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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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Returned Soldiers. Question of Preference in Employment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1925 · page 13

The clause of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employment Act, which reads "shall give preference in employment," has always been regarded…

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Lord Forster. Speech at War Memorial Dedication

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1925 · page 8

Lord Forster, the Governor-General, delivered an address at the dedication ceremony of a memorial hall at St. Mary's Church of England. Waverly…

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War Service Home Case

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 5

A case listed in the Small Debts Court in Ceesnock to-day had reference to a War Service home in Greta. The defendant, Edward Michael…

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Local Appeal for T. B. Sailors and Soldiers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 9 June 1925 · page 3

The Mayoress (Mrs. W. V. Parkinson) has asked us to state that the list of collections in aid of the T.B. Sailors and Soldiers' Association will…

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War Problems Eradicate Suspicion

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 1

Sir lan Hamilton, who rendered such distinguished service in the war, is now addressing himself to some of the problems which the world struggle has…

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War Memorial. Unveiled at Taree

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1925 · page 7

The much-talked OF and long-looked for Taree and district war memorial is at an accomplished fact. It takes the form of a sandstone pillar, and is…

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War Memorial Gardens

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

Following the splendid response by the public to an appeal for funds for the creation of a soldiers' war memorial gardens at Wagga the…

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Soldiers' Club Annual Ball

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 1

"Are you going to tlie Diggers' Ball"? seems to be the question on everybodys' lips. Our reply, is, "You will be the loser if you miss it."…

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A Soldiers' Club to Close

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 3

The sixth annual meeting of the iuverell Soldiers' Club was held in the club rooms on Friday evening last. It was decided to close the club…

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Railway Service. Returned Soldier Applicants. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

A reply has been received by the Unturned Soldiers League to a communication which was sent to the Railway Commissioners asking for a…

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Gundy Diggers' Sports Club. Big Outing for Soldiers' Memorial Hall

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 7

Gundy Diggers' Sports Club is easily one of the most popular and successful institutions in its particular line. That this is no mere…

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War Memorial. Unveiled at Taree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 8

The much-talked of and long-looked for Taree and district war memorial, is at last an accomplished fact. It takes the form of a sandstones pillar, and is…

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Lord Forster. Speech at War Memorial Dedication

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 14

Lord 'Forster, the Governor-General, delivered an address at the dedication ceremony of a memorial hall at St. Mary's Church of England Waverley…

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War on Vermin. Experiments with Poison Gas

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 11

The narrow escape of Professor Max well-Lefroy of the Imperial College of Science and Technology during experiments with poison gas has aroused…

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Returned Soldiers and the Railways. Question of Physical Disabilities. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 June 1925 · page 8

A reply has been received by the Returned Soldiers' League to a communication which was sent to the Railway Commissioners asking for a…

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A War Incident. Statements in Court. London, June 9

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 1

A strange revelation was made in the Court at Doual to-day during the hearing of on appeal to rehabilitate the memory of seven French…

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The Soldier's Lament

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 5

My soul is seared by fate's remorseless fire, My greatest hopes are shattered, in the mire…

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Britisher Killed. Assassins at Shanghai. Woman Wounded. SHANGHAI. June 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 June 1925 · page 5

The growing calm in Shanghai was tragically set back last night by the murder and wounding of Britons. Mr. William Mackenzie, of the…

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Balloon Explodes. Five French Soldiers Succumb. London, June 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that a message from cobienz reports that a French sausage baloon exploded in mid air…

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Muswellbrook Letter Soldiers' Club Ball. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 June 1925 · page 3

The annual ball, organised by the members of the Muswellbrook Soldiers' Club, aud held in the Show-ground exhibiton building, was as…

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