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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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Soldier Settlers. Request for Royal Commission. Matter for Government

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 April 1924 · page 9

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

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Anzac Day

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 6

The heart of the Nation throbs with love, and its soul will long expand, With pride, at the deeds of its…

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Anzac Day Commemorated in Dungog

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 4

On Friday last at 11 a.m. a large crowd congregated in the Picture Falace to participate in the service in commemoration of Anzac Day…

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Anzac Day Sports a Successful Gathering

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 2

The annual sports meeting, in connection with Anzac Day, took place on the Singleton showground on Saturday, the weather being ideal and the…

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Anzac Day in Muswellbrook Tributes to the Fallen. Church Parade. Soldiers Entertained at Banquet

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 1

The ninth anniversay of Australia's active participation in the Great War was fittingly celebrated on Friday last in fine weather. The…

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Soldier Settlers Ask for a Royal Commission

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 1

Assertions that the returned soldiers of New South Wales were in a much worse position than the returned men on the land in any other…

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Citizens Banquet to Soldiers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 29 April 1924 · page 1

About 80 returned soldiers attended the banquet arranged in their honor, and held on the spacious balcony of the club rooms. The catering…

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Anzac Day at Sealiam

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 May 1924 · page 4

The [?] anniversary of Anzac Day was observed with due solemnity by a united service in the School of Arts at 1.30 p.m. when there was a…

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Some Impressions. of Anzac Observance

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 14

The letter published above the name of "Dinkum Digger" in last night's "Mercury," regretting the indifference shown to Anzac Day…

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Barman Wounded. Sequel to Brisbane Shooting Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 7

The sequel to the shooting incident recently in His Majesty's Hotel, in Queen—street, Brishbane, when Thomas Cashin, a barman, was wounded by a…

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Never Forget. the Boys of Anzac. Citizens' Service

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 14

The commemoration service arranged by the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia was held in the Town Hall…

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The Glorious Day Anzac Remembrances. Religious Services. Reverent and Inspiring

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 14

Throughout Australia Anzac Day was celebrated with reverence and tender feeling, while from abroad came sympathetic references to the glorious day. Locally an intense feeling was a characteristic feature…

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Grazier's Bequest. Benefit of Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 7

An application was made to Mr. Justice Street, in the Equity Court, on behalf of the New South. Wales branch of the T.B. Sailors and Soldiers'…

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Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 May 1924 · page 4

The Maitland and district subbranch of the Returned. Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League will hold its monthly meeting in the School of…

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Causes of War. Suggestions for Prevention

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 6

Addressing the National Council of Women's Conference on "Prevention of the Causes of War," in Sydney, Lady Forster suggested greater harmony in…

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War Zone Churches. Damage by Artillery. British Units Orders. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 5

The statements by Professor Mills, at the National Council of Women yesterday, that the British Army fired on churches during the war. were…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Maitland District sub—branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' imperial League. held in the School of Arst,…

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War Services. Claims Considered. London, May 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 5

The Government has issued the report or the committee appointed to consider the claims of professional men who were made officers from the…

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Barman Wounded. Sequel to Brisbane Shooting Case

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 11

The sequel to the shooting incident recently in His Majesty's Hotel, in Queen-street, Brisbane, when Thomas Cashin, a barman, was wounded by a…

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Three Wounded. Chinese Runs Amok. Innisfail Sensation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 May 1924 · page 7

A sensational affray occurred in Chinatown at Innisfail (Q.), on Friday afternoon, as the result of which three Chinese were wounded, two…

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