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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

4,638 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 232

Soldier Settlements. Visit of Minister

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 8

CULCAIRN, Monday.--Mr. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, paid a flying visit to the Walbundrie soldiers' settlement, in order to acquaint himself with the area where over 30 returned…

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Korean Atrocities. Japanese Soldiers' Tally. New York, February 6

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1921 · page 5

The "Chicago Tribune's" Washington correspondent states that the Korean Commission has issued a statement detailing the atrocities which Japanese soldiers committed on Korean…

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War-time Profits Tax. Pre-war Standard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 12

The Federal Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. Ewing) advises that in those cases coming under the provisions of the War-time Profits Act, where the taxpayer has selected as a…

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War-time Profits Tax

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 5

The Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. Ewing) advises that in those cases coming under the provisions of the War-time Profits Act where the taxpayer has selected as a pre-war standard…

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War Service Homes Tribunal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 6

The members of the War Service Homes Tribunal sat again yesterday. In two days they have dealt with close upon 40 applications, preference having been given to those whose…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Wednesday, February 9, 1921. Keeping Anzac Day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 10

Australia has claimed Anzac Day from among the list of great days of the war of liberty as a day particularly her own. The very name associates New Zealand with…

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War Time Profits Tax Commissioner's Statement

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 1

The Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. Ewing) advises that in those cases coming under the provisions of the War Time Profits Act, where the…

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Oxford War Heroes London. Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 1

The Prince of Wales to-day unveiled a cross in St. John's Quadrangle, Magdalen College, Oxford, in memory of 200 members of the…

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War Memorial. Melbourne Council Votes £40,000

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Though considerable opposition was displayed by some aldermen towards the proposal, the City Council agreed to-day to vote £40,000 to assist a fund…

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War Bonds Control. Consents Withdrawn. New Regulations Issued

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 10

It was officially announced by the Registrar of War Gratuity Bonds yesterday that all general consents to accept the transfer of war gratuity bonds issued to traders and land and…

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Ship Charters to Go to Pre-war Levels

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 4

The decline in ship charters virtually to pre-war level was noted Dec. 6, when it was reported that foreign shipowners were offered tramps for the…

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Secret Service. War Work Incidents. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 11

The King's Bench Division has awarded Herbert Booth £500 damages against the "Daily Herald" for libel, by accusing him of being a spy and agent-provocateur. Booth…

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War Debts. America Will Not Cancel. Vancouver, February 7

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 9

It is announced from Washington that the Secretary of the Treasury (Mr. Houston) to-day repudiated the report current in the United States that the debts to the United States…

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At the War Trophies Conference. Mayor Simpson and the City Council

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 1

From a report of the proceedings at a conference of Mayors and Presidents of local governing bodies held in Sydney on the 19th January we notice the following:…

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Gloaming and Man 0' War Dominion Enthusiasts Desire Match a National Advertisement

Referee · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 3

It would have been a great thing for Australian and New Zealand racing if it had been at all possible for a match to take place between Poitrel and Man o'…

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Auburn Soldiers' League Secretary's Report

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 2

Following are excerpts from the half-yearly report of the Auburn sub-branch of the R. S. and S.I. League, ending December 31st, 1920, submitted by the…

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City Council. Appointment Refused to Soldier. Heated Debate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 10

There was a heated discussion in the City Council last night concerning the recommendation of the finance committee that Mr. E. G. Holdsworth should be appointed to the…

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Unemployed. Nearly 600 Soldier Trainees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1921 · page 11

The Repatriation Department, in the course of an official statement issued yesterday, announced that the number of vocational trained returned soldiers now waiting employment…

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War Homes Tribunal

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 8

The members of the War Service Homes Tribunal dealt with a large number of applications yesterday. It is proposed to-day to take a number of…

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War Service Homes Tribunal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 February 1921 · page 11

The members of the war service homes tribunal dealt with a large number of applications yesterday. It is proposed to-day to take a number of cases submitted by the Returned…

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