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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

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Domestic Tragedy Man Shot Dead. Husband and Wife Wounded. MELBOURNE

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 3

As the result of domestic troubles George Baker, living at Flemington and separated from his wife, visited her boarding establishment at Brighton late…

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Spectre of War. M. Sarrant Objects. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 5

VANCOUVER, Saturday.—Replying to Lord Lee, M. Sarrant told the Naval Committee that France would prefer to withdraw from the Washington Conference it she…

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War-time Forgers. German Activities. How They Were Quelled Story from Scotland Yard

Tweed Daily · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

Sir Basil Thomson, until recently in charge of the Special Branch at Scotland Yard, relates the steps taken by the British authorities to deal with…

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Drastic Reduction. Defence Departments Orders. Returned Soldiers Discharged

Northern Star · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The New South Wales section of the Defence Department is now obliged to carry on with a staff below the number which was originally approved…

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Wounded in a Quarrel. an Arrest Made

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Monday.—Michael Johnson, a [?]a[?]ourer, received wounds on three fingers and a bullet wound in the right hip during a quarrel at Adelaide on Saturday night…

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a bookmaker killed. Shots From a Revolver. Three Other Persons Wounded

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday. — A shocking tragedy occurred at Middle Brighton. Joseph Rainsbury, 37, a bookmaker, is dead, while George, Baker, Julia Baker (wife…

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Soldier's Home Destroyed

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

The home of a returned soldier, Mr. Jo[?] McJniosh Oakwood; in the Inverell di[?] was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday morning last. At about [?] o'clock Mr.[?]…

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War and America. Beginnings of Modern Navy

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 3

The Washington correspondent of the London "Times" wrote recently as follows:—Until the Spanish War Americans did not take their navy seriously. Similarly to the…

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Song and Dance. Cut Short by a Bomb. Fifty Persons Wounded. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 5

BERLIN, Tuesday.—A crowd of citizens at Dirkelsbuhl, the prettiest town in Bavaria, was celebrating the New Year in the market place outside the cathedral with song and…

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The Outbreak of War. Ambassador's Memoirs. Historic Interview with Sir Edward Grey

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 7

A fresh instalment of the letters and papers of Mr. Page, the United States Ambassador in London during the war, is published in the new number of…

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War Widows Coming to Australia

Tweed Daily · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Under the Salvation Army's Colonisation Department, which has been considerably extended since the war for the purpose of facilitating the settlement in…

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The Outbreak of War. Ambassador's Memoirs

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 8

A fresh instalment of the letters and papers of Mr. Page, the United Status Ambassador in London during the war, is published in the new number of…

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War Pensions

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 4

There are now 23,420 war pensions in force in Queensland, involving an annual liability of £729,011. The number of claims received to date is 34,884. Of this number 32,479…

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German Activity. Post War Revival. Hamburg Working Night and Day

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 7

The port of Hamburg now provides a great contrast to the Hamburg of 18 months ago. Then it was a desert; now it shows two-thirds of its pre-war…

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Before the War. Wilhelm and the Staff. Von Moltke's Memoirs

Tweed Daily · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 7

A first-class contribution to the history of the outbreak of the war appears in an obscure Stuttgart paper. It is an extract from Count Moltke's memoirs,…

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Returned Soldiers. Preference of Employment

Northern Star · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.—At the conclusion of a meeting of the Federal Cabinet Mr. Hughes reiterated that the Government was determined to see that the policy of…

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War Widows. Coming to Australia

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 2

Under the Salvation Army's Colonisation Department, which has been considerably extended since the war for the purpose of facilitating the…

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War with Other Powers. Efforts at Prevention

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

A treaty has been drafted dealing, with the possibilities of war with the non-signatory powers. It is most important, marking a long step forward in the…

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Collins Savagely Attacked. His part in the War

Tweed Daily · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 3

Mr. McInnes, supporting the treaty, said that as a member of the private members committee which, had tried to reach an agreement he could not…

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Class War. "Cease All Courtesy." Union's Amiable Decision

Northern Star · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The city construction section of the A.W.U. decided, owing to the class war which now exists between the exploiting classes and the working class,…

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