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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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Waterside Workers. Returned Soldiers' Union. Policy Explained

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 February 1925 · page 13

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

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Stabbing Affray. Three Men Wounded. One Fatally

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 6

It is reported from Ingham (Q.). that a fatal stabbing affray occurred at Macknade Bridge at midnight on Tuesday…

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Returned Soldiers. the Preference Act. Government's Adherence. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 5

The Premier replied to the resolution of the Returned Soldiers' League, regretting that the Governments during the period in office of…

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The Next War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 3

The following statement by Mr. Ammon, a member of the House of Commons, does not encourage the belief that we have seen the last of…

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War Against Mosquitoes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 5

The ditches of Plumstead Marsh have long been the breeding ground of the mosquito, which can be just as dangerous in England as in the…

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1000 Years Hence War Abolished

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 6

A fascinating picture of what this war-worn world of ours will be like in 1000 years from now is drawn by Dr. Fournier d'Albe, whose…

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War Debts. Payment Problem. London, Feb. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 2

The Federation of British Industries has sent a letter to Mr. [?] suggesting that a solution of the problem of inter-Allied…

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Soldier Settlers. Cannot Meet Their Obligations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 3

A conference of representatives of the Victorian soldier settlers met at Anzac House, Melbourne, to consider the case to be put to the Royal…

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Red Russia Through Labor Eyes. British Delegation Meets Surprises Wages Less Than Pre-war. "This Would Not Suit British People." London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

The British Labor delegation which visited Russia, and was met by the Soviet Guard of Honor, has had a rather rude awakening…

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Stabbing Affray. Three Men Wounded. Two Fatally

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

It is reported from Ingham (Q.) that a fatal stabbing affray occurred at Macknado Bridge at midnight on Tuesday…

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Infantile Mortality More Deadly Than War

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

Dr. J. W. Springthorpe, president of the Health Association for Women and Children of Victoria, told the Federal Health Commission on Wednesday that,…

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Rent War. Truce at Clydebank. London, Feb. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 13

The Clydebank factors have decided to suspend evictions' during the sitting of the Rents Commission in order to preserve the condition of a…

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The Toll of War. Germany's Losses. London, Feb. 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

The Reich statistics office at Berlin in publishing the exact figure of Germany's war casualties states that they were…

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Returned Soldiers. Forming Seamen's Union

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 9

It is stated in reliable circles in Sydney that the Returned Soldiers' Waterside Workers' Union has decided to form a Seamen's Union to…

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Returned Soldiers. Re-forming the Club

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 9

For some time past, the necessity for re-establishing a returned soldiers club in Maitland has been freely advocated by numbers of ex-A.I.F. men…

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French War Debts. Official View. London, Feb. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 2

In 'a statement before the Frech Senate Foreign Affairs Committee on the subject if inter-Allied debts, the Prime Minister (M. Herriot) said that…

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Waterside Trouble. Returned Soldiers Join Federation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 3

The trouble between the rival waterside workers' unions on the Sydney water front has now practically terminated…

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Double Drowning. Boy and Returned Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

A double drowning accident occurred at Dannevirke (N.Z.). A boy about 5 years of age fell into the public baths, and the caretaker, Arthur…

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Staff College Soldiers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 7

An interesting review has been contributed to the "Times" by a correspondent of the careers of 66 officer students who in 1899 were studying…

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Returned Soldiers

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

All returned soldiers in the district are specially invited to be present at a meeting to be held in the School of Arts. to-morrow evening,…

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