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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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Lost Fortunes. £16,000 Spent in Election Campaign. War Profits Disappear. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1924 · page 2

The loss of a fortune of £140,000 inherited in 1910 was disclosed in the Bau[?] Court examination of Constantine Searamanga Ralli, who is…

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Aerial War. [?]Angers of the [?]

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 3

Commi[?] Bur[?] M.P. in an ar[?] in the “Sunday Times” says “Eight hundred [?] could drop [?] of bombs on…

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Meat Tenders War Office Contract "No Dominions Need Apply" London, February 27

The Daily Express · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 1

Mr. Hassan, of the Australian Meat Board, in an interview with the Australian Press, said be would not have surprised If the Southampton…

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War on Pests

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. A. Head, Who has a nice plot of cotton on his farm near Parkes, found his poultry of considerable assistance in keeping insect pests in…

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Returned Soldiers Meet Help for Diggers in Distress. Next Sunday's Ceremony

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 1

At the monthly meeting, of the Wagga branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, which was held in the Empire…

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Griffith Soldiers' League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the Griffith Soldiers' League was held on Wednesday evening. There were about 120 present, President Broome…

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The Peace of Europe Macdonald-poincare Correspondence. Well Received by French Press. U.S.A. Aid in Final War Liquidation. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that commenting in advance on the Macdonald-Poincare correspondence which is to be published to-night the…

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The War Memorial

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 2

The War Memorial problem will engage the attention of the Wagga Municipal Council at its meeting to night. The Executive of the…

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Morocan War Zone Spaniards Hard Pressed London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 2

Reuter's Madrid correspondent reports that the latest official news from the Spanish war zone in Morocco indicates that the situation is some…

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The War in Morocco Spanish Reverses. Reinforcements Despatched. (Reuter Service.) MADRID, March 4

The Daily Express · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 1

The latest official news from the Spanish war zone in Morocco indicates that the situation is somewhat serious and the enemy is pressing…

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Prime Minister Returns Imperial Conference Benefits. Australia's Position in Event of War. Influence of the United States. Fremantle

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 March 1924 · page 2

Mr. S. M. Bruce, the Prime Minister, who, with Mrs. B[?]uce, reached here to-day on the Orsova, referring, in the course of an interview, to his…

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War Memorial. Argument in Council. Garden Scheme Endorsed

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

The question as to what form the Wagga and District War Memorial shall take, has been again dragged from its resting place. This time, the merits…

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Griffith Soldiers' League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 5

At the last meeting of the committee of the Griffith Soldiers' League it was decided that in the opinion of the League the district inspector…

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Anzac Day Sydney

The Daily Express · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 1

Anzac Day this year wil be proclaimed a bank holiday but not a public holiday…

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Constable Murdered Another Man Wounded. Prisoner Attacks Escort. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 2

A sensational shooting affray occurred at Appin, about 7 miles from Campbelltown. late this afternoon as the result of which Constable Flynn…

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Drama of the War Reminiscences of Franco-german Espionage Duplicity of a Famous Female Spy Trapped While Playing Fast and Loose with Two Countries; Then Executed. Paris, March 8

The Daily Express · Monday 10 March 1924 · page 1

The sale of the jewels and other relics of Matahart has led the Chief of Secret Police to reveal a story of the dancer-apy’s arrest and execution…

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Policeman Shot Dead Car Driver Seriously Wounded. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 2

About 5.30 on Sunday afternoon, Constables Flynn and Mr. Clift, resident engineer, were escorting a man named Simpson by car from…

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Double Murder Desperate Affray in a Motor Car Prisoner Said to Have Attacked His Escort Constable Shot Dead; ClVlLIAN, Severely Wounded, Dies Later. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 1

As was briefly reported in the 'Daily Express” yesterday, a shooting sensation occurred near App[?] Sunday evening—as the result…

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Soldiers' Association

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 2

A MEETING of the Tarrabandra Returned Soldiers' Progress Association was held on Saturday when it was decided to merge the old body…

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Returned Soldiers' Windfall. Disposal a Subject for League Argument. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 1

The right of the Returned Soldiers' League to be heard before the Master in Equity in connection with the settlement of a scheme for the disposal of…

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