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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

926 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 32 of 47

Soldiers' Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary over which Miss Quinton presided, it was decided to hold a military ball in aid of the club in the…

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Soldiers' Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 4

The president of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League (Mp. L. C. Elliott) has accepted an…

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Soldier Settlers. Concussions on Irrigation Areas. Explained by Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 August 1925 · page 3

Mr. Dunn, Minister for Agriculture, speaking at Griffith, explained the decisions of the Government with regard to concessions to soldier…

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Maitland Soldiers' Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 4

Mr. Leo Elliott, president of the Soldiers and Sailors' League, will be present at the function arranged in the Maitland Soldiers' Club, to take…

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Returned Soldiers' Ball

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 8

A ball promoted by the Returned Soldiers' League will be held in the A. A. pavilion, Singleton, on Thursday next…

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Soldiers' Preference. Appeal Against Magistrate's Decision. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 10 August 1925 · page 5

The case of the returned soldier, Harvey Gardiner, who was an unsuccessful applicant for the position of park ranger for the Gogarah…

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Fatally Shot. Two Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 2

The Melbourne police on Monday evening received a message from Bac[?]hus Marsh stating that a man named Thomas Ferguson, employed on…

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Soldiers' Club. Opening of Extensions. Visit of Mr. Leo. Elliott

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 2

Mr. Lee. Elliott, president of the New South Wales, Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, paid a visit to West Maitland last night, and…

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Appeal Dismissed. Returned Soldier's Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 8

The attention of the Full Court was occupied in Sydney in hearing an appeal by Harvey Gardner, a returned soldier, who was an unsuccessful…

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Soldiers' Memorial Club Annual Meeting

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 3

The annual meeting of Dungog Soldiers' Memorial Club was held in the club rooms; on Thursday night last when there were present:…

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Returned Soldiers' Ball

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 11 August 1925 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers' Ball will be held in the N.A.A. pavilion on Thursday night, and everything points to a very successful function…

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War Service Homes. Colonel Semmens' Retirements

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 2

Colonel J. Semmens, Chairman of the Repatriation Commission, who has also been in charge of the War Service Homes, has written to the Federal…

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Foreign War Debts. French Conversations Belgium's Declaration. LONDON. Aug. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 5

M. Briand (French Foreign Minister), accompanied by experts from the Qual d'Orsay, arrived in London this evening. They wer cordially…

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Making War Impossible New Zealander's Invention. Controllable Aerial Torpedo. London, Aug. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 5

The "Daily Express" says: Captain A. J. Roberts, of Wellington, New Zealand, has invented a non-interf[?]rable aerial torpedo, which can be…

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Maitland Soldiers' League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 12 August 1925 · page 4

A general meeting of the members of the Maitland District Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will be held in the Club-rooms, to-morrow…

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'Low Down Thing.' Impersonated Returned Soldier. Wore a Badge and Limped. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 13 August 1925 · page 5

Charles William Anderson was charged at the North Sydney Police Court with having represented himself as a returned soldier…

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Stabbing Affray. Two Youths Wounded

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 2

Following upon a disturbance at Newtown last night two youths were treated at hospital for wounds inflicted with a knife and a third youth was…

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War on Parasites

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 3

In an address at the London Y.M.C.A., Mr. A. E. Moore Hogarth, director of the College of Pestology, recently asserted that the elimination…

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Soldiers Homes. the Verge Bequest. Government to Be Approached. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 14 August 1925 · page 5

At a meeting organised by the Soldiers League the Secretary stated that for the present the trustees of the German Verge bequest would not…

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Fatally Shot. Two Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 August 1925 · page 7

The Melbourne police on Monday evening received a message from Bacchus Marsh stating that a man named Thomas Ferguson, employed on…

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