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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Settling Returned Soldiers. Excessive Values for Lands. Councillor's Allegation. the Blair Athol Estate

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 3

At a meeting of the Bannockburn Shire Council, Cr. A. T. Hapgood referred to the recent inquiry by the Land Board into the proposed…

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Finding Positions For Soldiers

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 4

Arrangements have been made by Repartition Department for sold returning to Australia to [?] machinery of the department the…

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Slurs on Returned Soldiers

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 4

As reported in a recent issue of the "Examiner," Lieutenant colonel Abbott, C.M.G., replying to members of the Glen Innes branch of the…

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Todays War Cables. the Berlin Batile Hundreds Killed in Streets. More Bloodshed Expected. Liebneoht and Co. in Command Affairs in Russia. Trotsky and Lenin Fall Out. Central Committee Formed Programme for Submissioon. Bolsheviks Ruthless Reign. Labor's Conpernch. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 4

The "Times" Copenhagen correspondent on Wednesday reported that several had been killed in Berlin on Tuesday. Hindenburg has…

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Welcome Home. To Gunner Arthur Brissett

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

On Wednesday a public welcome was tendered to Gunner A. Brissett, who has returned home on furlough after more than four…

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War Echoes

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 1

[?] states: The 'Telegraaf' learns that an agreement has been, reached between the English and Dutch Governments…

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Those War Trophies

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

In publishing Lieut.-Colonel Morehead's letter to the Mayor of Armidale, stating that 11 captured German guns were to go there as souvenirs of the…

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Assisting a Prisoner of War

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

Sydney, Thursday.— A pastrycook was this morning fined£10 or four months' imprisoment. He was charged with having, assisted a prisoner of war to…

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After the War. [Through Reuter.] London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

The late Mr. [?] devoted his last weeks to a vigorous advocacy of the punishment of Germany, and the making of a strong peace…

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Death of Pte. Leo. Nixon. War's Aftermath

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 1

Private Leo. Nixon, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Nixon, who died at Randwick Hospital on Saturday last, was buried with military honours at…

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Armidale War Service Committee. Meeting of Executive

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 6

A meeting of the executive of the War Service Committee was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening…

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Civil War Spreading. Ebert Government Overthrown. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

It is reported that the Ebert Government has been overthrown. The Government troops have driven the Spartacusites from the most…

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War in Berlin. Reported State of Anarch. Extremists Try to Seize Reins. London

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

The Munich correspondent of the Copenthagen daily newspaper "Politiken" sends to that journal a sensational message regarding the situation…

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The American Soldier's Marching Equipment

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 3

The full marching equipment of the American soldier weighs seventy pounds. Over the shoulders, attached so as to rest…

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Disabled Soldier Series of Receptions Wallangra Welcomes a Warrior

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 4

On Friday night, 3rd inst., the residents of Wallangra gathered at the local hall to extend a welcome to a returned hero, Corporal Ottley J. Cross,…

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A Dashing Sergeant Elsmore Soldier Honored

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 7

The following is an extract from special orders dated October 14. 1917:— "Military Medal. Under authority…

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Helping Soldiers. Local Only or General?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

At Wednesday's meeting of the local War Service Committee it was reported that the general fund for helping other than local solider was well-nigh ex[?] and the…

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Settling Soldiers an the Land. Excessive Values Alleged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 5

At a meeting of the Bannoockburn (inverell) Shire Council, Cr. T. A. Hapgood referred to the recent inquiry by the Land Board into of the Blair Athol…

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Proposed Soldiers' Settlement

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 5

Mr. Down's letter it reference to a proposed soldiers' settlement below Yarrowitch…

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Willgrove. Welcome Home

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 8

On Wednesday evening the ladies of the Red cross entertained [?] the Sergant J.A. Gardiner [?] Gardiner, [?] Leo Snow, and [?]…

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