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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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Soldier Settlers. Immigrants From Scotland

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 1

At the Victorian Soldiers Conference, Mr. Bailey, Minister for Lands, said the labour Government would endeavour to make soldier…

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No Distinction. Preference to Soldiers

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

A meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League earned the following resolution: "That the principle of preference to…

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Soldier Settlers. Select Committee's Recommendations

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 July 1924 · page 8

Mr. Council asked the Acting Premier in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday night, whether he had taken stops to put into operation the…

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Revolver Shot. Man Wounded at Glebe

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 July 1924 · page 2

Early on Sunday morning, while a party was in progress in a house at Glebe, a man named W. A. V. Wyndham was wounded in the stomach by…

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Cost of War Pensions Nearly Seven Millions Annually

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 4

On June 30 there were 236,761 war pensions in force in Australia, and the annual financial liability amounted to £6,915,038. Since April 8, 1918, the…

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Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts. Annual Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1924 · page 2

The annual meeting of the School of Arts or, as it has now become, the Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts, was held in the new building…

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Armed Men Hold Up Victorian Bank. Teller Wounded. HOLLKJKLJFKLJKL

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 July 1924 · page 5

When the Canterbury branch of the Commercial Battle Bank was opened at ten o'clock this morning, three armed men walked in and held up the…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 July 1924 · page 3

A meeting of the Kurri Soldiers' Memorial Committee decided to hold a carnival for a week or ten days, commencing on November 28, the…

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War Pensions. Providing for Trust Fund

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 2

A bill to allocate £10,000,000 to provide for a trust fund to pay war pensions for a period of 18 months was introduced in the House of…

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Pottery-ware Disabled Soldiers' Pottery

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 10

The Disabled Soldiers' Pottery, Redfern, Sydney, has forwarded to the "Eagle" Office, per Mr. Barringham, Vincent Street, a specimen of…

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Anzac Day. Victorian Minister's Attitude Resented

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 14

A deputation of returned soldiers asked Mr. Tunnecliffe (Vic.), Chief Secretary, to make Anzac Day a statutory holiday…

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Revolver Shot. Man Wounded at Glebe

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 11

Early on Sunday morning, while a party, was in progress in a house at Glebe, a man named W. A. V. Wundham was wounded in the stomach by a…

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Armed Men Hold Up Victorian Bank. Teller Wounded. MELBOURNE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 7

When the Canterbury, branch of the Commercial Bank was opened at ten o'clock, this morning, three, armed men walked in and held up the…

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War Pensions. Annual Liability of £6,915,033

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 11

On June 30 there were 236,761 war pensions in force in Australia, and the annual financial liability amounted to £6,915,038. Since April 8…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League will be held in the School of Arts, on Monday night next at 8 o'clock. A full…

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Soldiers Memorial

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 August 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the Kurri Soldiers' Memorial Committee decided to hold a carnival for a week or ten days, commencing on November 28, the…

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The Great War. Tenth Anniversary. Governor's Message

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 August 1924 · page 2

To-day is the tenth anniversary of the declaration of war by Great Britain on Germany and Austria. The State Governor (Sir Dudley…

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Britain Declares War AUGUST 4, 1914

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 2

Monday, August 4, was the tenth anniversary of the declaration of war by Great Britain. Ten years have flown with amazing rapidity…

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Tenth Anniversary War-time Promises and Peacetime Actions. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 2

Mr L. C. Elliott, President of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, in an interview to-day, said that the tenth anniversary of the war…

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Soldiers' Club. Monthly Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 August 1924 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Maitland sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia was held in the School…

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