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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Moving Pictures Won the War. Remarkable American Story

Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 5

Moving pictures, as much as anuthing else, won the war, and the next President or the United States will be elected [?] defeated on the screen, according to…

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Prisoners of War. Who Have Reached England. List of Northern Men. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

The 459th casually list contains the following names of prisoners of war who have arrived in England:— Privates A. Allan (Inverell). T. Cook…

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Nation's War Arsenals. £64,000,000 Spent in Putting Up Works. Over 300 Factories

Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 3

Three-hundred and two national munition factories, started by the British Ministry of Munitions or taken over by them from private owners, are reported upon…

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Shanghied on Transport. Charged with Desertion. Soldier's Strange Story at Court-martial. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

Ple. Angus McKenzie, a member of the A.I.F. was charged before a district court-martial at Victoria Barracks; firstly, with desertion on a date named…

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Argyllshire Trouble. a Soldier Court-martialled. Charge of Desertion. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

One of the soldiers or the Argyllshire Private A. J. Williamson, was before a court martial to-day, charged with desertion by absenting himself from the…

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Slovenly Returned Soldiers. Non-saluting Officers. Commandant's Severe Criticism. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

Brigadier Brand, the Victorian Military Commandant, stated to-day that the discipline among the returned soldiers needed a lot of tightening up. He feared…

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Sly-grog Selling. Woman Fined. Illegally Serving Soldiers. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 2

As a result of the recent, raid made on premises at Mosman in consequence of the suspicion that soldiers wearing the blue arm bands were being supplied with…

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Soldiers of the North. At Home and Abroad

Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1919 · page 6

Trooper Cecil A. Harcourt, of Tamworth, is aboard the "City of Exeter," which is expected to arrive at Melbourne on the 26th of this month from the East…

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Welcome Home

The North Western Courier · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

A welcome home was given in honor of Bdr. Frank A. Bloomfield, M.M., on his return from active service at "Indiana," his parents' home, on the…

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Bowls at Tamworth. Greens in Anzac Park. Council Grants Application

Daily Observer · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 1

The matter of the projected bowling club for Tamworth was further discussed at the last Council meeting, when it was introduced by the following…

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The Whirligig of War

Manilla Express · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 4

"You are the wrong man," she said. I love another." He stood there perplexed, his bouquet of roses in his hand, looking at her dumbly…

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Italy and Austria. Naval Losses During War. London

Daily Observer · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

A Home telegram says: The Corri[?]e d'ltalia" states that Italy during war time lost one Dreadnought, two battleships, five auxiliary battle cruisers, eight…

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War Service Houses Act. Appointment of Commissioners. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 1

Lieut.-Colonel James Walker is likely to be appointed commissioner to administer the War Service Houses Act for the Repatriation Department, at a salary of…

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Soldiers of the North At Home and Abroad

Daily Observer · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 6

Mr. W. Morris, Postal Inspector, Tamworth, has received, word from the military authorities that his son, Capt. G. W. Morris, is returning to Australia by the…

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Criminal Assault. Returned Soldier Convicted. MELBOURNE

Daily Observer · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

Albert Boase, a railway guard and returned soldier, was convicted at the Criminals Court of a criminal assault, under mitigating circumstances. at…

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Returned Soldiers' Party. Out to Finish Party Politics. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 5

Lieut. E. Cortis, secretary of the Bathurst Returned Soldiers' and Citizens' Party, in a statement to the local Nationalists, declared that when the…

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Returned Soldiers

Manilla Express · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

Every returned soldier in the town and district should make a point of attending the meeting of the Returned Soldiers League on Saturday night at…

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Keepit Soldiers Welcome

Manilla Express · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 5

Wednesday, March 12, is the day set apart for the Corella Soldiers Welcome Home. Each soldier will be presented with a gold medal…

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Anzac Graves in France. 26,000 Located. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

The Minister for Defence has received information from London that the graves of 26,000 soldiers of the A.I.F. have been located in France. Registered…

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Bolshevik War. Libau and Windau Recaptured

Daily Observer · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

VANCOUVER. Wednesday. Libau and Windau have been re-captured. A Bolshevik message says that the peasants are revolting against the…

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