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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Exciting Chase Police Use Revolvers Maimed Soldier Hurt. Melbourne

The Daily Express · Tuesday 1 February 1921 · page 1

Yesterday morning two plain clothes police saw [?]cur men enter “The Rockeries” Victoria Parade, and presently heard cries of “Help[?]…

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Ready for War. Japan and Soviet. Tokio

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 2

Special messages from Vladivistock state that General takayanagi has reported that the Japanese staff has received much information indicating…

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War Service Homes Impending Inquiry Finding a Chairman. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 2

The Minister for Repartition has apparently experienced some difficulty in finding an acceptable chairman for for the tribunal to investigate the…

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War Pensioners. and the Living Allowance. Protest by Federal Members. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 3

At a meeting of Federal members at the Commonwealth Bank to-day a protest was entered against the treatment of the widows, mothers, and…

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Wool Proceeds Garnisheed. Returned Soldiers Penalised Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 1

Some of the returned soldier settlers on the newly-settled Ensay Estate were greatly perturbed on receiving word from a city wool firm stating that the…

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Ex-soldier Drowned in Creek Rochester

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 4

Benjamin Cox and Robert Sinclair Mutiny (returned soldiers) were boating at Cornelia Creek, when the boat upset in 15 feet of water. The men…

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Soldiers' Memorial Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 2

At a meeting of the general committee of the soldiers' memorial appeal, which is to be held in the Town Hall to-morrow night, one of the most…

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Local and General the Soldiers' Memorial

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 February 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the General Committee of the Soldiers Memorial Appeal movement is to be held at the Town Hall to-morrow evening to discuss…

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War Service Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 3 February 1921 · page 2

A chairman has been[?] [?] which is to [?] complaints of soldiers[?] War Service Homes [?]…

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War Service Homes Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 1

Mr. Hastings, secretary of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial League, [?]ted this afternoon that the in[?]ry regarding the War Service…

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Possible War Russia and Japan Disquieting Incidents New York, Feb. 2

The Daily Express · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 1

The New York "Wbrid's" Washington correspondent advises that messages from Japan indieale that reflections between the Vileddvostock…

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Killjoy's Latest Move. (Published by Arrangement.) War on Tobacco. Sequel of Prohibition

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 1

From an editorial in the Melbourne "Age" of Janaary 5th:—"The great reformers of America, flushed with the triumph of their…

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War in Ireland. Increasing in Bitterness. Rebels Use Land Mine. Atrocious Torture of Constable. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 2

Civil war is increasing in bitterness in Ireland. A land mine was employed for the first time yesterday, four police being killed and seven wounded…

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Batlow Soldier settlement Sports

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 2

A very successful day's sports was held at the Batlow Soldiers' Settlement on Anniversary Day, January 26, on the new recreation ground, at which a great…

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Soldiers' Memorial Appeal

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 2

At a meeting of the general committee of the soldiers' memorial appeal, which was held in the Town Hall last night, there were present Mr. E…

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Education of Soldiers' Children. An Ambitious Scheme

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 February 1921 · page 2

The now repatriation scheme which will provides higher-education for tho children of deceased and totally [?] soldiers' children, is now…

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Science in War. Some Wonders Revealed. Address by Sir John Monash

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 1

Some of the wonders accomplished by science during the war were outlined by Sir John Monash in an address before the annual meeting of the…

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War Costs Payments to Canada Sale Op German Ships. Vancouver, Feb. 3

The Daily Express · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 1

It Is understood that Canada will soon receive the first payment of her share of the German reparations. This will not be drawn from the sums…

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Junee Soldiers' Memorial

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 4
Also in The Daily Express

A memorial, which will be both useful and ornamental, is to be erected at Junee to the memory of the men from Junee and district who made the great…

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