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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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Soldiers' Memorial

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 6

Mr W. W. Collins, hon. secretary of the Singleton and District Soldiers and Sailors' Memorial Fund, in compliance with a resolution by the committee to…

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Soldier Wharfies Union Seeking Registration

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 7

The newly-formed Returned Soldiers' Waterside Workers' Organisation intends taking stops to approach the court for registration…

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Soldier Settlements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 4

The State Cabinet gave consideration to the question of arrested on soldier settlements. It was subsequently stated that Mr. Wearne, Minister for…

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Notes and Comments Six Years After the War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 2

"That six years after the Great War there should be the names of some two thousand ex-officers on the register of the Clement's Inn Labour…

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Great War in 1928 Sun Spots the Cause

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 9

The Abbe Moveux, a noted astronomer and the director of the Bourgres Observatory, has created a sensation, by hinting that the year 1928 may see…

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Seriously Wounded. But Refused to Give Information

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 9

During an altercation in Waterloo early on 7th inst., James MucGowan, of Alexandria, was injured. He was taken to hospital, where it was found…

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War Service Homes. Royal Commission Urged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 11

A resolution, requesting the Federal Government to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the affairs of the War Service Homes Commission…

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Soldier Wharfies Union Seeking Registration

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 16

The newly-formed Returned Soldiers' Waterside Workers' Organisation intends taking steps to approach the court for registration…

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Soldier Pensions. Position Getting More Acute

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 9

Mr. Cox, representative of the Returned Soldiers' League on the Repatriation Commission, addressing the Soldiers' Fathers' Conference in…

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Returned Soldiers. New Club-room Premises

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 9

The matter of re-establishing the Maitland District Returned Soldiers' Club was finalised at a meeting held of members of the A.I.F. in the School…

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Soldiers' Preference Urged on Queensland Railway Works

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 9

The Soldiers' Fathers' Conference decided to urge that preference to returned soldiers should be observed on the Queensland section of the Kyogle…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Foundation Laying at Singleton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 11

In compliance with a resolution of the committee to proceed with the foundation for the memorial, Mr. W. W. Collins, hon. secretary of the…

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Mental Hospitals. for Returned Soldiers. Administration Criticised

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 March 1925 · page 11

Strong criticism of the administration of soldiers' mental hospitals was made at the Soldiers' Fathers' Conference…

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Bellbird Honour Roll Unveiling at Cessnock. Presentation of Certificates

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 3

The [?] roll and memorial tablet, erected in the vestibule of the Cessnock School of Arts, was unveiled and the presentation of…

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Anzac Day. Protest Against Ban on School Speeches

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 8

A vigorous protest against the edict issued by the West Australian Colonial Secretary, Mr. Drew against the addressing of children in…

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Soldier Settlers. Reappraisement Liabilities. £250,000 Made Available

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 March 1925 · page 3

An important announcement was made at Gunnedah by Mr. Wearne. Minister for Lands, when he stated that the State Government had…

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War Against Mosquitoes. Singleton Council's Campaign

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 5

The health inspector (Mr. W. W. Collins) reported to the municipal council that he had served 256 notices on occupiers of premises to…

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The Volumnia. Soldier Wharfies Discharge Cargo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 6

After members of the Waterside Workers Federation had declined to have anything to do with cargo on the Commonwealth steamer…

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Soldiers' Holdings. Minister Corrects Statement Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 5

At the opening of Narrabri Show the Minister for Lands, Mr. Wearne, denied the statement attributed to him that £250,000 had been set…

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To Start Afresh. Boon to Soldiers on the Land. £250,000 for Re-appraisement Gunnedah

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 3

Cabinet has authorised the Minister for Lands to make available an additional £250,000 to meet re-appraisement of soldiers' liabilities…

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