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The wars & local soldiers, 1931

696 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 35

Returned Soldiers' League. Colonel Hyman's Appeal

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 1

The following, taken from an address recently delivered by Colonel A. W. Hyman, metropolitan vice-president of the R.S. and S.I. League, will…

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Official Correspondence. Soldiers' Pensions

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 June 1931 · page 2

The Secretary of the Dungog Branch of the R.S. and S.I. League is in receipt of the following from Mr. S. L. Gardner, M.H.R. :—…

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War on "Reds" Nationalist Decision Serious Charge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 2

That two University professors and a master at one of the Great Public Schools wore teaching Communism, was…

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War Debts French Agreement U.S.A. Prediction Washington, June 26

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 1

Complete Franco-United State agrement on the war debts and reparations moratorium plan was predicted…

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Soldiers' Pensions Nationalists Decide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 June 1931 · page 4

A motion was submitted at the Nationalist Convention with the object of pledging the convention against supporting reductions in…

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War Service Value of Homes Mr. James' Questions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 June 1931 · page 8

Mr. James (Hunter) asked the Prime Minister: (1) WAs consideration given at the recent Premiers' Confernece to a…

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War Service Homes

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 1

In the Federal House Mr. James asked the Prime Minister, upon notice:— 1. Was consideration given at the…

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Tug-o'-war

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 2

The following entries have been received for the tug-o'-war to be held on the ground at the rear of the United Service Hotel on Saturday…

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Claims of Soldiers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 30 June 1931 · page 3

After a lengthy debate at the Nationalist conference, a motion was carried re-affirming the principle that paramount consideration should be…

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Tug-o'-war Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 5

Two divisions of tug of war will be conducted at the roar of the United Service Hotel on Saturday. The following teams will pull—…

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Returned Soldiers Abermain Branch

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 July 1931 · page 6

Mr. A. Logle presided over the for nightly meeting of the Abormain sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League hold in the Drill…

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Returned Soldiers League War Pensions Question

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 5

The increased interest which has been manifest in the activities of the Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League is being sustained…

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Gas Fills Home Two Children Dead Mother Wounded and Ill

Singleton Argus · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 1

Two children are dead and their mother is in Newcastle Hospital in a serious condition, as the result of gas poisoning in a home in Pitt-street, Mayfield, yesterday afternoon. The two little victims of the tragedy…

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Tug-of-war Contest

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 6

A great afternoon' s aport is promised at Levender Park behind the Cessnock Hotel, to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, when a tug-of-war…

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Who Won the War? A U.S.A. CLAIM

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 July 1931 · page 3

In his book, "My experiences in the War," General Pershing, who commanded the American forces, claims that the "war was up to America to…

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War Pensions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 4

True Digger spirit has been shown by the representatives of the Returned Soldiers' organisations which conferred with the…

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Agreement Reached on Hoover Plan? War Debts France-Germany Young Plan Paris, July 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 1

An agreement has been reached between France and America regarding President Hoover's war debt proposal…

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Govt. Accepts New Scheme for War Pensions Cuts Diggers' Plan Amended Scale Big Saving Canberra

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1931 · page 2

The Federal Government has accepted the proposals put forward by representatives of returned soldiers' organisations…

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Three Shots Alsatian Wounded Official Act Crascourd, July 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 1

A Gorman Customs agent shot and critically wounded an Alsatian named Georg, who was fishing without a license on the…

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War Bird Faces Fraud Charge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1931 · page 6

Declared by his solicitor to have had an appalling number of injuries due to aeroplane crashes while serving during the war as a pilot in the…

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