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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

297 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 15

"No More War."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 3

A cable dated Sunday says: In con[?]ding her speech at the "No More War" demonstration at Hyde Park, Madame Lauriste, representing France,…

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War Service Homes Act. Proposed Amendment

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 4

The Federal Minister for Works told a returned soldiers' deputation he would include in the amending bill of the War Service Homes Act a provision…

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Cablegrams. [Through Reuter.] Disablbd Soldiers, a Total of 10,000,000. LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1923 · page 4

[?] [?] correspondent wires: in a preliminary report to the [?] [?] at Geneva to discuss the [?] of those disabled in the Great…

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Federal Loan Local Soldiers' Claims

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 7 August 1923 · page 4

Mr. D. H. Drummond, M.L.A. wrote to the inciting of Macintyre Shire Council on Saturday explaining to the council the grant by the…

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Soldier Settlers' Bad Time. Blocks Being Deserted

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 August 1923 · page 4

Judging by the opinions expressed by settlers, says a Kentucky correspondent, this is the hardest winter experienced so far. What with the failure of…

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Returned Soldiers Safe-guarding Their Interests

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 5

The following resolution was passed at a meeting of the Armidale subBranch of the R.S. and S.I.L., held on Thursday:—"In order to safeguard the…

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Soldier Settlers New Zealand Successes. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 August 1923 · page 4

According to a statement in the New Zealand Parliament a little over 50 nor cent, of Hie soldier settlers have been successful. 32 per cent have…

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Soldiers' War Memorial

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 3

The suggestion to utilize portion or all of the money in the Returned Soldiers' Fund to assist in the erection of a Memorial Hall was…

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Australia Aloft Aussie Airmen in the Great War. From Muddle to Efficiency. Local Pilots Make History. Brown, Curtis, Elwyn, Wharton

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 4

The Great War, while its ramifications spread into every department of our life, and in many cases left a mark which even time itself cannot efface, served to enrich enormously the traditions of…

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The Red Cross. Help for Local Bodies. Women Assist the Hospital. Have the Soldiers been Forgotten?

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Red Cross Society was held in the Council Chambers on Friday afternoon, with only a small attendance. The…

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Welcome Home. Pte. T. Coles

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 2

A large number of townspeople assembled in the Public Hall on Friday night last to extend a Welcome Home to Pre. T. Coles…

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Soldiers' Club Annual Meeting

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 August 1923 · page 7

The annual Meeting of the Inverell Soldiers' Club was held on Tuesday evening last, when the president, Mr. J. K. Middlemiss, occupied the chair…

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Protected 'Possums. Ate Batch of Dough. Dubbo Soldier Settler's Plight

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 August 1923 · page 2

"Possums! Why, they are as thick as [?]les in summer-time. One night the missus set a batch of dough for bread, and the possums got in and ate…

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Wire Netting Preference to Soldier Settlers. Conference at Armidale

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 4

Mr. V. C. Thompson, M.H.R., wrote to Saturday's meeting of the P.P. Board here, acknowledging receipt of the Board's resolution as to security…

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WAR SERViCE Homes. a Handsome Loss

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 7

According to a report [?] to the Federal Government [?] gregate los os [?] has been incurred by the War Service Homes…

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The Story of Quinine ?Ead Man Who Won the War. Made Millions for Others, But Died on £2 a Week. How Queensland Lost £1,000,000 a Year. Charles Ledger's Romantic Career

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 4

The war was won on the Balkan front by a dead man, The great conflict, as a shole, only ended definitely in favor of the Allies by reason of a sudden co[?]mbination of unexp[?]ted factors—of which this was far from least…

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District News Long Plain. Honoring Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 August 1923 · page 7

About fifty of the residents of Long Plain gathered on Saturday afternoon at the Long Plain Memorial Hall to witness the planting of kurrajong trees…

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War Service Homes

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 9

The speech delivered by the Ministers for Worts and Railways, on moving the second reading of the War Service Hemes Bill, made it perfectly clear that…

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Wire Netting. Preference to Soldier Settlers. Conference at Armidale

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1923 · page 8

Mr. V. C. Thompson, M.H.R., wrote to last meeting of the Inyerelt P.P. Board, acknowledging receipt of the Board's resolution as to security…

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To Prevent War. Hardings Devout Wish

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 27 August 1923 · page 7

Standing by the side of the grave of America's unknown soldier and speaking in topes of unusual gravity and sole[?] the President of the…

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