Taxi War. Price-cutting Campaign Sydney
Sydney is on the verge of another taxi price-cutting war, following an announcement by Yellow Cabs of a reduction to ninepence for flag fall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1929
942 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 48
Agony of War Wound Chemist Found Dead
Ernest Norman Lawrence, 47, a chemist in business at Five Dock, Sydney, was found dead in a chair in his dispensary last night. There…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Killed. Car Through Fence
William Balley, married, returned soldiers, about 50 years of age, of Richmond, (Vic.), was killed in a motor car in which he was a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Accidents with Firearms Youth Killed, Another Wounded
Keith M'Martin, aged 18 years of Kogarah, was killed when a shotgun accidentally expleded in the bush near Picton yesterday afternoon. A few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Memorial School of Arts. Presentation to Mr. J. W. JOUGHIN
At the conclusion of the regular monthly meeting of the committee of the local Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts on Thursday night last, there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Settlements
At a meeting of the State Cabinet, it was resolved, on the recommendation of Mr. Ball, Minister for Lands, to appoint special boards to deal with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac In London
Rev. J, J. Coady, Adm. of St. John's Cathedral, is in receipt of a postcard view of the Cenotaph in London from Thomas Jackson, a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Man's War Against Insects
"All problems connected with typhus, plague, yellow fever, malaria and so on, show what the dominion of the insect world is at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →173,213 of War Dead Unknown
The bodies of British soldiers killed on battlefield in all parts of the world are still being found, and the lists will probably never be final…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers and Citizens' Ball
A meeting of the ladies' auxiliary committee of the Red Cross Society and citizens will be held in the Soldiers Club, on Monday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War on Opossums
Mr. N. W. Cayley, the well-known naturalist, writes to the "Herald" reference to the Queensland Government's decision to declare a month's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Sitting. War Pension Appeals, Sydney
The newly-appointed Assessment Tribunal on War Pensions Appeals, under the presidency of Mr. Norman Mighell, a Brisbane solicitor,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Pension Appeals. First Sitting Held in Camera. Sydney
The newly appointed assessment tribunal of war pension appeals, under the presidency of Mr Norman Mighell, a Brisbane solicitor, assisted by two…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldier Settlement Enormous Cost to the State. Nearly Five Millions Written Off
Soldier settlement has cost the State the enormous sum of £l2,765,657. The total losses written off to date amount to £4,801,247…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts. Proceeds Late Ball
At the monthly meeting of the above, held on 30th ult., there were present: Messrs. A. Smith (President), J. W.. Joughin (hon. Secretary), W. McDonald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dismissed Officers. Soldiers' President Disgusted
The State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League decided to ask the Commonwealth Government to obtain relies from the aeroplane…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Soldier Settlements
At a meeting of the State Cabinet, it was resolved, on the recommendation of Mr. Ball, Minister for Lands, to appoint special boards to deal with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Widows Request for Living Allowance. Minister's Reply. SYDNEY
The Returned Soldiers' League recently requested the Repatriation Department to make a living allowance, not exceeding £1…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State Finances Surplus of £500,000 War Teamed for Hard Times
At the civic reception to the State Treasurer at Forbes, Mr. Slevons blamed the war for the bard times that are now being experienced but stated…
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