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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

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English Woman Who Married a Sultan. Memories of a Famous War Correspondent

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 7

Must people will be surprised to know that, within comparatively recent times, an Englishwoman was the Sultan of Turkey…

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Wauchope Soldiers' Memorial

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 4

THE Women's Auxiliary of the Wauchope Sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I. League are aiming to raise sufficient funds to complete the erection of a…

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Spray. Pays to [?] a Soldier

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 2

Easter [?], the hero of the [?] by his bravery. Money [?] have [?] from all [?]…

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A Coupon War

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 7

A war between shops which give customers coupons and those who don't is being waged in Wollongong. In the last issue of the Illawarra "Mercury"…

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Current Topics Anzac Sports

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 2

An attractive programme will be presented by the Gloucester Returned Soldiers at their annual Anzac Sports, to be held on the Park on Monday…

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Capital Value Soldiers' Settlement Appraisement Board

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 4 June 1926 · page 4

Wingham, 3rd. June, 1926. The above Board sat at Wingham Court House on Thursday. 3rd. June— Mr. H. B. Mathews (Chairman),…

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Current Topics Anzac Sports Postponed

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers were unfortunate yesterday, in that, owing to the heavy rain, they had to postpone their annual sports. These…

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Capital Value Soldiers' Settlement Appraisement Board. Wingham, 3rd. June, 1926

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 June 1926 · page 2

The above Board sat at Wingham Court House on Thursday, 3rd. June — Mr. H. B. Mathews (Chairman), presiding…

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Soldier Settlement Appraisement Board

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 9 June 1926 · page 3

The above Board sat at Wingham court house on June 3, Air. H. B. Mathews (chairman) presiding. Other members of the Board…

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How Australian Iron Masters Helped Australia During the War. Ii

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 June 1926 · page 1

Some little time after the Avar broke out, there was a word wide shortage of ships Every, ship that could be utilised for the transport of…

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Capital Value. Soldiers' Settlement Appraisement Board Wingham, 3rd June, 1926

The Northern Champion · Saturday 12 June 1926 · page 6

The above Board sat at Wingham Court House on Thurs. 3 June—Mr H. B. Mathews chairman) presiding…

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Soldier Settlement Appraisement Board. Wingham, 3rd. June, 1926

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 12 June 1926 · page 10

The above Board sat at Wingham Court House on Thursday, 3rd. June--Mr. H. B. Mathews (Chairman), presiding…

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War on Weeds

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 7

During recent years many attempts have been made to find a means of destroying certain weeds that are injurious to crops. Charlock, one…

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Soldiers' Settlement Appraisement Board

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 4

BY [?] in last week's "Government [?]," the following have been appointed members of the Soldiers' Settlement Apraisement Board for the land districts…

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What the Enlisted Men Got

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 June 1926 · page 2

One of the returned sallors from Manila— a gunner's mate and much sworn at afloat, a gentleman and a wheelman ashore—was sipping amber refreshment in a roadhouse,…

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Anzac Sports

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 2

Favoured with good weather, the postponed Anzac Sports were held on the Gloucester Park on Saturday last, when there was a good attendance of…

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Notes & Comments. Anzac Sports

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 2

Perfect weather and an attendance, although somewhat dilatory, livened up and became more encouraging to the competitors about 3 p.m. at the…

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Soldiers' Memorial

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 5

It will be remembered that some time ago it was decided by several meetings of returned soldiers to apply the money in the Bank to putting…

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War to the Knife a Neapolitan Vendetta. Very Old Family Quarrel Over a Hundred Victims

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 4

For over 300 years two families in Naples have carried on a bitter "war to the knife," and scarcely a generation has passed without the…

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Returned Soldiers and Shire Clerk's Appointment

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 10 August 1926 · page 2

A meeting of returned soldiers was held last night to discuss the overlooking of the claims of returned soldier applicants by the Council in their…

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