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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

1,831 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 21 of 92

Soldiers of the North. At Home and Abroad

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 1

Private F. A. McShane, of Tamworth, who was reported to be ill in hospital in London, sailed for the front in January 1916…

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"One of the Best." Brigadier Potton Champions Australian Soldiers. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

Brigadier-General Potton, during a lecture in Newcaslle, remarked that the discipline of the Australian soldier was not nearly so loose as it had been…

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General Cable News. "Dominions' Guards." New Regiment Suggested. Of Overseas Soldiers. LONDON

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

Endorsing the widely-held opinion regarding the, formation of a regiment of Dominions' Guards, the "Dally Graphic" says: Would it not lie appropriate to…

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Soldiers and Socialists. a Heated Meeting. Police Quell Disturbance. MELBOURNE, Monitor

Daily Observer · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The erturned soldiers and the [?] Workers' Industrial Union held a meeting at the Town Hall to protest against the One Big Union scheme and Bolshev[?]…

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Re-employment of Returned Soldiers

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. Holman) stated at Petersham that the Government would make it a statutory duty incumbent upon all employers whose…

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Berlin Outbreak 400 Killed and Wounded. Police Presidency Destroyed. LONDON

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

Copenhagen reports: A semi-official message from Berlin, dated March 7, in the evening says: The Government troops cleared the Alexander Platz. and…

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France's Huge War Deficit. a Domestic Loan. Financial League Needed. LONDON

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent says: In the Chamber of Deputies, during the debate on the financial situation, M. Pere[?], reporter to the Budget Commission,…

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Hun Civil War. No Compromise. Officers' Corps Called Up. Wholesale Murders. Committed by Spartacusites. LONDON

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

Mr. Chas. Tower writes: The battle between the Government and the Spartacusites is intended to be decisive, a compromise being…

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Court-martialling Soldiers. Labor Council Protest. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

The Botany State Electorate Labor Council strongly protested against Australian soldiers being dealt with by court martial for alleged offences after…

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Soldiers' Party. Carmichael May Lead. May Combine With Country. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

The general opinion in political circles is that Capt. Carmichael will lead the Soldiers' party at the next elections, and that a cambination between the Soldiers'…

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Soldiers on the Land. a Successful Settlement. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

The Minister for Lands, who recently visited the soldiers settled in the Pinacles Estate, in the Parkes and Forbes district, says after going through their…

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News of The North. Uralla to Erect Soldiers' Monument

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 1

A well attended public meeting was held at Uralla on Saturday to consider the question of the erection of a memorial to the soldiers who had enliste from…

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English Channel Tunnel. Soldiers May Make a Start. London

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 2

Mr. Bonar Law announced that the Government was considering the employing of soldiers immediately to bore the tunnel under the English…

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Soldiers of the North. At Home and Abroad

Daily Observer · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 5

Pic. W. H. Collier, son of Mrs. R. Col[?]er, Church-street, West Tamworth, is [?] to arrive in Tamworth by [?] 7.55 train. [?] Davis Cook, of Westdale is…

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German Club Rumors of Re-opening. Threats by Returned Soldiers. Police Precautions. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 2

it is rumored that the German Club will be re-opened in Sydney next Wednesday. The secretary of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial League…

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Soldiers of the North. At Home and Abroad

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 1

Private Herb. Pryor is expected to arrive in Tamworth by the 7.55 train to-night (Thursday). Private Pryor enlisted from Tamworth three and a half…

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Soldiers and Party

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 6

That the party politician should attempt to use the returned soldier as a pawn in his petty, sordid gome was a matter of course. A small section of the…

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Taxi-driver and His License. Returned Soldier Refused at Armidale

Daily Observer · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 2

Were Tamworth taxi drivers placed at a disadvantage when competing against drivers visiting the town from other parts? This was a question that…

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The Feelings of a Demobillsed Soldier the Force of Habit

The North Western Courier · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 5

Man han been described as & bundle of habits. The story is told of an old soldier who was walking down the street; on the opposite side of the…

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Welcoming Home Soldiers

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

At a meeting held in Moree for the consideration of the question how best to welcome, returned soldiers, the following letter from Mr. S. A. Budden…

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