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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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Country Visitor Wounded Could Not Remember Being Shot. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 3

Francis Kearney, aged 33, who is believed to have lately come from Goulburn, was found unconscious in a lane not far from his tempory residence at…

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Enemy Aliens. Restrictions Should Continue. Soldiers Decision. Brisbane

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the Brisbane subbranch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Association unanimously resolved that the present restrictions on…

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Lotteries Act. Returned Soldiers Desire Amendment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 July 1924 · page 4

At a meeting of presidents of presidents and secretaries of metropolitan branches of the Returned Sailoers and Soldiers Imperial Leaque, which was hold in Sydney…

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To Avert War. Conscript All Wealth and Men

The Scone Advocate · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 3

A movement designed to promote the cause of peace, is in progress in America. It is an effort to bring about legislation by which no…

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St. Mary's Soldiers Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 4

At a meeting of the parishioners of St. Mary's Church, held last evening, under the presidency of the rector, the Rev. H. R. Holmes, the question…

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Soldiers' Memorial Club Farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Tapsell

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1924 · page 2

On Wednesday night a pleasant function was held in the Soldiers' Memorial hall, Dungog, when members and friends gathered to bid…

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Shooting Accident. Young Man Wounded. Shot Gun Explodes

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

John Carroll, 24, who resides in High-street West Maitland was seriously wounded by a shot from a gun on Thursday…

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The German War on British Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 2

All expert observers who have been in Germany have told us that the commercial and industrial outfit of Germany has been improved past…

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War Service Effects 44,090 Claimants

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 5

According to a report of the trustees of the A.I.F. Canteen Funds, tabled in the Houso of Representatives on Wednesday, £G86,G20 had been…

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Returned Soldiers' League

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

The annual meeting of the Maitland and Direct sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League will be held on…

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Lotteries Act. Returned Soldiers Desire Amendment

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

At a meeting of presidents and secretaries of metropolitan branches of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League, which was held in Sydney…

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Singleton. Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 6

A meeting of citizens was held on 2nd inst to consider what [?] should be taken in regard to a [?] soldiers memorial The Mayor…

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Impossible Demands. French's Forest Soldier Settlers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 16

Mr. Wearne, Minister for Lands, who paid a visit to the soldier settlement at French's Forest, stated that impossible demands had been made to…

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Irrigation Lands. Relief for Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 7

The sub-committee consisting of Mr. Wearily. Minister for Lands, and Mr. Chaffey Minister for Agriculture, reported to Cabinet on the position of…

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Enemy Aliens. Restrictions Should Continue. Soldiers Decision

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 12 July 1924 · page 4

A meeting of the Brisbane sub-branch of the Returned Sailor's and Soldiers' Association unanimously resolved that the present restrictions on…

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6,000,000 Negroes. War Against Whites. Sensational Story

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 1

The negroes of South Africa are only waiting for the Third International to stir up warfare against the whites, declared Tom Mann,…

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What Our Soldiers Can Do

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 5

How often have our soldier settlers, been maligned. becauses a failure happened here and there? Too often have, the mistakes of a few, been…

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Soldiers' League. Annual Meeting of Maitland Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Malt land and District Sub- branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' imporial League of Australia was…

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MR. J. M. Lee 'S Departure Presentation by Returned Soldiers. Cessnock

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

Mr. J. M. Lee. postmaster at cessnock, who retries this day week. after a very lengthy service with a Department. was entertained lust…

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Playing Soldiers. Two Children Shot

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 July 1924 · page 2

A distressing shooting accident occurred at North Sydney on Saturday afternoon, when two children were shot by a play-mate. James…

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