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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

297 stories in New England's papers · page 13 of 15

Returned Soldiers' Pension. Maximum of £8 Asked

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 4

At the annual conference of returned soldiers, it was resolved that the maximum pension should be £8 per fortnight, instead of £4/4/…

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Soldier Settlers

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 2

The Secretary of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League asked the Minister for Lands to embody in the proposed amendment of…

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Soldiers Memorial

The Uralla Times · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 2

At yesterday's meeting of the Shire Council, Cr Rixon mentioned that the Soldiers Memorial Committee was hard up against it…

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Imperial Soldiers As Immigrants for Australia. (Australian Press Association). London

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 4

The War Office is looking towards Australia is a possible field for the absorption of a proportion of 30,000 time-expired soldiers, who are annually…

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Petrol Price Reduced. Still a Large Discrepancy. British Price Below Pre-war

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 October 1923 · page 3

The announcement has been made that the price of petrol in Melbourne as (says the Melbourne "Age" been declared by 2 a case . This make…

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War on Sparrows

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 3

A report from the South Coast (Qsld.) Crows and Flying Foxes Board shows that in eight mouths ten thousand sparrows have been destroyed, 3173 flying…

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Cablegrams. [Through Reuter.] Warsaw Explosion. 200 Killed. 500 Wounded. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 4

Reuter's correspondent at Warsaw states that 200 were killed and [?] seriously injured in an explosion in one of the forte of the-citadel…

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With Flaming Torch. Lloyd George and War. Washington

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

The American Government will take nil cognisance of the suggestion made by Mr. lloyd George in Canada that the United States and Great Britain…

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Cablegrams. [Through Reuter.] British Soldier Migrants. Eyes Towards Australia. LONDON,Friday

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 2

The War Office is looking towards Australia as a possible field for the' absorption of a proportion of 30,000 time-expired soldiers who are annually…

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War to the Knife A.L.P. v. A.W.U. Serious Split Threatened. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 4

A serious split is threaetned in the Labor movement arising out of the recent expulsions by the A.L.P, Executive. Messrs. Lang and Loughlin,…

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War Memorial Inverell's Design Considered

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 7

At the meeting of the Inverell Municipal Council on Tuesday night a report was received through the Local Government Department of the State…

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Poverty and War. Mr. Willis on Capital

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 4

Mr. C. Willis, President of the A.L.P. expounding the weaning of Labor's objective, said the socialisation at which Labor aims is the socialisation of the…

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War Wastage. Deadly Dardanelles. Figures of Losses

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 24 October 1923 · page 8

Sir Frederick Maurice has directed: attention to the War Office statistics just published. which give a remarkable comparison of war casualties. The…

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Soldier Settlers. Mr. Wearne's Move. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 6

It has been reported to the Minister for Lands that some soldier settlers have been in the habit Of getting possession of a block of land,…

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Soldier Settlers' Lands. Forest Reservations Imposed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 4

It has been reported to the Minister for Lands that some soldier settlers have been in the habit of getting possession oa a block of land, disposing of the…

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N.s.w. Blinded Soldiers' Tea Co

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 29 October 1923 · page 4

Owing to the bad seasons being experienced in the country districts, and the difficulty experienced by allowing long credit, the Blinded…

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Queer War Effect False Confession

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 6

George Jones, alias Lymer of Edwards (27) a native of London, who made a sensational "confession" alleging that he murdered and buried a…

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Cablegrams. [Through Reuter.] "Blackest Episode." In U.S.A. Since the War. Vancouver

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 2

A message from New York states that the investigation by the Senate of the Veterans' Bureau federal organisation, which has already spent 4,000,000,000…

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Incapacitated Soldiers Increased Allowances. Repatriation Announcement

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1923 · page 5

The Secretary of the Returned Soldiers' Dengue, Sydney, has been informed by the Repatriation Department that a temporarily totally…

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Police Strike Melbourne Looted Bt Hooligans. Three Killed: 89 Wounded. Worst Scene in Local History Troops Held in Beadiness

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 November 1923 · page 7

The worst bus happened in Melbourne. I have seen sights in this city to-light (writes the Evening News…

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