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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

3,623 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 182

Soldiers' Club Farewell Party

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 10

The Soldier's Club, which closes on Friday after nearly eight years of existence is arranging a final party on Thursday. The trustees will be glad…

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Helped the Soldiers Sir John Harrison, K.b.e

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 5

Sir John Harrison, who received the K.B.E. in the new year honor's list, has been receiving many congratulations from war workers and the scores of volunteers…

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Soldiers' Club a Farewell Party

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1923 · page 8

The Soldiers' Club, which closes on Friday next, after nearly eight years of existence, is arranging a final party on Thursday next. The trustees will be glad…

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Civil War Prisoners

Watchman · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 8

Mr. O'Higgins, Minister for Home Affairs in Southern Ireland, said in Dail Eireann on September 14 that the Free Staters had 5000 prisoners in their…

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Deserted War Service Home

Evening News · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 7

The cottage in Kenneth-street, Longusville was built for a Digger, named Smith, by the War Service Homes Commission. After a few months the walls split, and the building began to topple over. The walls were propped up as shown in the photograph: but Smith and his wife left,…

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More Civil War Factions in China SHANGHAI, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 4

The probable explanation of the Canton Government's recognition of the Central Chinese Government is given in a message received to-day…

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The Old Behind the War Scare. Secret History of Anglo-Turkish Crisis

The Catholic Press · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 5

The war in the Near East is riot merely between Greek and Turk. It is not between the Christian West and the Mohammedan East. It is not for the freedom of…

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Just the Sort Soldier Immigrants Arrive MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 7

Few more desirable new settlers have reached Melbourne in recent years than the ex-service men who arrived to-day on the R.M.S. Macedonia. They…

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Returned Soldiers. the League's Position. Hobart

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 8

Major Forrest, general secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, addressing the local branch, said the league was doing well in the other States except…

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Soldiers' Homes. Funds Exhausted. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 10

Tee State Minister for Repatriation (Mr. G. R. Lafener) stated this morning that the money which had been available for building soldiers' homes in South Australia had been…

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Work for Return[?] Soldiers. No[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 10

Eighty returned soldiers are at p[?] employed reconditioning the road connecting [?] Naval College at Jervis Cay with the Prince Highway. The length of the road is fourteen…

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Soldiers' Arrangements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 January 1923 · page 8

The secretary of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' imperial League of Australia Mr. F. N. Lipscombe), in a letter to the "Herald" expresses regret that the returned men' of…

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Anzac Hall Reason for Delay Premier Explains

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 8

The question has again arisen as to when the Anzac Memorial Hall is to be built, seeing that £60,000 was subscribed for the purpose three…

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War Medals 110,367 Unclaimed

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 7

Surely every Digger is proud of his war service. Yet no fewer than 110,367. medals are awaiting distribution at the Victoria…

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Officers' Records. Distinguished War Services

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 10

The whole of the senior officers of the French squadron, and many of the junior officers, have had splendid records of war service, and the majority of them wear upon their…

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French Gift. Deposited in the War Museum. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 10

At the suggestion of Senator Pearce (chairman of the Australian War Museum committee) the Prime Minister has deposited in the War Museum the bronze palm which Admiral…

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Medical History of War Col. Butler's Task Comprehensive Work

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

"the Medical Journal of Australia' announces that after prolonged [?]tiations between the Commonwealth Government and the…

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Soldier Settlers Failures at Bankstown Culung the Misfits

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 8

Colonel Beardsmore, who was appointed o commissioner recently to inquire into a number of urgent cases at the Bankstown soldiers…

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The Pioneer-spirit in Soldier Settlers a Nor'-west Worker

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 9

The "Farmer and Settler" is always ready to pay its tribute of praise to the indomitable spirit of energy and enterprise that is so characteristic of…

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The Graziers' Publicity Page. Someday Science will be Enlisted Full Time

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 11

Never a week passes but what there is evidence of our lack of science research work upon the problems that beset our primary industries. Every…

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