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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

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No Sex War. Snobbery Is Dying

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 January 1930 · page 2

An eminent bishop, preaching to the National Congress of Women at Manchester, regretted the indications of sex war, while sympathising with…

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War Memorial. Wellington's Carillon. London, Jan. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 5

Smoking a cigarette and wearing mittens, Mr. Clifford Pall brought his hands down on the keys as the Lord Mayor of London pressed the signal…

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Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts Scone. Reasons Why You Should Lend It a Helping Hand

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 January 1930 · page 2

(1) Because it is a Soldiers' Memorial, offering many privileges to Returned Men and their Dependents. (2) Because it is a Public Institution,…

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House Destroyed. Fire in Anzac Street. Brigade Saves Adjoining Building

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 January 1930 · page 5

A two-storey residence in Anzac-stroet, West Midland, was, with its contents, totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The house…

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War on Flies

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 7 January 1930 · page 5

Several of the municipal [?]cils, including Newcastle, [?] to make a war on flies [?] is a great army of the [?]…

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Returned Soldiers. Labour Defence Corps

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 8

About 400 returned soldiers attended a meeting at Kurri Kurri on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the coal position. Guards were placed at…

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Outside Their Scope Returned Soldiers Asked to Act. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1930 · page 5

According to a letter rood at the State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League, from the President of the Miners' Federation (Mr. Rees)…

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Soldiers' Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 4

The annual general meeting of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League, West Maitland sub-branch will be held on Tuesday next…

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Voluntary System Enlistments Satisfactory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Under the voluntary recruiting campaign, which began on December 1 last, the response has been most satisfactory…

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Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts Scone. Reasons Why You Should Lend It a Helping Hand

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 7

(1) Because it is a Soldiers' Memorial, offering many privileges to Returned Men and their Dependents. (2) Because it is a Public Institution,…

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Annual Meeting of Cessnock Returned Soldiers Year of Splendid Achievement Despite Industrial Crisis. League Is in Satisfactory Financial Position

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held in the Memorial Hall on Tuesday night, when Mr. James…

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Returned Soldier Industrialists Cessnock Men Fall Into line With Kurri. Labor Defence Army

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 1

At a largely attended meeting of returned soldier industrialists" of the Cessnock district, held in the. Strand Theatre on Wednesday…

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Returned Soldiers' League. Not Associated with Demonstrations. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 7

The president of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. G J. Dyett, declared that the league was in no way concerned with the demonstrations on…

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Unemployed Soldiers. "Fighting Greetings" to Miners

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 6

A meeting of unemployed returned soldiers held at the Returned Soldiers' League Employment Bureau on Monday afternoon discussed the…

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Soldiers Club. Annual Meeting. Election of Officers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

The annual meeting of the West Maitland sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League was held in the club rooms last…

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Returned Soldiers. Dissension at Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 7

Considerable dissension has been caused among the returned soldiers employees of the Federal Capital Commission as a result of the…

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Mechanics' Institute and Returned Soldiers' Club Meeting of Committee

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 3

meeting of the committee of the Mechanics' Institute and Returned Soldiers Club was held on Monday night in the Soldiers rooms…

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Labour Army Drilled by Returned Soldiers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 15 January 1930 · page 2

The Labour defence corps, which was recently established at Cessnock, held its first parade at Aberdare Park, yesterday morning…

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Tragedy at Corowa Razor and Poison. Husband Dead, Wife Wounded

Singleton Argus · Friday 17 January 1930 · page 5

After slashing his wife about the neck with a razor in a laneway at Corowa, on. Monday night, Frederick Warner, aged 40, swallowed a…

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Cost of War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 5

According to an American senator, between 9,000,000 and 30,000,000 lives were lost in the Great Warapart from meral and neurotic…

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