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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

4,065 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 204

German Goods. Soldiers Urge Boycott

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 8

The Tamworth sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, one of the largest in the State, is urging upon the league to Institute a boycott of German goods and the…

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Penshurst Soldiers' Memorial Hall. Officially opened by Lord Mayor

The St George Call · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon last the Lord ; Mayor of Sydney (Aid. W. McElhone) who was accompanied by the Lady Mayoress, officially opened the Soldiers…

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War Trophy

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 2

Sometime ago Auburn was offered a trench mortar, similar to what Granville received from the War Trophies Distrbuting Committee, but the local council…

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White Australia Need for Population Danger of Swamping War Losses and Gains

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 8

In conversation, recently with an English gentleman, who has now returned to the Old Country, the question of our White Australian policy…

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War Averted Between America and England Remarkable Assertion New York, February 10

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 11

Mr. Henry W. Nevinson, editor of the London "Nation," speaking here in reference to the Armament Conference, made the astounding statement that if the 1916 naval programme of…

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War With United States If Naval Rivalry Continued a London Editor's View New York

Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 1

"If the United States naval programme of 1918 bad been continued there doubti[?] would have been war between Britain and the [?]…

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St. Marys Soldiers' Memorial

Nepean Times · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

The laying of the foundation stones of the memorial pavilion will take place on Saturday. February 25th, at 2.45 p.m. The Mayor, on behalf of the…

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Soldiers' Preference. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 14

A meeting of the sub-branch of the R.S.S.[?] League carried a motion to the effect that every Parliamentary candidate for Byron be asked If he favoured the continuance of the…

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Senator Pearce. Care of Australian Soldiers. New York, Feb [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 13

Senator Pearce has made arrangements with the American Government to take care of ailing Australian soldiers numberlng a dozen or more, who were discharge in England, and…

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Mosman's Soldiers' Memorial

The Sun · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 1

Soldiers' memorial to be erected at Mosman, at the corner of Lennon-street and Myagah-road, close to the local park. The local an comprises a square shaft, slightly tapering, and surmounted by a cube-shaped cup with pyramidal finish. The base is 7ft. each way, and the height 22 ft…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Supreme Brutality Making a Navvy of a Cripple Cyanide's Inhumanity to Convalescents Greater wrong hath no man done than this, that he should put a broken man to a strong man's task

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 25

Every now and then the readers of the dailies are served up with a column or so designed to show what a benignant crowd the Cyaniders are…

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Care of Soldiers Australians in America New York, February 10

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 11

Senator Pearce has made arrangements with the American Government to take care of ailing Australian soldiers, numbering a dozen or more, who were discharged in England and…

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Federal Dismissals Room for Returned Men Treasurer's Straight Talk

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1922 · page 4

The Federal member for South Sydney (Mr. Riley) said yesterday that he was much troubled by the wholesale dismissals of temporary employees…

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Washington and War. The Entente, Russia, and Predestined Failure

Truth · Sunday 12 February 1922 · page 6

According to the cablegrams published in the press last Tuesday. the various treaties arrived at by the Powers represented at Washington have been…

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Find the Chasm! Smith v. Smith a Class-War Problem

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1922 · page 3

"IT is sheer hypocrisy," declares an advocate of the class war (James O'Neal in the "Call Magazine," New York), "to contend…

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War Graves! How Money is Being Mis-spent. To the Editor

Truth · Sunday 12 February 1922 · page 10

Sir, — Having just finished up with the Imperial War Graves Commission in France (20/11/21). and reading articles in the local papers which are very…

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Red-eyed Vision Another Remarkable Book by Sir Philip Gibbs the World After War

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 February 1922 · page 3

As to the Great War and its effects, the flaming sincerity and genuinely deep knowledge of Sir Philip Gibbs are established beyond all cavil. He not only…

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How Trade Affects Stocks War Loans Beginning to Ease Firmer Mining Market But Metals Lower

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1922 · page 4

There has been heavy business during the week in War Loans, with a slightly easier tendency developing. It could not be expected that the…

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Stranded in London. More Australian Soldiers Deputation to Cook London, February 10

The Sun · Sunday 12 February 1922 · page 1

Lieut.-General Sir Alexander Godley, president of the Anzac Services Association, introduced a deputation of the association to Sir Joseph Cook…

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120,000 Victory Medals Distribution on Anzac Day

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 6

An [?] has been obtained by the Returned Solders [?] from the Defence Department. that all available Victory Medals will be distributed on…

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