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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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War Service Homes. Newcastle Firm's Claims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 4

In the House of Representatives, Mr. Watkins (N.S.W.) moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the claim of H. Dean…

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Smoke Social Soldiers Memorial Club

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 3

A very pleasant function was heM at the Soldiers' Memorial Club on Monday evening when the Dungog Sub-Branch of the R.S. and [?]…

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Soldiers and Citizens' Club

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 5

The meeting of the Cessnock Soldiers and Citizens Club which was fixed for next Tuesday night has been postponed on account of…

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War Prize. Newcastle Firms' Claims

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 9

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 Loan Money. Treasury Officials' Statement

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 3

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 12

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 Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 9

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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Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 7

The annual meeting of members of the Muswellbrook branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association was held at the local club-room on…

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Seven Killed. Twenty-five Wounded. Gaol Mutiny at Burma. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 5

News has been received at the death of seven persons and the wounding of 25 in a gaol mutiny, which broke out at Pya-pun, Burma…

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War Widows. Popular As Brides. London, Jan. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 5

The fact that 96,800 war windows have re-married since 1917 is disclosed in the report of the Ministry of Pensions for the year ended March, 1925…

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War's Grim Spectre Hovering Over East. Russia Seeking China's Downfall. SHANGHAI, Jan. 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 5

A Pekin message says that Chinese military authorities yesterday arrested M. Ivanov, the Soviet general manager of the Chinese Eastern…

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The War Cloud Will It Burst? Situation Still Delicate

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 5

The Osio correspondent of "Le Temps" says:—The Soviet's threat is not idle. An extraordinary meeting of Commissars at Moscow is planning a…

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How British Wit Beat German Wits in the Great War As Seen Through American Eyes

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 1

The "World's Work" is still publishing instalments from the new and third volume of the "Life and Letters of Walter H. Page," and these…

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Threat of War Russia and China. Soviet Army Being Mobilised (A.p.a.) London, Sunday Night

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 2

The Oslo (Norway) correspondent or "Le Temps" (Paris) reports that Russia is seriously and feverishly preparing for war with China, that the…

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War

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 7

The people of Australia who were never at The Great War can only realise what it was like by viewing movies on the subject, but there was…

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Eastern War Cloud. Gloomy Outlook Dissipated. Shanghai, Jan. 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

Reuter's Peking correspondent announces that the Russian Soviet Embassy confirms the release of M. [?] which is regarded as…

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COMMONWEALTH of Australia. War Service Homes Commission—n.s.w. Branch

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

TENDERS addressed to the Archiesteet shown hereunder enclosed in envelopes and endorsed with the name of the work are invited and will be…

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Women Deserted. Wives of Returned Soldiers. Ask for Assistance. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

A number of women have petitioned the Minister for Health, requesting assistance from patriotic funds. They declare that they have been…

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Murder Alleged. Collingwood Man's Death. Returned Soldier Charged. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 5

Martin Rupert Knopp; aged 28, a returned soldier was charged at City Court to-day with the murder of Walter Stanley Richards at…

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Shooting Tragedy. Man Mortally Wounded. Woman Attacked

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 7

Particulars of the Collingwood tragedy, mentioned in last evening's issue, show that Mrs. Mary Anne Knopp, aged 28, was in a house [?]…

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