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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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German War Memoirs

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 4

The historian has long since recognised the value of the memoir and the diary. They have proved precious raw material alike to picturesque…

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War Criminals. Britain Insists on Trial. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Horatio Bottomly, Mr. Bonar Law stated that all German submarine commanders whose names were published by…

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Ex-soldiers and Lodges. Sydney

Daily Observer · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 1

The committee of the Returned Soldiers' League will ask the United Friendly Societies to allow returned soldiers, physically incapacitated by war…

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Glen Innes Land for Soldiers. Glen Innes

Daily Observer · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

It would appear that the efforts of the local Repatriation Executive to direct the attention of the Lands Department to the advisability of establishing a…

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Soldiers' Bonds

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1920 · page 2

Evidence has been secured that abuses associated with the cashing of soldiers' gratuity toads have taken place…

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War in Turkey. Greeks and Italians Fight. Authorities Anxious. LONDON

Daily Observer · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 2

The "Times" Smyrna correspondent says the Greek authorities are gravely anxious owing to the occurrence of an armed collision between the Italian and…

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Blinded Soldiers' Tea Co

Daily Observer · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 1

The honorary agency in Tamworth is held by Mrs. Harold Cousens, Carthage street, and she will be glad if anyone wishing to give the soldiers' firm a trial…

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War Pensions

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 2

At a meeting of the Soldiers' Mothers' Association a protest was made against the reduction in war pensions…

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Crimes at Pre-war Rates

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 4

"Drunkenness," a London magistrate as reported as observing, "seems to be on the increase in this district. I shall double the fines for it until I…

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Tweed for Soldiers Distribution Scheme

The North Western Courier · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. J. A. Lucas, State organiser of the R.S.S.I. League, who is the distributing officer of the League writes: A carefully prepared scheme of…

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War Criminals. Germans Claim Lists Inaccurate. LONDON

Daily Observer · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 2

The German Minister for Justice, Herr Heine, interviewed at Spa, referred to the difficulties in with war criminals owing to inaccuracies in the…

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War Trophies Machine Guns for Country Centres

Daily Observer · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 1

A good deal of correspondence in connection with the allotment of war trophies was dealt with at the Cockburn Shire Council meeting on Friday…

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Allies and Huns. War Material. German Army Reduction. Lloyd George Replies. LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 2

A Spa communique says the Conference met in the afternoon to receive the German reply as regards the surrender of material and reduction of effectives…

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Moonbi's War Record. Splendid One for a Little Place. Work at Home and Abroad

Daily Observer · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 1

A Moonbi correspondent gives some interesting reminiscences regarding Moonbi's doings for the duration of the late war. He says:…

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Spa Conference. War Criminals Question. No Arrests Yet. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 2

The "Times" Spa correspondent says the signatures were affixed in a small room joining the conference chamber. After Mr. Lloyd George had signed he…

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Chinese Civil War. Fresh Outbreak Expected. Exodus from Pekin. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 2

The "Times" Pekin correspondent, says the Cabinet crisis, accompanied by fierce party quarrels, is approaching a point where it is feared that a recourse…

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Flying North. War Airman's. Enterprise. "Did His Bit." Captain Snell's Plans for the Future

Daily Observer · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 1

Captain P. W. Snell is a remarkable man in many ways. He is quite a boy in appearance, but is older than he looks, and has crowded a lifetime of…

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Soldier Settlers Cost in N.S.W. £1457 a Head

The North Western Courier · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 1

Replying to Senator Millen's statement, relative to a comparison of soldier's settlement work, that while Victoria had settled 20 per cent. in…

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Tamworth Boy's War Record

Daily Observer · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 5

After an absence of four and a half years from Tamworth Mr Desmond F. Leathley,, war worn, has returned to take up his former position at the…

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War Clouds Again. Polish Situation. Allies May Intervene. Offer to Soviet. PARIS

Daily Observer · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 2

It is reported from Breslau that the Poles have evacuated Brest Litovsk. The Polish newspaper "Pertinax" says Mr. Lloyd George, after conferring with…

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