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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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American Warning. War May be Resumed. VANCOUVER

Daily Observer · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 2

Mr. Bryan, in pushing for a compromise, advocates that the Democrats should refrain from voting, permitting the Republicans to take the…

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Returned Soldier's Meeting

Daily Observer · Saturday 17 January 1920 · page 5

A meeting of the Returned Soldiers was held at the Soldiers' Club on Wednesday. there was a fair attendance, but the wet night kept many away. the…

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Welcome Home to Quarter. Master Sergeant Mcdonald

The North Western Courier · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

Quarter-Master Sergeant "Chub" McDonald arrived in Narrabri on Saturday last, and after spending several yours at the front he looks hale and…

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Shooting Mystery. Returned Soldier Wounded. SYDNEY

Daily Observer · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

Henry Kempton, a returned soldier, was admitted to Sydney Hospital last night suffering from a bullet wound in the left arm. The wounded man was…

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War Criminals. Utmost Severity Promised. Dutch Consent Expected. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

The "Times" Paris correspondent says the British lists of war criminals include Capt. Fryatt's murderers and probably Tirpitz, whose written orders prove…

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Great New Danger. War Office's Warning. Flare-up Imminent. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 19 January 1920 · page 2

An alarmist statement was issued on Friday afternoon that the War Office, reviewing, the Empire's military position, declared a new and great danger had…

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Army and Navy. Worked Together to Win War. LONDON

Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 January 1920 · page 2

Sir David Beatty, on being presented with the freedom of Ryde, said: "We of the Navy have a great love and respect for the army. If both had not worked…

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More German Riots. Strikers and Military in Collision. Several Killed and Wounded. LONDON

Daily Observer · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

Reuter's Aix-la-Chapelle correspondent states that strike riots occurred in the neutral zone opposite the Belgian sector on the right bank of the Rhine…

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Post War Wrangles. Trouble in American Navy. VANCOUVER

Daily Observer · Wednesday 21 January 1920 · page 2

The American Senate authorised a committee to investigate Admiral Sims' charges that the Navy Department failed to co-operate with the Allies in the…

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Welcome Home to Chub McDonald

The North Western Courier · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2

The committee and members of the Narrabri Jockey Club met at the Club House Hotel on Monday last to welcome home Quartermaster Sergent…

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Ex-soldier's Romance. Sydney

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 2

A remarkable story of an ex-soldier's escapades was told in the Criminal Court at Adelaide. He admitted that he had masqueraded as a Lord in…

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Soldier Settlements

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1920 · page 4

Senator Millen, Minister for Repatriation, is calling for detailed reports on the manner in which the various States are handling soldier settlement…

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Violent Crime Wave. Aftermath of War-time Conditions. Dublin Points to England. LONDON, January 19

Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 2

The present wave of violent crime, the worm over recorded, is ascribed to the dehumanising experiences of the war…

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Presentations to Soldiers

Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 1

A pleasant social evening was held in tehe Bendemeer hall on Saturday night January 17, by the members of the 'Girls' Patriotic League" for the purpose…

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Bective Soldier Settlement

Daily Observer · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 1

Capt. F. A. Chaffey, M.L.A. has received a letter from Major Alex Hay M.H.R. seating that he will be at the Caledonian Hotel, Tamworth, on Thursday, Friday…

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The Latest Intervention. British Troops for Caucasus. War Office Active. LONDON

Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

The "Mail's" Paris correspondent says the Allied Council has decided to send British troops to the Caucasus at Mr. Lloyd George's express request…

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Glut of Peaches. Clinton Soldier Settlers Hard Hit. INVERELL

Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 1

In common with other orchardists the settlers at Clinton are feeling the pinch caused by the glut of fruit on the Sydney market. It is estimated that fully…

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Late Telegrams. German Shire COUNCILLORS.Ex-Internees Contesting Elections. Culcairn Soldiers' Protest.SYDNEY, Tuesday. '

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

Three delegates from the Riverina Soldiers' League arrived in Melbourne to present the case for the returned soldiers of Culcairn against the election…

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Warialda Soldiers' Blocks. Warialda

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

The secretary of the Repatriation Committee has received advice from headquarters to the effect that the two blocks of land on Gilgoin which were…

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Soldiers Returning

Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 January 1920 · page 2

Sergeant Watson F. Adamson, 1st A.L.H. Regiment, son or Mr.T.G. Adam-son, Tamworth, after service since August 1914, has successfully been…

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