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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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The Wharf War Seeking a Peaceable Solution

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 6

The State Attorney-General, Mr Bavin, returned to Sydney from Melbourne on Thursday, a day ahead of Sir George Fuller and other colleagues,…

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War Debts Britain and France. British Attitude. LONDON.Feb.8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 5

The British Note to France, in regard to the war debt, sates that the' Government adheres to the principle of the Balfour Note, but…

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War Museum. Transfrred From Melbourne to Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 6

The first shipmenmt of war souvenirs of the Australian War Museum, which is being transferred fuem Mclbourbe, arrived in Sydney on Monday by the…

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Risk of War Greater Than in 1914 Russia's Dilemma. LONDON, Feb. 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 5

A message from Copenhagen states that General Birke, Chief of Staff of the Danish army, criticising the Government's…

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Wharf Dispute. Trouble Breaks Out Again. Returned Soldiers

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

The executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Waterside Workers Union has decided to prosecute immediately all shipping companies who are…

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Boy Wounded. Farm, Apprentice Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 6

Charles Victor Leonard King, aged 17, a Barwell boy farm apprentice, who arrived in Australia a few weeks ago, was charged at the Auburn…

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Britain and France War Debts. Recent British Note. LONDON; Feb. 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 5

The Paris Press recognise the sincere goodwill and conciliatory spirit inspiring the British Note, and considers that it forms an acceptable…

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Soldiers Holdings. Personnel of Reappraisement Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1925 · page 7

During the last session of the State Parliament a bill was passed designed to reappraise for the settlers holdings, and providing for the appointment of a…

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Leave for War Scenes. London, Feb. 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that the Australian cadets left this morning for the Somme battle fields, including visited to Amiens…

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The Soldiers' Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 4

During the past month old members of the club have been making inquiries amongst the large number of returned soldiers in the district…

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Wharf Dispute. Federation v SOLDIERS

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 February 1925 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the Waterside Workers' Federation was held in Sydney, but no decisions having any bearing upon a settlement of the difficulty…

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Adress in Anzac Park

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 4

An address will be given in Anzac Park, East Maitland, at 3.30 on Sunday afternoon by Mr. A. A. Dickey His subject will be "Life and Death,…

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Waterside Workers. Returned Soldiers' Union Policy Explained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 7

The first annual meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Waterside Workers' Union was held when the policy of the union was explained to the…

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Boy Wounded. Farm Apprentice Charged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

Charles Victor Leonard King, aged 17, a Barwell boy farm apprentice, who arrived in Australia a few weeks ago, was charged at the Auburn…

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Paper Bullets. Used in China's Civil War

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

Mr. C. Cross of the Chinese Customs who arrived at Brisbane by the Aki Maru, referring to China's civil war said that fighting had been in…

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War Debts Britain and France. British Attitude. LONDON, Feb 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 12

The British Note to France, in regard to the war debt, states that the Government adheres to the principle of the Balfour Note, but…

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Risk of War Greater Than in 1914. Russia's Dilemma. LONDON, Feb. 8

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

A message from Copenhagen states that General Birke, Chief of Staff of the Danish army, criticising the Government's…

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Waterside Workers. Employment of Returned Soldiers

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

Representatives of the Waterside Workers Federation had an interview with Mr. Bavin Atorney-General after his return from Melbourne…

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Wharf Dispute. Federation v SOLDIERS

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 8

The weekly meeting of the Weterside Worker Federation was held in Sydney, but no decisions having any bearing upon a settlement of the difficulty…

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Soldiers' Holdings. Personnel of Reappraisement Board

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 February 1925 · page 3

During the last session of the State Parliament, a bill was passed designed to reappraise soldier settlors' holdings, and providing for the appointment of a…

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