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Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1921

281 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 10 of 15

The War Memorial

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 4

A very satisfactory result was the outcome of Wednesday night's public meeting in connection with the proposal to erect a monument as a war…

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War Monument. Kempsey Memorial Movement. a Step Further

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 5

The movement for the erection of a war memorial in the shape of a monument at the intersection of Smith and Belgrave streets, Kempsey, was…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 1

Some day Taree will have a memorial for the soldiers who honored it by their enlistment It may be a district memorial and it may be a purely local…

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Letter the Editor. the War Memorial

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 3

Sir,--I should like to make a suggestion for consideration by the War Memorial Committee. It is the intention, I Understand, that all the names of…

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Soldiers' Settlement. Startling Evidence at Inquiry. Tea in Mr. Ashford's Rooms. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 June 1921 · page 3

At the Soldiers Settlement Inquiry, Mrs. Irene Crookham said she used to work at the tea rooms with a young woman who was mentioned in…

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Kempsey's War Memorial £518 in Hand

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 June 1921 · page 6

IN the School of Arts on Wednesday night last a public meeting to consider matters in connection with a war memorial monument for Kempsey was…

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St. Dunstan's Hostel. Blinded Soldiers as Teachers

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 June 1921 · page 1

"A certain number of very expert blinded soldiers still remain at St. Dunstan's as pupil teachers and instructors to the new comers…

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Educating Soldiers' Children

The Northern Champion · Sunday 26 June 1921 · page 8

The secretary of the local Repatriation Committee has now received forms of application in regard to the assistance which is being granted…

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Kempsey War Memorial

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 28 June 1921 · page 2

A meeting in connection with the Kempsey War Memorial will be held in the Masonic Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) night. It will be remembered…

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Educating War Orphans

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1921 · page 2

A bill providing for the distribution of the £6000 collected for the Anzac Bursary Fund (to give secondary education to the orphan…

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Soldier Settlement

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 29 June 1921 · page 2

A serious position has arisen in connection with the soldier settlement scheme. Because the State Government…

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Treatment of Returned Soldiers and Nurses. Sir Neville Howse's Statement. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 July 1921 · page 5

It is expected that Sir Neville Howse's statement regarding returned soldiers and nurses being treated callously will have immediate good results…

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Deceased Soldier's Estate

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1921 · page 5

THE New South Wales portion of the estate of late Captain Herbert Haydon Wilson, D.S.O., who died while on active service in France, has been…

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Soldiers' Settlements

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 July 1921 · page 2

Applications by letter from returned soldiers who are desirous of obtaining poultry farms under the Government scheme will be…

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Soldiers

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 July 1921 · page 8

Between two stools one comes to the ground, says a time honoured adage. That is the position of many of the returned soldiers. They are…

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Echoes [?] The War. Some Dinkum Extracts

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 1

The following are some dinkum extracts from letters written by soldiers' wives to the officers paying separation allowances at Victoria…

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War Cloud. in Near East. British Fleet Out. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 July 1921 · page 5

The "Daily Chronicle" gives prominence to a new war cloud m the Near East, based on the announcement that the British Fleet has gone to…

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Some Echoes of the War. Dinkum Extracts From Letters to Officials

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 4

SAYS an exchange: The following are some dinkum extracts from letters written by soldiers' wives to the officers paying separation allowances at Victoria Barracks,…

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Forgot His Leg. Soldier to Pay Freight

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 July 1921 · page 3

A soldier forgot his artificial leg when he was returning to Australia. It has since been sent on to him from London, and he has just received…

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Soldier Settlers. Quicker Transaction of Business. Decentralisation Scheme. LISMORE

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 13 July 1921 · page 2

A new departure in the transaction of business connected with soldier settlement throughout the State has been decided upon…

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