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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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Most Dangerous Spy Career of Arch-imposter Anti-british War Plot Scheme to Destroy Fleet Life of Fraud and Crime

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1924 · page 2

Among the men of notoriety with whom ex-chief Warder John Gibbs came in contact during his period of service as principal warder at…

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White Australia Japan Launches Another Attack at Geneva. War Without "Aggression." Geneva

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1924 · page 2

After a stubborn fight at the League of Nations to defeat the Japanese move to empower the League to interfere in a nation's domestic…

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Soldiers Revaluation Board

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 1 October 1924 · page 1

Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following official communication from the Department of Lands, Sydney, dated September 27,…

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"The Curse of War."

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 7

In a remarkably outspoken Presidential address at the opening of the Jubilee Synod, at Armidale, the Bishop (Dr. Wentworth-Shields) warned…

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Back to War Years. Butter Control. Bill Criticised. by Sir Mark Sheldon

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 October 1924 · page 8

Thus the "Evening News, or 29th September:— The Dairy Produce Export Control Bill, now before the Federal…

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Bequest Foe Soldiers by Late German Verge. Delay in Finalising Scheme. Sydney

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, the delay in connection with finalising the scheme for the carrying…

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The Soldier's Funeral

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1924 · page 3

Any soldier below the rank of sergeant who dies a natural death while in barracks has an escort of thirteen men and a sergeant at his funeral…

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Cablegrams. Chinese War Settled. London

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 October 1924 · page 3

A report from Shanghai states that China's war is practically over, owing to the Governor and military leader having fled to Japan…

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Soldiers' Revaluation Board

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 October 1924 · page 9

Re the above Mr. Roy S. Vincent, M.L.A., is in receipt of the following official communication from the Department of Lands:--…

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Solar Activity. Another Great War Predicted

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1924 · page 6

The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that Abbe Moveux, the noted astronomer and director of the Bourges Observatory,…

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Political. Soldiers' Orphans. Payment of Bursaries

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 October 1924 · page 1

Mr. Bruntnell, Minister for Education, told Mr. Lang in the Legislative Assembly that it was not a fact that the Government had commenced a…

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Our War with Insects

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 October 1924 · page 2

The next war will not be between humans. It will be waged by humanity with the insect world: in fact, it is already on, we arc told by Dr…

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Greatest War Hoax Rissians in England. Mysterious "Troop Trains." How Carl Lody Was Caught

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 4 November 1924 · page 2

Everyone remembers how the legend of Russian troops pouring into France in unlimited numbers through England caught the popular…

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Taree War Memorial. Tender Accepted

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 5 November 1924 · page 2

The Mayor (Ald. W. P. Chapman) President of the Taree War Memorial Committee, presided at a meeting in the Council Chambers on…

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Principally Personal. War Against Rabbits. Proposed Federal Scheme. Trade in Furs

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 4

Mr. R. Cook, M.H.R one of the members of the Federal Public Works Committee who stayed at Grafton on Friday last on their return journey…

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Greatest War Hoax Rissians in England. Mysterious "Troop Trains." How Carl Lody Was Caught

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 November 1924 · page 3

Everyone remembers how the legend of Russian troops pouring into France in unlimited numbers through England caught the popular…

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Soldier Son's Allotment Why Father Charged Expenses Son Wanted Interest

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 2

When four sons and a nephew of John Holstein, of Ward's River went to the war. they arranged for him to collect their deferred pay…

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Foch's Mercy. for Beaten Foe. How War Ended

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 4

IN an article in the "Daily News" on "How the War Ended," Major-General Sir Frederick Maurice recalls that the Germans found it impossible…

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The Soldier's Teeth

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 6

The dentist is coming into his own, so to speak, for never before has the necessities for having good, clean, sound teeth been so impressed upon…

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Laurieton Soldiers' Memorial

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1924 · page 5

THE unveiling ceremony of the Laurieton Soldiers' Memorial took place on Saturday, 8th November. The morning opened up with pouring…

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