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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Returned Soldiers' Complaint

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Returning soldiers by the steamer Runic protested strongly against being detained five days at Melbourne while the Victorian cargo was being…

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General Telegrams. Soldier Settlement

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 February 1920 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Of 658 soldiers settled on blocks in the irrigation areas of Victoria a number report glowing achievements. One man stated that he would not…

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German War Criminals. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 5

PARIS, Monday.—Lord Birkenhead has informed M. Millerand the list of German war criminals does not meet with Great Britain's views, and requests an amendment…

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Arrest of War Criminals. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Colonel Thompson, formerly of Earl Haig's staff, say's it would require an army of hundreds of thousands to make the arrests of the German war…

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War Criminals. The Hateful Revenge of the Allies. BERLIN

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 3

Herr Erzberger states that he is in agreement with the Cabinet as to the impossibility of delivering, a single German to the hateful revenge of their…

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Soldiers' Decoration

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 February 1920 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Considerable dissatisfaction exists among soldiers regarding the terms under which the 1914-15 Star has been awarded. Originally it was…

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Welcome Home at Main Arm

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 2

LAST Tuesday evening a very successful welcome home was tendered to five local returned soldiers, viz., S. J. Gray, H. Riley, H. Taylor, A. E…

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War and Waste

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 7

Of course the one supreme need of Australia is the kindly feeling of which Mr. Hughes and others prated. But with the party wirepullers on both sides intensifying…

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War Criminals. The Amendment of Lists. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

It is now stated that one of the reasons for Lord Birkenhead's hurried visit to Paris was the British Government's desire to alter the terms covering the…

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Action Under War Precautions Act. Excitement in Union Circles. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

The action of the Federal Cabinet in declaring aid to or instigation of the Marine Engineers' strike to be an offence has caused great excitement in…

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Rear-admiral Sims' Allegations. No Attempt to Belittle America's War Effort. WASHINGTON

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

Rear-Admiral Sims has denied, that he ever belittled the American war effort or attempted to do so. However, there were reasons, through international…

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Sinn Fein War Attack on Police Barracks. Determined Raid on a Drifter. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

Two hundred armed mem captured the Castlemartyn police barracks at Cork, there being many casualties. Armed Sinn Feiners raided a drifter…

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Local and General. Soldiers' Club

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 2

At a meeting of members of the local branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. (Mr C. M. Bryen in the chair) the following motion, moved by Mr Chew, was…

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Soldiers' Party Policy. Failures of the National Government. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

Before a large audience Captain Carmichael, leader of the Soldiers and Citizens' Party, delivered his policy speech to-night. Referring to the…

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Out of Work. Its Application to the Returned Soldier. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 3

Replying to a deputation representing the returned soldiers thrown out of work owing to the engineers' strike, the Prime Minister to-day said that when…

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Labor Affairs. Unemployed Returned Soldiers

Northern Star · Thursday 12 February 1920 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Senator Milien addressing a deputation of unemployed returned soldiers said that his department was not indifferent to the misery and want…

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Welcome Home and Presentation

Northern Star · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 5

A rousing welcome home was on Tuesday night tendered n number of Tyagarah heroes. The School of Arts was crowded, visitors being present fom was crowded,…

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War Criminals. "A German Soldier Am I." London

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 3

A meeting of German army officers passed a resolution that Uniform instructions should be given the war criminals appearing before the Alied…

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The War Gratuity

Tweed Daily · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) announces that pending the settlement of the conditions of payment of the war gratuity, and the necessary…

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The Next War

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 13 February 1920 · page 3

General Sir lan Hamilton told the world in a little brochure, which he published about a year ago against conscription, that in five or ten years'…

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