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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Returning Soldiers. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 16 January 1919 · page 5

Two trainloads of returning soldiers arrive to-day…

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War's Aftermath. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 4

Reuter's message states that neutral governments, especially Switzerland and Sweden are taking vigorous action against the…

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Evil Effects of the War

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

"The bulk of the literature which has come to my notice during the war is propaganda literature, whose purport is to put the enemy in the…

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Soldiers' Letters. PRIVATE P. STAPLES

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

Mrs. P. Staples has received two letters from her husband, wike is now probably in France. Peter and Archie McDermid went away together. We…

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Let[?]s from Soldiers and Nurses

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 8

Mr. [?] S. Briner, M.L.A., has received many letters from soldiers and nurses at the front, amongst them being the following:--…

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Automatic Soldier

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 17 January 1919 · page 2

A Danish engineer has recently taken out a patent for an apparatus he has evolved and constructed, and which he calls "The Automatic…

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Welcome Home

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 5

The Coopernook Returned Soldiers' committee tendered a welcome home to Private G. H. Chick (36th Battalion )and Gunner R. L., Edmonds (1st…

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Welcome Home Association

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

A meeting of the Welcome Home Association was held at the School of Arts on Saturday night. Present: Alderman W. Wrigley (president;…

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Local and General News. Welcome Home

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

ON Monday night, 20th inst., a welcome home will be accorded to Sergeant Dou. Dennis in the Masonic Hall, Port Macquarie…

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That Gold Stripe. How the News of a War Honour Was Received by the Wounded

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 7

The first hospital train moves off; another takes its place. The long line of stretchers is thinning out. There are perhaps a hundred left. They…

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The War. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 4

Reuter's Stockholm correspondent states that the Russian Soviet Government has carried a resolution to expend 50,000,000 roubles for…

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Testing Soldiers Before Raining. How the French Discover Ability

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 7

Ever since the course of the war gave the French their first breathing spell, they have shown a peculiar aptitude for what they call…

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Forster. Returned Soldiers' Association

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 January 1919 · page 6

A public meeting of the residents was held at Forster School of Arts last Monday evening, 13th instant, to Make arrangements for giving a…

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Welcome Home

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

On Thursday evening last, Bobin residents, and friends from Made[?]nd Wingham, met to Welcome Private Bert Ritchie, who, as announced in…

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Fruit and Vegetable Fund for Soldiers' Dependents

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

The Hon Organiser of the above fund begs to acknowledge with grateful thanks a donation of 16s from the Wingham Junior Red Cross Circle…

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Soldier Settlement and Railway

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 3

At the ordinary meeting of the Manning Shire Council on Monday, a letter was read from the Secretary of Walcha Repatriation Committee…

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Craven Plateau Land and Returned Soldiers. (To the Editor.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 21 January 1919 · page 2

In your issue of the 11th instant a letter is published signed "W. E. Geikie." I do not know Mr. Geikie. I have no personal feelings in the…

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Anzac Ned Kelly

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 2

A Paris mesage states that four Anzacs with a negro entered a cafe at Bagnolet, a suburb of Paris. The negro covered the landlord with a…

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Gladstone. Welcome to Anzac

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 4

THURSDAY evening last about 500 people assembled at Gladstone Hall to welcome home Driver P. J. Flanagan (son of Mr. P. Flanagan, Gladstone)…

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Australia's War Claims

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1919 · page 3

The Prime Minister, Mr. Hughes, has formulated the Commonwealth's demands for submission to the Peace Conference. He has never wavered…

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