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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Anzac Address

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 6

Each service of the Church of England on Anzac Day was well attended. A vigorous address was delivered by Archdeacon Saxon "Anzac and…

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Anzac Service

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 4

Memorial services were held in St. John’s Church and Parish Hall last Sunday. About 100 returned soldiers marched from the Soldiers’ Memorial…

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Anzac Service Chaplain's Address

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 3

The following address was delivered at the Anzac service in Dungog on Sunday last by Captain-Chaplain Carlos Stretch:—…

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Muswellbrook Letter Anzac Day

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 3

The Anzac anniversary was duly commemorated here with patriotic earnestness, On Sunday the customary parade was held, and stirring…

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Anzac Service Aberdare Methodist Church

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 6

In the grounds of the Aberdare Methodist Church is planted a "Victory Tree," and every year a commemorative service is held around it…

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Moonan Flat. A Transformation—Functions for Soldiers' Memorial Hall—Anzac Day Service

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 2

The recent bountiful rains have quite transformed the outlook in this little village. In place of drought and dust and heat we have green…

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Anzac Ball. a Most Successful Function

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 2

The sixth annual ball of the Cessnock Branch of the Returned Soldiers’ and Citizens’ League took place in the Lyceum Hall on Friday night last…

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What We Commemorate on Anzac Day

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 7

We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but...against the rulers of darkness of this world.”…

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Anzac Day Services at St. Alban's Church

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 1

At eleven o'clock on Anzac Day the beautiful old church of St. Albans was filled to the doors with those who had gone to pay a tribute to the…

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Letter to the Editor. Anzac Holiday.—sentiment or Pleasure

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 6

Sir.—Some yours ago in a discussion on proclaiming Anzac day holidays I opposed the suggestion of the grounds that sooner of later…

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War on Mosquitoes Mayor Says He Will Have All Pools and Dams Drained

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 30 April 1926 · page 1

The decision to ask the owner of Skellatar to drain off the dam situated alongside Lorne-street brought a letter from Messrs. R. G. D…

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Anzac Sports

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 3

Despite the showery weather on Saturday afternoon, there was a good attendance at the Anzac Day sports on the showground, conducted by the…

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Singleton Anzac Day Service

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 3

Anzac Day was commemorated on Sunday afternoon by a large united service at All Saints' Church of England, followed by a ceremony at the…

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Anzac Day. the Commemoration Services. Tributes to Australia's Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 14

Sunday was the eleventh anniversary of the first landing at Anzac, and Anzac Day was solemnly observed throughout Australia and other parts of the Empire. There were many impressive services, at which tribute…

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Anzac Day. the 13th Battalion. Presentation of Regimental Colours

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 8

In the history of Anzac the 13th Battalion occupies a prominent place. In the memorable landing on Gallipoli on the morning of April 25…

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Federal Subsidy. Soldiers' Employment Bureau

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1926 · page 11

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Association has decided to request the Federal Government not to discontinue the subsidy to the…

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Britain's Industraial War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 4

Although the scene of the potentially calamitious industrial war which has just been declared by the general council or the Trades Union Congress…

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Britain's Industrial War. Dark Clouds Hover on Horizon. Ironworks and Transport Services Involved Distribution Scheme for Supplies Operating. London, May 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 May 1926 · page 5

The Prime Minister (Mr. Baldwin, M.P.) has unmistakable firmness combined with patience made the terms of the Coal Commission's report the pivot for his negotiations with the Trades Union Congress delegates…

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Britain's Industrial War. London in Complete Grip of Strike. Secret Meeting of Trades Union Congress. Saklatvala Parsee Communist Member Arrested. London. May 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 May 1926 · page 5

The calamitous general strike forced on Great Britain by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress has entered into another phase. The greatest anxiety prevails throughout the length…

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Soldiers' Settlement

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 May 1926 · page 4

Further representations from the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia with regard to the position of soldier sottlors at…

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