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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

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War Time Frauds Grand Jury's Investigations

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 January 1923 · page 3

NEW YORK, Saturday.—The special grand jury at Washington which is investigating the war time frauds, has indicted Benedict Crowell, Assistant…

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On Roof of Carriage. Returned Soldier's Body

Northern Star · Monday 1 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday.—The body of a returned soldier was found on the roof of a carriage on the Melbourne express when it pulled up at Jerrawa, near Goulburn, this…

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Medical History of the War

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 4

Dr. A. G. Butler, of Brisbane, who served with the Australian Army Medical Corps in the war, has been commissioned to write the medical history of the war. To enable…

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War Clouds Gather Turks on the March. Three Points of Attack

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1923 · page 3

ATHENS, Sunday.--It is reported that the Kemalist troops are preparing to move against Mosul and Constantinople…

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Recovery From the War. Buildings Restored

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—M. Chauvel, of the French Mission, states that of 25,000 factories destroyed in the great war, 19,280 are again in operation, while of 751,000…

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Price of Tea Increased. Inferior Quality During the War

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—All teas were advanced from 2d to 3d per 1b to-day. This increase was justified on the ground that during the was period inferior tea was put on the…

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Education of Soldiers' Children

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 2

We are in receipt of a pamphlet setting out information as to persons eligible to receive benefits under the Sir Samuel McCaughey bequest for the…

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A Soldier's Lapse

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 2

A recent Sydney mail train took from Brisbane a young man, Fergus E. Kemp, who is on his way back to his native land, Texas, U.S.A. Kemp…

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The Chronic Failures. Soldier Settlers

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Further reports [?] the soldier settlers at Bankstown have been made to the Minister for Lauds. It is believed that the reports will throw an…

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An Anzac's Death. a Brave Stretcher Bearer

Northern Star · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The death occurred yesterday of Lewis Murphy, who was a member of the First Battalion, and on Gallipoli won fame as a stretcher bearer…

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Education of Soldiers' Children

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 2

WE are in receipt of a pamphlet setting out information as to persons eligible to receive benefits under the Sir Samuel McCanughey bequest for…

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Man Wounded. Felled with an Axe

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 4

BURNIE, Thursday.—Henry Kellah was taken to the hospital, where he is in a critical condition. It is alleged, he had been felled with a blow from an axe following a…

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"War Time Bonds Have Vanished."

Tweed Daily · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 3

The ''Temps" to- night said that the British reparations policy has survived the change of ministry. "When Britain," says the "Temps," "submits a…

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Oil and the War. What American Monopoly Did

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

The pnpers of the late Walter H. Page (formerly United States Ambassador to Great Britain) contain several letters from Lord Northcliffe, written while he was…

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Sir Samuel McCaughey's Bequest. Education of Soldiers' Children

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 8

In connection with the bequest by Sir Samuel McCaughey for the education of soldiers' children, the trustees announce that the Supreme Court of N.S…

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The War Debts Commission in America

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Thursday.--The British Debt Commission arrived by the Majestic to-day. They were welcomed by the British Consul General and the Assistant…

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The Might of the German Army. Trembiing Statesmen Driven into the War by the Militarists

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--Mr. Lloyd George's [?]h of his series of articles discusses armaments and the part they played in the origin of the Great. War…

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Disarm the One Way to Secure Peace. How the Armies Brought About the Great War: Europe Still an Armed Camp

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George declares that not the statesmen or diplomatists not the murder of the Royal Archduke, not the ambitions of the…

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Education of Soldiers' Children

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 4

The classes of children entitled to receive benefits under the Sir Samuel McCaughey Bequest have been extended by a decision of the Supreme Court…

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Armaments Question. German Military Machine. the Seal Cause of the Great War. Mr. Lloyd George Comments. (Copyrighted by the United Press in America. Copyrighted in all countries. Copyrighted by the Australian Press Association. Copywrighted in Britain by the "London Daily Chronicle." Reproduction in full or part prohibited.)

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1923 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Lloyd George in his fifth article, which deals with armaments, says:—"Marshal Foch once told me that he considered the German army of 191…

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