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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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Anzac Services. Presbyterian Church

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 14

At the Anzac commemoration service held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, the Rev. W. H. Bradley dealt with the perplexing…

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Letters to the Editor, Bowlers and Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 11

Sir,—Tell "Bowler" that I realise he and his kind would not postpone their game in favour of Anzac Day, but surely he will not argue that the…

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Anzac Day London Ceremonies. Crowds at The Cenotaph. LONDON, April 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 12

Remarkable scenes were witnessed at the Cenotaph. The High Commissioners had to struggle through a vast crowd in order to place wreaths at the…

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Anzac Day. Tenth Anniversary of Landing. Widespread Celebration. the King's Message to Australia. Memory Reconsecrated

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 14

Anzac Day, rich in hallowed memories, was solemnly commemorated throughout Australia. On this occasion—the tenth anniversary of the historic landing of the Australians on Gallipoli, when they covered…

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Tragic End. Blind Soldier Falls From Train

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 5

K. Barr, a blind one-armed returned soldier, met his death under tragic circumstances on Friday morning at Snowtown (S.A.)…

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How It Should Be Observed. Returned Soldiers' Views

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 14

Mr. Stagg, secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, referred to the criticism of the Chief Secretary that the league was partly…

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Soldier Settlers. on Irrigation Areas. Government Allows Concessions

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 11

Mr. Chaffey, Minister for Agriculture, who is also chairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, announced that the…

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Soldiers' Widows. Increased Pensions Refused. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 4

The Minister for Repatriation has informed the Returned Soldiers League that the circumstances do not warrant an increase in pension rates…

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Returned Soldiers' Tribute

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 14

The flag on the club room of the Maitland returned soldiers was flown at half-mast. Dr. Soiling, president of the…

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Pensons for Soldiers Widows

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 May 1925 · page 8

The Minister for Repatriation has informed the Returned Soldiers' League that the circumstances do not warrant an increase in pension rates…

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The Carillon. Univeristy War Memorial

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 5

The executive committee of the War Memorial has decided to inform the Senate that the Carillon can be installed in the University…

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Returned Soldiers. Preference in Railway Construction. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 May 1925 · page 5

As a result of the Prime Minister protest, the Railway Council has decided that will be extended to returned soldiers in the…

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Anzac Day Sports. Gathering at Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 7

The annual sports gathering in connection with Anzac, Day took place at Singleton Showground, on Saturday. The day opened cloudy and…

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Bullook and Sheep at Anzac Sports

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 2

The bullock on exhibition at the showground on Saturday for the weightguessing competition was purchased by the committee, and after serving its…

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Football Competition. for the Children's (Anzac) Ward

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 2

To synchronise with the opening of the football season locally, number of ladies, under the capable supervision of Mrs. S. G. Keene,…

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War on Grasshoppers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 4

Mr. H. Garside, of Aberdeen, forwards the following clipping from "Dalgety's Review." The country is beginning to wake…

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Anzac Day Sports Proceeds in Aid of Local Red Cross Society

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 2

The weather was anything but inviting for outdoor amusement on Saturday, the day opening cool and cloudy, with every indication of rain, and…

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Cathedral Treasures French Loss. British Soldier's Rescue. London, May 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 2

The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that there was a public demonstration in Amiens Cathedral when the Bishop…

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Soldiers' Memorial

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1925 · page 2

The first proposal for a soldiers' memorial for Stroud was to erect honor gates into Stroud Park. This was abandoned and the money…

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Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

A general meeting of the members of the Maitland District Sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League will be held in the Club-rooms, High-street…

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