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Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Ex-soldier Banana Growers

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 2

The ex-soldier settlers on the Mullumblmby Soldiers' Settlement area have made a great success of banana growing, about the advisability of which many people had…

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War Savings' Certificates

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 6

IT has been decided by the Commonwealth Government to continue the sale of War Savings Certificates, the management being transferred to the…

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Peace Uses of War Devices

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 4

Conspicuous among the devices developed originally for anti-submarine purposes, but certain to be invaluable to shipping under peace conditions, is the…

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Lieut. Flora Sandes. Narrates Her War Service Experiences

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 August 1920 · page 4

In Ochs's Hall, Port Macquarie, on Tuesday evening last, Lieut. Flora Sandes gave a graphic and interesting account of her experiences with, the Serbian Army during…

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"Don't Transport Men." in War Against Russia. Stewards to Transport Workers. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 17 August 1920 · page 3

The Sydney Branch of the Federated Marine Stewards and Pantrymen's Union has sent a recommendation to the Australian Transport Workers '…

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Free Passage From Eng­land for Soldiers' Depen­dents

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 4

The London authorities who make the necessary arrangements for the embarkation of soldiers' dependents from England on behalf of the…

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Questions in the House. Soldier Settlement

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. Price, M.L.A.: I wish to ask the Minister if he will take into consideration the fact that large areas are not available in the North Coast, and that the abolition…

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The War Memorial

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

There seems to be a good prospect of some finality being reached at last in regard to the proposed War Memorial at Kempsey. It will be remembered…

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Soldier Settlement

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 4

Mr. Price: I wish to ask the Minister if he will take into consideration the fact that large areas are not available in the North Coast, and that the…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Conference at Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Friday 20 August 1920 · page 3

A conference of members of various local public bodies considered on Tuesday night what would be done with the funds which had been raised in…

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Law of Interdependence. Another World's War

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 8

Preaching at St. Matthias' Church, Faddington, Rev S. G. Fielding Grand Chaplain, referring to the recent Masonic centenary celebrations,…

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Political Soldier Settlement

The Northern Champion · Saturday 21 August 1920 · page 6

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. [?] A. Price, M.L.A. said: I also wish to ask the Minister if he will take into consideration the fact that large…

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Welcome Home

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 2

There was a very large gathering of town and district people at the school of arts on Monday night, at a welcome home tended to Sergeant Westley and Private…

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War Gratuities. Amended Regulations

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 25 August 1920 · page 1

Amended regulations concerning the payment of the war gratuity to the relatives of deceased soldiers have been issued by he Treasury…

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Russian Delegates' Departure. Equivalent to Declaration of War. Britain's Eastern Empire. May Be Attacked. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 5

The "Pall Mall Gazette" states that it is reported the Russian delegates admitted their departure to be practically equivalent to a declaration of war…

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Soldiers' Settlement Commission. Mr. Bryant's Salary. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 5

At the Soldiers' Settlement Royal Commission to-day Mr. Mack read official papers showing that Mr. Bryant's salary was increased from £600 to £800…

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A Soldier's Memorial

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 4

The costly public memorial to the Digger, and the sordid rush to grab the contract for the erection of the same, are finding their natural…

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Soldier's Lament

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 4

A WOUNDED hero limped into the post office to lift weekly 25s 9d, awarded him by his grateful country to be squandered on washing and lodgings and food and…

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The Empty Grave. "Dead" Digger Returns Remarkable War Story

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

He was dead—his pals said so. They had seen the shell burst at his side, obliterating everything within the sphere of its devastating influence, And then there was…

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Returned Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 4

Mr. D. I. Richardson, Secretary of the Wingham Branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association has received the following:—…

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