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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

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Soldiers’ Orphans Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 1

A Bowral message states that a movement is on foot among Sydney war workers to acquire the Charles Kolling Masonic College, at Moss…

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Shooting at Dortmund French Soldier Killed. Paris June 10

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 1

The shooting of two Frenchmen at Dortmund has aroused great anger in France. One message states that the…

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War Fever Bulgaria Under the Revolutionary Government Deposed Dictator Still Evades Arrest Fears Expressed That the Peasant Army May Cause Civil War. Paris, June 11

The Daily Express · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 1

The general impression in diplomatic circles is that the crux of the Bulgarian position is the fate of M. Stamballski…

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Goulburn's War Memorial

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 2

The Goulburn district war memorial committee recently invited design [?] the memorial, which is to be placed on an eminence overlooking the…

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Soldiers' Memorial

Ariah Park News · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 4

The following additional lettering is being placed on the Ariah Park Soldiers' Memorial by Messrs F. Arnold & Sons,…

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Adelong Sub-branch Returned Soldiers' League. Three Presentations

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 3

A special meeting of the Adelong Sub-branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A. was held in the Oddfellows' Hall (upstairs) on Monday evening last, when…

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Soldiers' Memorial in Chelmsford Place

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 2

A definite move has now been made in regard to the erecting of a suitable soldiers memorial in Chelmsford Place. At a meeting of the Leeton…

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COLONEL A. B. Farr Removal to W.A. Soldiers Indignant Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 4

Replying in the House of Representatives sentatives to question by Mr Cole, man, relating to the transfer of Colonel A. G. Farr, Dep[?]y…

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Soldiers Combine

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 18 June 1923 · page 2

At a meeting of ex-soldiers. held at Punchbowl yesterday it was stated that the new organisation to secure better conditions in…

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RETURNED SOLDIEr'S DEATH

Daily Advertiser · Monday 18 June 1923 · page 2

A returned soldier named William James Docketty, about 30 years of age, was found by a police constable lying unconscious on the footpath opposite…

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The World’s Peace Franco-british Co-operation Urged Lord Derby Issues Plain Warning to Germany Lord Robert Cecil Fears “That Great Disaster Called War” London, June 16

The Daily Express · Monday 18 June 1923 · page 1

Lord Derby, speaking at a Conservative Club meeting, said his greatest wish was to see Britain working in close co-operation with…

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War Debt Sinking Funds

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 1

A new sinking fund for the extinction of the war debt of Great Britain, the internal war debt, that is, is being insituted. Payments commence at…

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Soldiers' Memorial in Chelmsford Place. (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 1

Sir,—Re the monument in commemoration of our fallen men. I dare say some of the residents of the area can recall a movement that was made…

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Chelmsford Place Soldiers Memorial

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 1

At a meeting ot the subcommittee hold on Sunday morning, it was dethe following organisations to form titled to invite representatives from…

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Yenda Returned Soldiers League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 4

A letter from Mrs. Menzies has been received expressing her thanks and deep gratitude for the cheque recently forwarded to her in connection…

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Squaring Off Accounts. But What About the Returned Soldier?

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 4

Instead of the N.S.W. Government receiving payment for properties transferred at the time of Federation to the Commonwealth it is now…

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Goulburn War Memorial

The Daily Express · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 7

The Goulburn and district war memorial committee recently invited designs for the memorial, which is to be placed on an eminence…

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Divorce Refused Remarkable Story a Romance in War Times London, June 21

The Daily Express · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 1

A remarkable story has been unfolded in the Divorce Court during the few days, in connection with an application by Engineer-Commander…

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Soldier and Public Man the Fortitude of the Digger Melbourne

The Daily Express · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 2

“Speech-making is Australia’s besotting [?] declared Major-General Sir C. B. White in the course of an interesting address at a meeting in…

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China and Japan. a Prospect of War. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1923 · page 2

Captain Lindsly, a Canadian aviator. who arrived in Sydney yesterday after a tour of the East, said so strained are the relations between Japan and China…

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