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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

1,831 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 14 of 92

King's Speech. Far-reaching Reforms. Providing for Ex-Soldiers. LONDON

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

The King's speech, at the the opening of the British Parliament, urged resolutions to stamp out poverty, diminish unemployment, and improve the health of the…

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The Pneumonic Plague. Soldiers Break Quarantine. Regardless of Consequences to Community. Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 February 1919 · page 2

About a thousand of the Argyloshire's troops demanded their release from Quarantine. The request being refused, they stormed the first gate,…

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Marmora Proposal. Alternative to New War. VANCOUVER

Daily Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 2

Vicount Curzon said in the House of Lords that none of the Allies was prepared to invade Russia to extirpate the Bolsheviks. It would mean a new war…

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Soldiers of the North At Home and Abroad

Daily Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 8

Mr. W. Richardson, of "Eurika," Bel[?] has been notified that his eldest son, driver P. F. Richardson, has been invalided home, and will arrive in…

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Boring on Bective Soldier Farms

Daily Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

The Peel Shire Repatriation Committee has for some time been urging upon the Government the justice of making some allowance to soldier settlers whose…

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Preference to Soldiers

Daily Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

One of the big fights of the near future is going to be Preference to Soldiers v. Preference to Unionists. Preference is one thing the men who already have returned from Somewhere in France are determined on and they…

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Soldiers Settlements. Excessive Values Alleged. INVERELL

Daily Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 3

Some few months ago, the Moree Land Board held an inquiry at Inverell into the proposal to acquire portion of the Blair Athol estate for the purpose…

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News of the North. War Time Tea Rooms' Great Record

Daily Observer · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 5

The War Time Tea Rooms at Glen Innes, which have been run by the Red Cross ladies since the oubtreak of the war, will close on April 7, unless…

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Soldiers of the North At Home and Abroad

Daily Observer · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 1

Mr. James Berman, Woolbrook, received notification from Base Records, Melbourne, a few days ago, stating that his son, Stuart R. Berman, formerly an…

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The Epidemic. Argyllshire Soldiers. Order for Release. Glen Innes Enters Protest. Against Railway Authorities Action. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

Four new cases of influenza were reported by the Board of Health this morning. They were admitted to the Coast Hospital…

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New Zealand Soldiers. High Percentage of Population. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 7

The men mobilised in New Zealand during the war represented 11.4 per cent of the population. The number of men of military age sent into camp was more…

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Tuberculous Soldiers. South African Regulations. Still in Force. CAPETOWN

Daily Observer · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 2

In reference to the immigration of tuberculous soldiers and ex-soldiers, which provided capital for the Nationalist attack upon the South African…

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Soldiers of the North

Daily Observer · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 4

Mrs. A. G. Korn has received word that her son, Driver A. G. Korn, will arrive in Tamworth by the 7.45 train to-night, Monday. Driver Korn has…

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Aborigine Shot. Affray With Returned Soldier. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

Sing Young, an aborigine, was getting through a window when Lawrence Brown, a returned soldier, of Cairns, covered him with a pistol…

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Victorian Soldiers. Disembarked from Karmala. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

The troopship "Karmala" disembarked the Victorian soldiers yesterday after­noon into a tug, which, landed them at Port Melbourne…

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Agitation at Albury. Refusal to Allow Meetings. Soldier Escapee's Long Journey. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

The Amalgamated Society of Engineers has decided to hold its meeting at Bronte Beach to-day in swimming costumes…

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War Widows' Cottages Art Union

Daily Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

The result of the art union in connection with the war widows' cottages will be published in the "Daily Observer" on 28th instant. It will be necessary for…

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News of the North. War Trophies for Barraba

Daily Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 6

Lieut.-Colonel Leslie J. Morshead, Commanding Officer 33rd Battalion, A.I.F. has on behalf of all ranks of the 33rd Battalion offered to present to the…

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"May Be a New War." Erzberger's Deflance. LONDON

Daily Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

A Paris message says: Interviewed by the correspondent of "Le Petit Parisien" at Weimar, Herr Erzberger declared that if the pourparlers for an extension of…

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Tragedy of the War. Starving Russian Prisoners. British Red Cross Help. LONDON

Daily Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

The "Times" correspondent at the Hague states: The terrible condition of the Russian prisoners who are wandering and starving in Germany is one of the…

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