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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Britain's Navy War-time Inefficiency Admiral Lambert's Criticism. LONDON, Jan. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 5

Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Lambert, who was Fourth Sea Lord at the Admiralty during the whole of the war period, has written for the "Daily Express…

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Finest Deed In the War. Allenby's Tribute. to Light Horse. Adelaide

The Scone Advocate · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 4

"The finest deed in the Great War which will go down in history as such, was done by Sir. H. Chauvel and his great men in Egypt," said…

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Returned Soldiers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 7

A meeting of the R.S. and S.I. League and intending members will be held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday night next…

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Self-inflicted. Wounded in the Chest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 11

Investigations carried out by the Forbes police in connection with the shooting of William Harris at Condobolin on Wednesday, indicate that…

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'Push' War. Melbourne Terror

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 16

The Victorian Government has stated that it will support all police efforts to suppress "pu[?] activities, and strong measures are to be…

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Von Tirpitz German War Criminal. Extols His Fatherland. LONDON, Jan. 3

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 2

The "Daily Express" features an extraordinary special article from the pen of Admiral von Tirpitz. In this the writer declares that the duration…

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'Lest We Forget.' the Albury Circular. Soldiers' League to Stand Aloof

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 11

The State executive of the Returned Soldiers' League has approved of the Albury sub-branch's decision to stand aloof in the controversy over the "Lest…

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Civilian Forces. Appointment of Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 9

At a meeting of the New South Wales executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, a letter was read from…

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Cavalry are Vital. Allenby's War Theory

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 2

The aeroplane has not robbed the cavalry of its value, but has increased it. The cavalry cas go anywhere…

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Drowned Off Stockton Beach Returned Soldier's End Born at Singleton

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 January 1926 · page 5

Charles Frederick Humphries, aged 45 years, a returned soldier, lost his life oil Tuesday afternoon while bathing in the surf at Stockton…

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Soldiers' Uniforms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 9

Experiments have been made in Europe to determine what colour in a soldier's uniform is the least conspicuous to an enemy. Of ten men, two…

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Unconscious Man Attacked by Soldier Ants

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 2

Ants attacked an old man in some scrub at Gymea Bay, near Cronul la, and ate away most of the flesh from his face…

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Soldiers and Citizens Cessnock Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 January 1926 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Cessnock Returned Soldiers' Club was held in the club room, Memorial Hall, on Tuesday night, Mr.E. D…

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War Prize. Newcastle Firms' Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

Mr. Bruce, the Prime Minister, informed Mr. Watkins in the House of Representatives yesterday, in reply to a question, that the claims of…

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War Graves. Big Joint Endowment. London, Jan. 14

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 5

The Prince of Wales has written to the Secretary of State for War (Sir Lamington Worthington Evans), expressing satisfaction, as president of…

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Motor Taxes. Refund to Disabled Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League has been advised by the Government that returned soldiers, whose measure of disability is 75 per…

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Prahran Shooting. Wounded Man Dies

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 3

Henjamin Cahan of Clarke street, Prahran, who was admitted to the Melbourne Hospital on Friday night with a gunshot wound in the abdomen…

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Returned 'Soldiers' Club. Annual Meeting

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Muswelllbrook sub-branch of the R. S. and S. I. League and Club was held on Saturday night last. There was a…

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War Loan Money. Treasury Officials' Statement

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 7

Recent notifications that about £1,000,000 of 1925 war loan was unclaimed have not brought about any rush of bond owners for their…

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Italy's War Debt. Pleading for Concessions. London, Jan. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 5

The Treasury to-night slightly lifted a the veil of silence onsh[?]ding the Italian war debt negotiations. It was announced that the Chancellor…

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