sydney, os Tuesday, in response to "an earnest request" sent to 41 soldier settlements in…

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Soldier Settlers Royal Commission Wanted

Singleton Argus · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 4

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

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Soldier Settlers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 3

At the annual congress of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League in Sydney on Tuesday a lengthy discussion, took place on a resolution…

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English Girl's Trouble Married Two Soldiers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 7

In the Adelaide Police Court a pathetic case was heard regarding a young English girl, who married an Australian soldier, who led her to…

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Returned Soldiers Cessnock Sub-branch

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the Cessnock sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. was held in the club-room, Memorial Hall, last night, the president, Mr. E…

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Local and General Anzac Day

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 2

A united Anzac service will be held in the Picture Palace, Dungog, on Anzac Day, April 25th, at 11 a.m…

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St. Mary's Parish Honour Roll

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 4

A week of special services and social events has been arranged, beginning on Sunday, April 27. The special preachers for the Anzac…

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Hotels and Anzac Dav

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 4

A proclamation has been issued in the Government Gazette notifying that all licensed premises must close between the hours of 10.30…

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War Debt. Australia's Obligations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 6

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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War Homes. Majority of Tenants Satisfactory

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 13

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

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Kurri War Memorial. Proposed Band Rotunda

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 10

In connection with the proposal to build a band rotunda on the Kurri Kurri reserve as a war momortal, Cr. Brown, president, and…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 2

General Sir Ian 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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In Case of War. Drastic U.S. Proposals. Men, Money and Material. New York, April 9

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 12

The Secretary of the Navy (Mr. Curtis Wilbur) the Assistant Secretary of War (Mr. Dwight Davis), and the Secretary of Commerce (Mr…

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Returned Soldiers. Conference Decisions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 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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Soldiers' Regrets. Scuttling the Australia. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 13

On the eve of the Scuttling of H.M.A.A.S Australia the executive of the Returning Soldiers' League last night recorded its regrets that the…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 3

The State Conference of the Returned Soldiers Association opened in Sydney on Tuesday. The honorary treasurer, Mr. W. F…

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Soldier Settler. Judgment Against Grown

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 7

A judgement was delivered in the Civil Court Adelaide. case in which Francis Gillen, a returned soldier, claimed…

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