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Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

407 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 18 of 21

Cloth for Soldiers

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 4

Over 100 lengths of Commonwealth tweed have been distributed to returned soldiers through the Macleay Subbranch of the R.S. and S.I.L. The price…

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Presentation by Returned Soldiers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 3

On Saturday evening last, prior to her departure for Sydney, where she intends spending a short holiday, Miss Belle Homewood was tendered…

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War Cemeteries

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 2

General Birdwood is leaving on October 7 for Belgium and France, inspecting memorials at Polygon Wood. Sa[?]e, and L[?]e, and inquiring into the management…

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War Memorial Funds

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 2

At a well-attended meeting of the Macleay sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League last Saturday night. Mr. R. Keast was a strong mover in an…

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Soldiers' Settlement Commission. Judge Wants More Evidence, Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 5 October 1920 · page 3

Mr. Justice Street, to-day, in the Royal Commission on soldiers' settlements, said he would like further evidence regarding the appointment of…

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Mammoth Co-operative Effort. How Overseas Countries Fed Europe in War Time

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 1

Extremely interesting material forming opinions as to some of the important changes and dislocations brought about by the war is furnished in the Year Book of…

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Cost of Eating. Double Since Before War. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. Smith, Government Statistician, says that Sydney is paying just twice as much to eat as it did before the war…

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Soldiers' Preference Act. Government Favors Repeal. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. Cann informed Mr. Doyle that he did not know the attitude of the Public Service Board regarding the Soldiers' Preference Act, but he would say the…

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Activity of the French Nation. Recovery From War

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 3

A particularly hopeful view of the reconstruction outlook in France and Italy was voiced by Mr. A. J. Firkin, a Sydney business man, who…

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Mammoth Co-operative Effort. How Overseas Countries Fed Europe in War-time

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 2

Extremely interesting material for forming opinions as to some of the important changes and dislocations brought about by the war is furnished…

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Our Soldiers' Memorial an Appeal to All Sportsmen

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 6

At the present time there is a great deal of talk and work going on in connection with the erection of suitable memorials to our fallen soldiers…

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Soldiers' Memorial Making Headway

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 October 1920 · page 4

A meeting was held on Tuesday night at the School of Arts; Taree. Among those present were : Messrs L. O. Martin (Mayor, chairman), S…

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Roads for Soldier Settlers

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

Cr. O'Meara at the meeting of the Macleay Shire Council yesterday (Monday) stated that £25,000,000 had been obtained by the Federal Parliament for…

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The War and Sanity

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 3

The report on Mental Hospitals of New Zealand has just been submitted to Parliament. In this report the Inspector-General has introduced some…

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War Service Homes

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 3

The Acting Minister for Repatriation (Mr. A. S. Rodgers) has made available the following particulars with regard to the War Service Homes…

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War's Restful Effect

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 2

Certain British demobilised soldiers are not "putting their backs into it" as they did in pre-war-days, according to London, dispatcher, which inform us…

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Department of Repatriation Tribute to Senator Millen. Message From Soldiers' Congress

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 8

Upon his departure by the s.s. Orsova" from Fremantle on Tuesday, a letter embodying a very fine tribute from the annual congress of the…

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The Soldiers' Memorial. (To the Editor.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 4

Sir. — It appears that some of the prominent citizens of Taree are at last waking up to the fact that there should be a Soldiers' Memorial in the…

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Returned Soldiers Refused Preference

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

A Coff's Harbor message in the Sydney press states that three homestead farms close to the town, were dealt with by the Land Board on Wednesday last…

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Soldiers' District Memorial. (To the Editor)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 3

Sir, — At a public meeting hold in Taro recently re the erection of a soldiers' memorial in that town, the Mayor occupied the chair and said…

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