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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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British War Medals

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

Within the next few days the first issue of British war medals will be distributed amongst the various military districts for presentation (says…

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War Service Homes [?] MELBOURNE

The Daily Express · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 3

The buying or selling of war services [?] the [?] of the War Service Homes Commissioner is [?] illegal and in view of the…

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Stealing War Stores. French Gang Traced. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

The Lille polite have discovered the existence of a band which has been stealing English war stores. Goods valued at 300,000 francs have been…

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War Time Profits. New Calculation of Income. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

Mr. W. Benjamin, representing the Federated Graziers' Association of Australia, giving evidence before the Royal Commission on Taxation, spoke…

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War Service Homes. an Ill-timed Agitation Chief Commissioner's Annoyance. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 3

The Chief Commissioner for War Service Homes expressed annoyance to-day with certain press criticism of his department and with the criticism…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Subscription List Opened

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 1

A meeting of the executive committee of the Soldiers' Memorial Fund was held at the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday evening, there being…

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Griffith Returned Soldiers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

The Griffith returned soldiers association are holding a bazaar at Griffith on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, of next week, in aid of the…

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Soldiers’ Memorial Carnival to Be Held

The Daily Express · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

The Executive Committee of the Wagga Branch of the R.S.A. and the Soldiers Memorial Committee met on Friday night for the purpose of…

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Soldiers’ Memorial Lord Mayor Lambert Again Takes a Political View Sydney

The Daily Express · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

The Lord Mayor [?] Lambert [?] day referred to the protest at the [?] there, Wives and Widow [?] tion, in which they stated [?]…

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“Nothing Against Soldiers”. Labor and the War Trophies. Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 19 February 1921 · page 8

The Lord Mayor stated to-day that the City Council would race no obtain in the way of returned soldiers designs of seeing way trophies,…

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Soldiers' Pensions

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 2

A good deal of confusion exists concerning the payment of pensions to wives and children of incapacitated soldiers, who are themselves in…

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Girl Traitor. Betrays English Soldiers. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 2

"The Times" correspondent at Paris says that a girl, Alphonsine Gobron, has been sentenced to transportation for life, having betrayed two English…

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Archbishop Clune Arrival in Perth After Visit to Ireland Passionate Denunciation of Crown Forces Condemnation of British Soldiers Perth

The Daily Express · Monday 21 February 1921 · page 1

Archbishop chine, who has returned from his visit to Ireland, in the course of a passionate denunciation of what he witnessed in [?]reland, [?] “I once…

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Soldiers' Settlements Federal Treasurer Reproves State' Government. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 2

Replying to allegations that the state Government's commitments on soldier settlements exceeded the amount received from the Federal Government, Sir…

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Returned Soldier's Employment Act. (To the Editor.)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 2

Sir,—It may be of interest to some of your readers to know that in December last the N.S.W. State Council of the R.S. and S.I.L. of A. forwarded…

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Railway Fatality Returned Soldier's [?] Sydney, M[?]

The Daily Express · Tuesday 22 February 1921 · page 1

A returned soldier [?] P when riding on the platt[?] be two railway carriages going pool, fell off and was killed…

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War Memorials a Fean[?]n Idea. [?]

The Daily Express · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 1

The ides has been re[?]ved of [?]ing the [?]te the German advance [?] inscribed Here [?]d."…

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Soldiers’ Homes the Special First Report [?] Sydn[?]

The Daily Express · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 2

The first inter[?] diers [?] reach the Acting M[?] ri[?]on on T[?]day…

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After War Problems Re-establishing Peace in the Near-east Allies Meet at London Conference the Treaty of Sevres Under Review

The Daily Express · Wednesday 23 February 1921 · page 1

It is understo[?]d that at the preliminary conference Britain and France were in agreemont to solve the question of Smy[?]na by making it…

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Anzac Day. No Public Holiday “A Sacred Day.” Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 24 February 1921 · page 1

At the conclusion of the Cabinet meeting this afternoon, Mr. Dooley announced that the Cabinet was of opinion that Anzac Day was one which…

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