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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

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Bohemian Minister Wounded. Four Bullets Take Effect

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A message from Prague states that an employee of a bank in Bohemia fired a number of shots at Herr Raschin, Finance Minister, of which four…

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Half Annihilation. the Next Great War

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 7

Memorials and colours of the Honourable Artillery Company are to have a permanent home in the St. George's Chapel of St. Botolph's Church, Bishopsgate-street, London…

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Britain's War Debts. Negotiations in U.s.a. 50 Years' Funding Period Proposed

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Saturday.—The New York "Times" representative at Washington states that the British Debt Commission visited President Harding and Mr. Mellon…

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Ku Klux Klan Murders. Inquiry Opens in Louisiana. Soldiers with Machine Guns Attend

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Saturday.—The Bastrop (Louisiana) courthouse was surrounded by machine guns and soldiers when the open hearings began to-day concerning the Ku…

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Free State Soldiers Attacked

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Free State soldiers escorting a Labour Exchange official with unemployment money were attacked by irregulars on the steps of the exchange at…

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Pre-war Strength. German Ships

Northern Star · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The German shipping companies trading with Australia are rapidly building up their fleets to pre-war strength…

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War Time Romance Marriage in Sydney

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A war time romance had its sequel to-day when Miss Margaret Eyre Sealy-Vidal, daughter of Rev. George Studley Sealy-Vidal and…

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France's War Debts. Question of Repayment

Northern Star · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 5

PARIS, Monday,— Deputy Klotz, Finance Minister in 1919, denies the British statement that France agreed that her gold sent to London in 1916 should not be repaid until France…

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Mullumbimby's War Trophy

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 2

MULLDMBIMY'S neglected war trophy was the cause of an outburst of indignation at the animal meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League on…

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(Published by- Arrangement.) "Second Civil War." Dry v. WETS

Northern Star · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 2

To judge from the American press, says the London "Morning[?] Post," there is now proceeding across the Atlantic a sort of second Civil War, in which the drys, hacked…

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Ballina, Returned Soldiers

Northern Star · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Ballina brane[?] of the Returned Soldiers League which was advertised to take place on Monday night lapsed for want of a quorum, only three…

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Mullumbimby's War Trophy. Better Gun Wanted

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 2

At the annual meeting of the Mullumbimby branch, R.S.S.I.L.A., on Monday night, Mr. W. A. Davis referred to what he termed the indifference of the…

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Chinese Civil War: Attack on Cattton Imminent

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wednesday.—General Sun Yat Sen's troops have. captured Shiumhing, and are pressing on to attack Canton. It is reported that General Chen Chiung Ming,…

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Returned Soldiers Mullumbimby League. Annual Meeting

Tweed Daily · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 2

The annual meeting of the R.S.S.I.L.A., Mullumbimby sub-branch, was held in the club room of the branch at the School of Arts on Monday night…

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Unclaimed War Gratuities

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 2
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It is hard to imagine that there are quite a large number of Australian soldiers who have not yet applied for their war gratuities, first issued in May,…

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War Gratuity Bonds. Cashed Unconditionally

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The secretary of the State Returned Soldiers' League says that war gratuity bonds may now be cashed at the State sub-Treasury, practically…

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A Better Gun Wanted. Mullumbimby's War Trophy

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 3

At the annual meeting of the Mullumbimby branch, R.S.S.I.L.A., on Monday night, Mr. W. A. Davis referred to what he termed the indifference of the municipal council in not…

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War Debt. Britain and America. Demand for Publicity

Northern Star · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.—Senator McKell, of Tennessee, in a speech in the Senate demanding that full publicity be given to the war debt negotiations, declared that…

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Down and Out Australian in London. Former Soldier is Convicted on Charge of Having Bailed up a post office

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. -- John Seabrook, 25, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment at the Old Bailey to-day on the charge of having attempted to steal…

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