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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

297 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 15

A Question Of Access. the War of the Railway Gates

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 7

No. 1 Opinion: "They say a few people were after a first-class motor road into Armidale and didn't care who suffered…

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No. 622. Wins Tilbuster Block. 725 Applicants go to Ballot. Returned Soldier's Luck. and His Determination to Succeed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 10

I am delighted with my l[?] My wife does not know yet, but when I tell her she will be very pleased. We have been…

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Returned Soldiers' Meeting

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 2

The Warialda branch of the Returned Soldiers' League held their annual meeting on Wednesday night, Rev. P. A. Smith presiding in the…

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Cablegrams. Near East Affairs Brighter. Anzac Cemeteries to be Left Alone. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 5

Reuter's Lausanne correspondent states that the Turks have agreed that the cemeteries in the Anzac zone are not to be disturbed…

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Cablegrams. "Talking War." Another Turkish Crisis. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 2

War-like speeches were made in the secret session of the Turkish National Assembly at Angora. The Chief Commissioner said: Let us remember what…

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War in Tripoli Rebels Suffer Defeat. (Reuter's Cable). London, Monday.'

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1923 · page 4

A Rome message reports further successes against the rebels in Tripolf. Many were killed, and a large number taken prisoner, and arms captured…

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Items of Interest. Where the War Ended

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 9

Now that November 11 has been officially declared a national holiday in France, the anniversary of the signature of the armistice will be observed…

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Soldiers in Camp. Comforts Sought

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 7

Mrs. Hickson has asked us to state that at the infantry camp for the 33rd. battalion, to take place on the local showground from the 12th to the 17th…

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Ex-soldier Offence "Crime" of Making Living. Select Suburb Shocked

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 6

Some ex-service men here have committed the unpardonable sin of earning an honest living within a few hundred yards of the Suburban war…

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Bingaea War Memorial

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 6

A new brick building of outstanding importance at Bingara the Bingara Soldiers' Memorial Hall, has just been completed. The hall has seating…

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Cablegrams. Crise Near. War Danger with Turkey. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

Mr. Bouar Law, speaking in the House of Commons, warned the House that the situation in Turkey was grave. "We do not want war," he said,…

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The Art of War. Dings at the Militia Camp

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 4

Operations at the local militia camp ate proceeding monthly and satisfactorily. Under expert staition, the practical side of the art…

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Cab[?] the Turkish [?]Sation Caused by War Extremists. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1923 · page 2

The 'Times' Constantinople correspon dent states that influential quarters now believe Smyrna affair was due to the eagerness of local extremists…

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Who Won Jutland? Interesting War Lecture

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 7

A lecture cf absorbing interest was that delivered by the Rev. Rev. Canon Riley in the Armidale Council Chambers on Firday Evening. The…

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Squat to 850 Years. Britain's Mighity War Effort

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1923 · page 8

Canon Riley, of Armidale, in his treat-Kuey ise on the war, which the London 'Times' has accepted for publication has collected some more interesting…

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War Lecture. Canon Riley on Apathy. Four Years' Task Completed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 1

Canon Riley has completed the gigantic task of compiling a strategical history of the war on land and sea. The work has taken four years, and…

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Cut to Pieces. Returned Soldier's End. Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 4

Henry Manning, a returned soldier, was cut to pieces on the railway line, near Brisbane, this morning. He was to have entered the hospital to-day…

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Ex-Soldiers' Offence. Select Suburb Shocked. "Crime" of Making Living

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 7

Some ex-service men here have committed the unpardonable sin of earning an honest living within a fe[?] hundred yards of the Suburban…

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Items of Interest. "Realities of War."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 9

Sir Phillip Gibbs, the well-known war correspondent, paints a vivid pen-picture of the conditions under which men cabled in the recent world war. In…

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Soldiers "Grouch" Mr. Wearne Criticised

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 February 1923 · page 2

"Mere Soldier" writes to the Editor:— You have been devoting quite a lot of valuable time of late to the very…

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