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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Belmore River War Trophy

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 2

The Department of Defence has forwarded to Belmore River a gun as a war trophy, and it will be housed in the Belmore River Hall shortly. The…

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War Trophies

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 2

On Monday last the promised War Trophies arrived in Gloucester. These consist of two machine guns captured in France by…

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Dungog Soldiers' Memorial. Hall

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 2

Dungog has erected for its returned soldiers a Memorial Hall and Club Room of which any town nr city in the State might…

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Farms for Soldiers

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 5

Mr. Price then introduced a deputation from the Macleay sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. on the matter of farms for returned soldiers. Mr…

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War Bonds Control. Consents Withdrawn. New Regulations Issued

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 1

It was officially announced by the Registrar of War Gratuity Bonds on Wednesday, that all general consents to accept the…

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Honoring Returned Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 4

The Mayor called a meeting, through the medium of an advertisement last week end, for the purpose of discussing and deciding upon the…

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War Trophy

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 4

PORT MACQUARIE'S war trophy—a heavy German machine gun, dated "Berlin, 1917," arrived thin week, and is housed in the Council Chambers…

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War Service Homes. No New Applications Considered. "Not Enough Money."

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 1

Acting suddenly on what a [?] pear to have been p[?]remptory instructions from Melbourne, the…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Cain-company to Carry It Free of Charge

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 4

MR. A. V. DENRAM, Hon. Secretary of the Port Macquarie Soldiers Memorial Fund, has received the following letter from N. Cain's Coastal Cooperative steamship Co.,…

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War Trophy Unveiled. a Bellimbopinni Function

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 3

A highly successful function was held on Wednesday night in Bellimbopinni Hall, the occasion being the unveiling of a machine-gun--the war trophy…

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Bellimbopinni War Trophy

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 8

The Trustees of Bellimbopinni's machine gun war trophy, Messrs. J. E. Saul (chairman), G Telford and T. Telford (late A I.F.), carried out a…

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Hawkesbury College Principal Scholar Soldier, Athlete

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 4

Mr Southee, the new principal of the Hawkesbury Agricultural College, in succession to Mr. Potts, who reared in December, arrived in Sydney…

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Original Correspondence. [We do not necessarily identify ourselves with the opinions expressed by correspondents under this beading.] a Soldier Settler's Say. To the Editor of the Macleay Chronicle

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 4

DEAR SIR,—In regard to the Shire report in your issue of the 16th instant, I beg to quote a little fair play to those Shire Councillors concerned in the welfare of those…

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No Public Holiday on Anzac Day

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 4

The Acting-Premier stated on Wednesday that Cabinet was of the opinion that Anzac Day was a day which should not be observed as a public…

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British War Medals

Macleay Argus · Friday 25 February 1921 · page 4

Mr. R. T. Tarrant, secretary of the Macleay sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League, has received notification from district headquarters of the 2nd…

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War Gratuity Bonds No Cash for State Employees. i Announcement by Mr. Dooley

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 8

The returned soldiers in the Government's service have been under the impression that the War Gratuity Bonds would be cashed by the…

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A Soldier's End

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1921 · page 4

ON Sunday morning last William Oliffe Pasfield, aged 31, a returned soldier, who served four years at the war, fell from a train near Liverpool station and was killed…

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Final Welcome Home

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

The final social, tendered by the Gloucester Welcome Home Committee, to those district soldiers who had not as yet had a public…

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To Be Repealed. Soldiers' Preference Act

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Labor and Industry, who administers the Preference to Soldiers Act, announces his determination to repeal it. Mr. Cann is…

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Soldiers' Memorial. (To the Editor, "M.R. Times.")

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 March 1921 · page 1

Sir,-- Might I make a suggestion through the columns of your paper? The residents of Taree are often wondering (like other places) what would…

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