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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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Pensions Wanted. for Tuberculous Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 11

A delegate, speaking at the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Conference declared the ninety per cent, of returned soldier T.B…

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Soldiers' Congress. Sittings in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 11

Mr. L. C. Elliott was re-elected president, unopposed, of the State Congress of Returned Sailors and Soldiers, held in Sydney…

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Returned Soldiers. Grave Allegations

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 2

A delegate, speaking at the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Conference, today, declared that 90 per cent, of returned soldier T. B. patients in…

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Anzac Ball

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 4

The Anzac Ball will be held to [?] night. Great preparations [?] been made to make the function [?]…

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Anzac Day Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 4

A inciting or clergy of West Maitland, convened by the Mayor (Alderman Fry) was held in the Town Hall this morning, for the…

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Anzac Day Cessnock Diggers' Remembrance

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 4

Was it only yesterday ! Lusty comrades marched away, Now they're covered up with clay. Seven glasses used to be…

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Local and General Anzac Day Services

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 4

On Friday next, April 25th, the anniversary of Anzac Day, at St. John's Church of England, Westcott Street, there will be a Sclemn…

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New Commander. of the Australian Navy. His War Service

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 April 1924 · page 8

Captain T. E. Wardle, R.N., who is tp take command of the Australian Navy, has arrived at Melbourne. he joined the Navy in 1890, and has since…

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Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1924 · page 4

The members of the Master Retail Softgoods Association notify able public by advertisement that their stores will be upon all day as…

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Anzac Day Celebrations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1924 · page 4

The troops of the first cavairy division in the Newcastle district, and the 1906 and 1907 quotas of senior cadots, with colours and…

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Miners and Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1924 · page 4

As a result of a notice of motion which emanated from one of the lodges, declaring that Anzac Day be a holiday, and this having been…

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Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 4

Once again has come the time for as to recall the service and the sacrifices of those who went forth to fight for us in the Great War, and…

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Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 4
Also in Singleton Argus

Anzac Day, which occurs to-morrow (Friday) Will be commemorated in St. John's Cathedral with Requiem Mass at 9 o'clock for the…

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Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 6

I Anzac Day will be duly celebrated here as elsewhere throughout the Empire, and the returned soldiers of the district entertained at a banquet to be…

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Anzac Day Local Arrangements

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 4

To commemorate Anzac Day the local business houses will close from 10.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to-morrow. A church parade will take place at…

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Observance of Anzac Day

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 2

Mr A. C- Marshall, president of the Singleton sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League, writes: "Owing to the failure of the Legislature to complete…

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Local and General. Anzac Services

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 4

At St. Paul's Church to-morrow (Friday) Anzac Day will be observed with celebrations of Holy Communion at 7 o'clock and 10.20…

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Anzac Day. Celebrations at Cessnock. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 5

Public offices and banks will be closed in Cessnock on Friday, the occasion of Anzac Day. Business houses will be open,…

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Local & General News Hotels on Anzac Day

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 2

To-morrow (Anzae Day) hotel bars are to remain closed from 10.30 a.m.. to 1 P.M. covering the period of the religious services…

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