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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

3,623 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 182

The Moving Picture Show The Outlawed War

The Sun · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 4

Senator Borah (U.S.A.) introduced a resolution proposing to outlaw war by international agreements, cach nation regarding war as a public crime, and…

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Motors As Fatal As War? One of America's Problems

The World's News · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 2

"Appalling" scarcely describes the terrible toll of life taken annually in the United States through motor accidents. Last year 10,168 deaths were caused in…

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The Prickly Pear Problem. A Possible Solution: Utilising a War Invention

The World's News · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 3

It would be impossible to over-estimate the gravity and national importance of the Australian prickly pear problem. About 6,000,000 acres of the soil of New South…

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Britain Will Pay What Will France Do? War Debts Settlement "Unpleasant Incidents"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 7

In this, the ninth of his series of special articles, Mr. Lloyd Geor deals trenchantly with the position of Britain and France, owing to the former's agreement to pay her will deht…

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Soldiers' Settlement Administration. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 11

Sir,—Owing to my absence from Sydney it was not until to-day that 1 noticed a statement in a recent issue of the "Herald" that the affairs of the Soldiers' Settlement De…

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Federal Appointment. Preference to Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 14

Exception is being taken by returned soldiers' organisations to the fact that the preference to soldiers policy was not recognised in the appointment of a member of the…

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Burned Out Returned Soldier's Residence MERRIWA

The Sun · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 6

A new residence, recently erected by Mr. A. W. Gardiner, a returned soldier-grazier, on his and his brothers Bow Glen property, was…

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Superannuation Board Returned Soldiers' Protest

The Sun · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 2

Irrespective of the declared policy of preference to returned soldiers and verbal assurances both by Mr. Hughes and the Acting Prime Minister during…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Give a Digger a Job ? NOT on Your Life ! Water Board Prefers Civilian League Should Urge Prosecution

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 27

The Sydney Water and Sewerage Board has just committed a particularly shameless breach of the Soldiers Preference Bill. The Board is under the aegis of the Minister for Works. Will his colleague the Attorney-General Institute a prosecution? If…

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Soldiers Memorial. Country Bowlers. Rey. R. B S Hammon D's Return

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 February 1923 · page 22

Drawing by Mr. R. Keith Harris, illustrating his suggestion for converting Macquarie Barracks into a Soldiers' Memorial. "Greenway's Building for Macquarie,"says Mr. Harris, "is one of the finest examples of our fine old Colonial architecture in Sydney." The alteration provide for a roadway through to the Domain on the northern side. Views of Norfolk Island --(1) The old penal establishment and (2) landing jetty at Kingston…

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Jocelyn and the War

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 February 1923 · page 13

The Manuscript of Youth, by Diana Patrick. An emotional novel in which young people talk, make love, and go through all the adventures of peace and…

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A Tug of War Town v. COUNTRY

The Sun · Sunday 18 February 1923 · page 2

We warn to settle the long-vexed question as to whether town or country children are the brighter. Glancing over our awards It seems-to us that six country children…

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In the Cheatres "French Leave" Echoes of the War

The Sun · Sunday 18 February 1923 · page 21

"French Leave," an uproarious comedy, which will follow "The Flaw," deals with the lighter side of war, arid was written by a young barrister,…

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British War Debt U.S. Congress Passes Bill VANCOUVER

The Sun · Sunday 18 February 1923 · page 1

The Washington Senate, voting 70 to 13, has passed the British Debt Funding Bill, thus virtually completing the settlement…

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Mr. Bruce Explains Busy Saturday for Prime Minister What Will He Do with the Steamers? The Returned Soldiers' Grievances

Sunday Times · Sunday 18 February 1923 · page 2

"I know I am regarded as an opponent of the Commonwealth Line of steamers, and from my speeches and references to it the public can draw its own conclusions."—Mr. Bruce, Prime Minister. Up till yesterday morning the Prime…

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At Anzac Old Balloon Ship Hector in Sydney

Evening News · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 6

A[?] who care to go down to No. 1 Dawes Point within the next few days will see an old friend. The steamer Hector has revisited…

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Abolishing War. American Proposal. Washington, Feb. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 9

Senator Borah proposes to take a trip to Europe this, summer with the intention of placing before the peoples there his proposal for outlawing war, by providing for the…

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Maori War Veteran's Death. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 6

The death is announced of Colonel Forster Yelverton Goring, late of the New Zealand Royal Artillery. He had distinguished service in the Maori War to his credit…

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Outlawing War. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue this morning I notice that Senator Borah has introduced a resolution proposing to outlaw war by international agreements, each nation to regard war as a…

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To Outlaw War American Proposal A World Court New York, February 16

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 February 1923 · page 5

Senator Borah plans a trip to Europe this summer, with the intention of placing before the peoples of Europe his proposal for the outlawing, of war,…

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