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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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Aberdeen's War Memorial

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 2

The Hon. R. G. D. Fitz Gerald will perform the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the Aberdeen School of Arts and War Memorial on…

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War Memorial. Unveiled at Guillemont. London, Aug. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 August 1926 · page 5

Reuter's Amien's correspondent reports that Marshal Joffre presided, and several high British officers were present at the unveiling of a…

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War Debts. Significant Assembly in France. London, Aug. 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 August 1926 · page 5

Several Paris newspapers draw attention to the fact that number of international financial leaders are holidaying at Aixlesbane, including…

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War Memorials. Opinion in France. Against Costly Edifices. London, Aug, 25

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 5

The Australian Press Association learns that as a result of the conference concerning war graves at Paris in June, the dominions, out of respect to…

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Returned Soldiers. Annual Report of League. Land Settlement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 9

The annual report of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, dealing with matters…

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Soldiers Memorial Club Social Evening

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1926 · page 2

Dungog Soldiers' Memorial Club entertained members of the Wattle Club at a pleasant social evening on Wednesday night. There was a…

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Street Battle. Two Deputies Mortally Wounded. Mexican Religious Dispute. Vancouver (B.c.), Aug. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 13

Two deputies were mortally wounded, Colonel Andres Garcia was killed and Tomas Carrido, a former Governor of the State of Tobasco…

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War Memorial. Unveiled at Guillemont. London, Aug. 23

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 2

Reuter's A[?]lea's correspondent reports that Marshal Joffre presided, and several high British officers were present at the unveiling of a…

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War Debts. Significant Assembly in France. London, Aug. 25

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 3

Several Paris newspapers draw attention to the fact that a number of international financial leaders are holidaying at Aixlesbane, including…

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Celtic Cross. Memorial to Irish Soldiers in Belgium. London, Aug. 22

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 13

At Wytschactes, the British Minister Sir George Grahame, G.C.V.O., and the Commercial Attache of the Irish Free State at Brussels, were…

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Soldier Settlers. Irrigation Farms Water-logged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 3

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers imperial League considered a report by Mr. F. Davison on the complaints of the soldier settlers on the…

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Soldiers in Civil Life

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 August 1926 · page 4

A late cable focusses public attention upon the treatment of ex-soldiers, especially the more unfortunate section who have been partially,…

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Profitable Business. Miss Ederle's Great Welcome Home. New York, Aug. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 7

That swimming the English Channel has become a profitable business as well as a great athletic feat was demonstrated when Miss Ederie's…

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Anzac Day. Public Holiday or Not. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 7

That Anzac day should be regarded as a statutory public holiday by the A rbitration Court when making awards is one of the requests of the…

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War Memorial. at Villers Bretonneux

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 4

Regarding a cable message from London stating that as a result of the War Graves Conference in Paris, the dominions, out of respect to…

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War Spirit. Bavaria Honors Dead Heroes Freedom of Fatherland. London, Aug. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 7

The hour of 4.45 this afternoon at Nuremburg was signalled by a peal of bells at all the churches in that picturesque city in honour of men who…

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War Debts. Letter to President Coolidge. M. Clemenceau Satisfied. London, Aug. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 August 1926 · page 7

An American correspondent in Paris says that M. Clemenceau was waylaid at vendee when returning home front shopping. He told the…

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Army Traditions. War Lord Remembered. London, Aug. 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 5

Reuter's Nuremberg correspondent states that Prince Oscar of Prussia, who participated in the Nationalistally yesterday, in a speech, said he…

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Aberdeen School of Arts War Memorial. Foundation-stone Laid

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 2

There was a large number of people present at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new School of Arts War…

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School of Arts and War Memorial at Aberdeen Laying of Foundation Stone. Hon. R. G. D. Fitz-gerald Performs Ceremony

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 1

There was a large number of people present at the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new School or Arts and War Memorial Building…

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