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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

244 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 13

Soldiers' Superstition

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 May 1924 · page 3

There is a tradition among soldiers preposterous but hard to kill, that when the death penalty is inflicted after a court-martial only one rifle in the…

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War Rumours Armed Forces on Ulster Boundary. Britain As Mediator Seexig Compromise. (Router's Cable i. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 May 1924 · page 4

The [?]rish boundary question is [?] It is frankly admitted everywhere in Ireland that if a boundary commission is appointed, according to the [?]…

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Safer at War. Risks Babies Run. Appalling Death Bate

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 May 1924 · page 10

According to a statement by the principal medical officer of the New South Wales Education Department, it was safer during the war to be a soldier…

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War Memorial

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 May 1924 · page 2

The following further contributions have been received to the Inverell Soldiers' Memorial: Mrs. Bone £5, Mr. D. H. Drummond £l/l/, Anderson,…

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Anzac Day As a Public Holiday

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 May 1924 · page 2

The question of the proper observance of Anzac Day will be considered shortly by a conference representing employing bodies and others…

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War Memorial Flower Stall

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 4

Commencing from to-morrow, Mrs. A vern and some helpers intend to conduct a flower and tea-stall each Saturday morning in Otho Street, at…

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War Memorial Question of Dancing

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 May 1924 · page 2

While I am very 10th to enter into any controversy with a gentlemen who hols such worthy opinions as he who writes under the nom-de-plume of…

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Training War-dogs

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 May 1924 · page 6

—An Alsatian wolf-dog being trained in [?] climbing obstacles while carrying an imitation bomb. Photo taken in Surrey (Eng.)…

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Returned Soldiers League

The Uralla Times · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 2

The State Executive of the Returned Soldiers League is giving attention to the position of country sub-branches with a view of…

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Soldiers' League. Question of Organisation. Where is Glen Innes Branch?

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 May 1924 · page 10

The State Executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League is giving close attention to the position of country sub-branches with…

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War Memorial Ball

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

A plain and fancy dress ball will be held at the Town Hall on Thursday and Friday nights, May 29 and 30, in and of the War Memorial Fund. Prize…

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War Memorial Flower Stall

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 4

The takings of the flowers and [?] Saturday meeting were [?]…

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University War Memorial

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 26 May 1924 · page 2

Vigorous efforts of various parts of University have resulted at last in definite [?]me and plans for the erection of the Sydney University…

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War Memorial Stall

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 May 1924 · page 2

The takings at the War Memorial stall last Saturday amounted to £3/6/. For to-morrow's stall a number of big cokes will be on sale in addition to the…

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Waging War. Mercenaries in Australia. Cochineal Battalions

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 31 May 1924 · page 8

A war in tho air has been waged in Australia for the past four months. The war is one to annihilate the prickly pear post, and the foreign…

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War Gratuity Bonds. £7,000,000 to be Paid SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 June 1924 · page 4

Payments, amounting to about seven million pounds, will be made by the Commonwealth treasurer, to owners of war gratuity bonds. A written…

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War Memorial Hall

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 4

The second night of [?] of the Soldiers' War Memorial, was not attended by as many [?] as anticipated, but there was a splendid…

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Charming Rogue Old Soldier's Wiles. Ladies' Letters

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 3

Many letters couched in affectionate [?] from well to do women of social standing were found in the possession of Charles Read Wodehouse, an…

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Soldiers Shot Machine Gun Fire

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 6

[?] British soldiers were [?] by a machine gun. [?] Asp[?] R.A.S.C., was…

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War Pensions. Serious Charges. SYDNEY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 4

In the House of Represen[?] Mr. Brennan directed attention[?] the war pension cases, and made a serious charges against repatriatior…

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