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Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1930

131 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 7

Order on Soldier's Pension Not Legal Tender

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

A number of cases have been reported to the Tamworth police recently, of a returned soldier giving Orders on his military pension for…

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Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1930 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Macleay branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. will be held at Griffin's Cafe on Saturday next, 18th instant, at 8 p.m…

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Awake for 14 Years. Sleepless Hungarian War Victim

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 January 1930 · page 3

A Vienna message says:--Brain and nerve specialists of Central Europe are puzzled at the astonishing case of M. Paul Kern, a…

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General News Items French Soldiers' Red Trousers

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 24 January 1930 · page 1

Among the picturesque details of life which have disappeared since 1914 must be included the red trousers of the French soldier. They were…

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Soldiers' Memorial Hospital The Matter Revived

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 2

After a considerable period of quietness the matter of our Memorial Hospital was revived at a committee meeting held in the Shire…

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Parson Who Enjoyed the War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

Rev. Parker Vanamee evidently enjoyed the war—or pretended to. He was an extremely unconventional young American parson, intensely…

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War Pensions. £80,904,984 Expended

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 6

Expenditure on war pensions from the inception of the scheme in 1916, to June 30, 1929, amounted to £80,904,984, according to the annual report of the…

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War Pensions. 272,361 Recipients. £80,904,984 Expended

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 5

Expenditure of war pensions, since the inception of the scheme in 1916-to June 30, 1929, amounted to £80,904,984, according to the annual…

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Grim War Relic. Skeleton in Cellar. British Secret Service Agents

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

News comes from Berlin of a grim story of the war unearthed at Warsaw. According to newspapers, three skeletons were recently discovered…

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Assassin Honored. Monument to the Man Who Caused the Great War

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 7

One of the most remarkable ceremonies in history was performed on Sunday at Serajevo, when survivors of the Black Hand organisation…

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Military Enlistments. Considered Satisfactory. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

Figures issued yesterday show that up to the end of January there were 19,547 enlistments of ail ranks in the Australian military and in addition…

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Soldier Settlers. Extent of Preference in Land Disposals

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 3

The Returned Soldiers' League has received a reply from the Minister for Lands to representations asking that favorable consideration be given to its…

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Taree Returned Soldiers. Annual Meeting of Branch

The Northern Champion · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 1

The annual meeting of the Manning River sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League was held in the council chambers, Taree, on…

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Anzac Day Sports

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 2

Arrangements are well in hand for the Anzac Day sports, to take place on the Kempsey Showground on April 25th. An attractive programme of…

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Grim War Relic. British Secret Service Agents

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 March 1930 · page 1

News comes from Berlin of a grim story of the war unearthed at Warsaw. According to newspapers, three skeletons were recently discovered…

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Local and General News. Pat Maher's Welcome Home

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 7

--Pat Maher, International footballer will be welcomed home on his return form England at the Pampoolah hall next Wednesday night. Chequers…

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This "Sex-war" Business. Why I Champion the Men

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 7

There is a sex-war afoot—oh, yes! Pick up a newspaper or a magazine, and in nine cases out of ten you will find an article by some woman…

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Pat Maher's Welcome Home

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 1

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Maher are reckoned with the oldest residents of Pampoolan, and their son, Pat, is known to all in the locality right from his boyhood days…

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Blind Soldiers

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 March 1930 · page 3

In the Equity Court Friday last hearing was resumed of the originating summons instituted by the Permanent Trustee Company of New South…

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News of the Day Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 21 March 1930 · page 2

At a meeting of the Committee appointed to arrange for the erection of the Soldiers' Memorial Clock Tower, which was held on Monday…

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