"War Damages" Dishonest French Firms Fraudulent Claims
Widespread and enormous frauds, have been discovered in the claims for war damages in connection with the devastated provinces of France; and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1924
3,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 198
Visiting Ships. Fought Against Russia. Officers in Late War
Impressive, as in slugle line they slowly entered Sydney Harbour yesterdey, the three visiting Japanese warships are nevertheless rated obsolute in these days, and new are…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"Forward the Guns" Famous War Horses "Live and Happy Memory"
A letter bearing a London address has been received from Sir Robert Baden-Powell. It reads:-- "After the siege of Mafeking, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Memorial. Foundation Stone at North Sydney. Laid by Lord Forster
The Governor-General, Lord Forster, laid the foundation-stone of the North Sydney war memorial in St. Leonards Park yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Melb Murder Wanted Man Once a "Hobo" Served in War Melbourne
Norman List, the man wanted by the police in connection with the tragedy in the Botanic Gardens. had been living with his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Patrick Company Wins Freight War Combine Holding Bark--Beaten at Every Move--Played Pretty Low
"Nothing doing." Such was the reply by in officer of Patrick Steamships. Ltd, to a representative of this paper yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Kogarah Police Court. Wednesday, January 23. (Before Mr. McMahon, S.m.) a War Service Home
The War Service Homes Commissioners proceeded against Cecil Joseph Auderson, of Beach Road, Cronulla, to recover the property on account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Good Golf Stories When the Card is Not Signed Returned Soldiers' Trophies: Rain and the Parched Greens
A ball driven through a bedroom window at Huntington knocked over a candle and set fire to tho room. With great…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A Distinguished Soldier General Smyth Arrives Commanded Australian Troops
A distinguished soldier--Major-General Sir Novll Maskelyne Smyth, V.C., K.C.B.--arrived in Sydney last evening, having made the voyage from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →North Sydney's 600 Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Lord Forster's Tribute
The laying of the foundation-stone be the North Sydney war memorial monument was performed by the Governor-General in St. Leonards Park…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Japanese Squadron Arrives in Port Jackson Much Booming of Guns and Unfurling of Flags--admiral Saito Is Pleased with His Reception--veterans of Russian War. a Round of Calls and Receptions
TO the accompaniment of the booming of guns, the unfurling of flags, the flashing of steel, music, and much hoarse shouting of words of command, Japanese cruisers Asama (flagship), lwate. and Yakumo, crept out of the ocean mists to their anchorages in Sydney Harbor--the flagship,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sentiment Wanted War Homes Sale
'That we, as the official organisation of War Service Homes, demand that the homes be sold to applicant on the principle of sentiment, which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Gifts to Baden Powell Celebrated Presentation of Chargers on Relief of Mafeking-- A Memory of the Boer War
Those whose memories run back to the days of the Boer War and remember the relief of Mafeking, when an army commanded by General…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Penrith Soldiers' Memorial
The balance sheet of the moonlight concert held in December in aid of Penrith Soldiers' Memorial shows the following:—Ticket money, £8/10/6;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dr. Earle Page: Will You Look Into This Matter? Grievances of T.B. Soldiers at Resemount
When Earle Page is not tearing around Australia talking through his hat, he might stay a moment and…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Smith's" Wins Long Fight for V.D. MEN Square Deal To Be Given After Many Years Begrudged Concession Throwing Onus on Sufferers
It takes a long while to drive a little humanity into the heads of Government Departments-- particularly those dealing with…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Roads Association Helps Soldiers' Plan
MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Recently the National Roads Association started a scheme to leave Wirth's Park and turn it into a huge motor parking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redemption of Soldiers' Gratuity
Labor would be ill-advised to raise the twenty millions required to liquidate the soldiers' gratuity bonds by exchanging the bonds for notes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Soldier's Stories "Stray Recollections." by Major-General Sir C. E. Calwell, K.C.B. (London, Edward Arnold), two volumes, 35
The general impression left after reading Major-General Callwell's "Recollections" is one of disappointment. It is only natural to expect from a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Taking the Gilt Off the Government Loan Gingerbread Why State Securities Are Really Third Rate Holdings Making War Fortunes a Charge on the Nation
Mr. Big Money, who will give an interview any time to any newspaper on Government extravagance, is identical with the Mr. Big Money, the most of whose capital is invested in the Government loans which provide the cash for that very extravagance…
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