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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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Boy Wounded. Shot in Abdomen. Mary Borough (Q.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

Three brothers named Nofke, aged eight, five and ten years, found a breech-loading gun in the house. While one named Leslie, was…

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War Debts British Imprests. International Problems. LONDON, Jan, 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 5

The newspapers are full of speculations regarding the purpose of the visit of Sir Montague Norman, governor of the Bank of England, to…

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Shipping Bureau. Returned Men Solid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 2

The agreement reached several weeks ago between the sea transport group of unions and the oversea shipping representatives provided for…

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Fatal Fall. From Hotel Window. Returned Soldier Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 5

A man, named Barney Hamill, about 50 years of age, died this morning from injuries sustained in falling from a window in the…

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Soldier Wharf Labourers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

The members of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Wharf Labourers' Union held a mass meeting on Saturday, and curried a resolution to the…

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German Spirit War and Revenge

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 3

London, Sunday.—Mr Garvin, in a remarkable article in the "Observer," says: "There is no disarmament of Gorman intellect. Germany is…

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War Aims of Germany. Remarkable Article. London, Jan. 4

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 2

Mr. J. L. Garvin in a remarkable article in "The Observer" says there has been no disarmament of the German intellect…

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Soldier Wharfies. Decide to Fight On. Establish Own Bureau

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 6

The executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Wharf Labourers Union has decided to establish its own bureau, in place of the one…

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Five Charges Alleged False Pretences. Soldiers' Sustenance Money SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, Norman Rowles, 45, a returned soldiers, appeared on five charges of having obtained money by rales…

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War Debts. Allies' Conference. London Jan, 6

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 5

There was a meeting of the Cabinet yesterday as a preliminary to the Paris Conference on Wednesday, when the Allies' Finance Ministers…

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Returned Soldier Workers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 January 1925 · page 4

Mr. Wakeling, secretary to the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Waterside Workers' Union, in the course of a statement, said the members were…

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Waterfront Hold-up. More Vessels Idle. Efforts Towards Settlement Cabinet Supports Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 7

While there are prospects of a settlement of the dispute on the waterfront in Sydney with regard to picking-up place, no progress has been…

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Returned Soldiers. Support of State Government

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 7

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers Waterside Workers Union took possession of the building placed at its disposal by the State Government in…

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Hawkesbury College Soldiers' Memorial Hall

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 4

With the object of building a Soldiers Memorial Hall at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, the committee of the fund is appealing to all…

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Soldiers' Memorial

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 January 1925 · page 2

Mr W. W. Collins, secretary to the fund for the erection of a soldiers' memorial for Singleton and district, sent out subscription lists about six…

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Story of Anzac. Official War History. Mr.bean's Great Work

The Scone Advocate · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

"The Story of Anzac." the second volume of the Official History of the War, by Mr. C. E. W. Bean, is to hand from the publishers,…

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Address in Anzac Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

An address will be given in Anzac Park, East Maitland, on Sunday afternoon, at 3.30, by Mr. A. A. Dickey, who will have for his subject,…

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Rumors of War. Mr. Charlton's Alarm

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 5

At an East Maitland Labor supporters meeting Mr. Charlton, M.H.R., and Mrs. Charlton were entertained. "I am in possession of facts that…

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Soldiers' Club Annual Dinner

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

The Muswellbrook Soldiers' Club will hold its annual dinner at the club rooms at 8 p.m. on Saturday (To-morrow) night…

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The Shipping Dispute Returned Soldiers' Bureau. [?] Opened by State Parliament

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 3

"The State Government is willing to confer with the Federal Government in order to devise means of settling the shipping trouble," said…

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