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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

3,623 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 182

The Country "Not Ashamed" Mayor's War Attitude Spruikers and Parks Lithgow

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 9

At the Council meeting, the Mayor (Aid. R. Pil[?]ans) was twitted by one of his co-Labor aldermen that whilst opposing the use of the park to public…

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Exiled King Dead Constantine Ends Meteoric Career Twice on Throne Monarch Who Played Sinister Part in War LONDON

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

Constantine, the exiled ex-King of the Hellenes, has died suddenly. Death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. Constantine had been suffering from arterio-sclerosis and nephritis, but his…

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Soldier Settlers

The Land · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 10

Several soldier settlers in the Wagga district have expressed satisfaction at the announcement made through Mr. M. Kilpatrick,…

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Soldier-settlers Complaints of Delay Departmental Laxity

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 7

Serious complaint Is being, made against the delay on the part of the N.S.W. Department of Lands In repaying to requests made by soldier settlers…

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Soldier's Death. Col. C. H. Davis

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 8

Colonel C. H. Davis. C.B.E., D.S.O., V.D., who served in the war in command of the 38th Battalion, died in the North Shore Hospital early yesterday morning. He was 50 years of…

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In Memory. Soldiers' Memorial

The St George Call · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

Capt. Mason, of the Senior Cadets, wishes the parents or next of kin to furnish him with the names of the soldiers who fell (and what place) in…

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Veteran Soldiers' Pensions

The Propeller · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

During the discussion on the Estimates last session Mr. Bagnall, M.L.A., made representations on behalf of the South African war veterans. He…

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Soldiers' Wives and Mothers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 5

Twenty-nine sailors and petty [?]cers from the visiting squadron, in charge of M. Joseph Pellon, chief writer on the flagship, were taken on…

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Anzac Day

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 6

The State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League has received, information from the Premier's Department that legislation is to be introduced providing…

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Anzac Day. a Public Holiday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 12

Anzac Day, April 25, will be proclaimed [?] public holiday. The secretary to the Returned Soldiers' League received from the State Government a notification to that effect…

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War Gratuity Bonds

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 17

The State secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League announces that war gratuity bonds held by ex-soldiers may now be cashed at the Sub-Treasury…

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(Published by Arrangement.) Thousands Killed and Wounded. Prohibition Enforcement

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 7

Tho special correspondent of the London "Daily News" cabled from Washington that startling figures are given by Mr. Haynes, the Prohibition…

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War To The Last Dame

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 12

The Taits are taking the Ward-Fuller, offensive in all seriousness. "Cinderella" at the Sydney, Royal is a transparent effort to compete with…

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War Homes Revised Rental Sought Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 5

The Returned Soldiers' League has decided that representations bo made to the Federal Government for a flat rate rental for War Service homes, at a…

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Empty Houses 32 Out of 9000 War Service Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 8

There are three empty war service homes in one batch at Wentworthville with neither prospective buyers nor tenants in sight…

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War Spirit. Swashbucklers in Germany. Krupps at Moscow. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 13

Mr. Del Cott, of Herbert Del Cott Pty., Ltd., who has just returned from a trip to Europe, gives some of his impressions of the situation in Germany. These observations,…

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British War Debt. Negotiations with America. the Funding Scheme. Washington, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 13

Senator McKellar (Tennessee), in a speech in the Senate demanding that full publicity should be given to the war debt negotiations, declared that Congress never would sanction…

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Britain's Rent War Dummy Gets a Bit Back By-products of Housing Shortage

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 9

That the housing shortage in Britain is even more acute than in Australia, is the point made by Mr. D. J. Evans, of "Smith's" London staff this week. The irony of the situation is that with a million houses wanted,…

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Pity for France Poppy Day Gifts Soldiers Justified

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 2

The assistance which Australia sent to the French widows and orphans of the members of the French mission…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament 'Damn the Dependents!' Victorian State League Officials As Bad As Federal Executive in Ignoring the Interests of the Relatives of Dead Men Diggers! Get Your Broom Ready

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 26

It is becoming increasingly evident that the Victorian State Executive of the R.S. and League will stop at nothing in supporting the refusal by Federal Congress to discuss the question of free medical treatment for the widows and other dependents of deceased…

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