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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

3,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 198

Grenfell Soldiers Grenfell

The Sun · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 14

The Soldiers Memorial was unveiled on Saturday by Sir Neville Howse, who some months ago laid the foundation stone. Sir Neville remarked that it…

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Cabinet Incapable of Handling Area Soldier Settlers -- On Irrigation Area -- Indignant with Government -- Will Appeal to Mr. Lang a March to Trust

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 3

LEETON, Monday. -- That there is great dissatisfaction among soldier settlers with the Fuller Government and its administration of the…

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Will Disputed Bequest to Soldiers Sum of £100,000 Involved LONDON, January 27

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 7

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed the appeal of Verge versus Somerville. In June, 1921. Mr. Justice Harvey, in…

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Disobedient Boy Wounded in Back

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

FREMANTLE, Tuesday.--A happening reminiscent of the tragedy at Richmond recently, when a father killed his child by throwing a knife,…

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War Service Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

The War Service Homes Commission in this issue invites tenders for tho erection of cottages at Ryde (3), Hornsby, Eastwood, Lane Cove (2), Huberfield. Wahroonga. Vaucluse,…

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War Wool Profits

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 5

Profits made in the purchase of wool made by the British Government during the war will, it is estimated, amount to £64,300,000 on a total…

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Japanese Squadron Bids Farewell Admiral Saito Expresses His Thanks to the People of the Commonwealth for Their Warm-hearted Welcome Home in April

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 3

To-day the Japanese warships will steam through the Heads, bound for New Zealand, and according to Paymaster-Lieut. Nave, the official…

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War Widow's Money Policeman Charged

The Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 10

"Defendant was a policeman when he came to live with me at Mosman. He said he was single. One day at the races he left me suddenly. When I…

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War Medals State Offices May Close

The Sun · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 8

The military authorities have under consideration a proposal to close down the State Medal Issue Departments, so that the whole of the work can…

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Victoria's £250,000 War Memorial —And Other Topics

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 25

HERE we show the design selected for the Victorian National War Memorial. It is the work of Messrs. Hudson. and Wardropp. areh[?]teels, of Melbourne (ex-soldiers, in collaboration with Mr. Paul Montford, the…

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War Memorials for Exhibition Almost Complete LONDON, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 1

Australia House announces that the reconstruction of the Polygon Wood Memorial will be completed tomorrow. The Australian Tunnelers Memorial…

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That Next War. Thousands for Peace; Millions for Armaments

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 6

Between them, Belgium, France, Great Britain and Italy are spending in the current financial year more than £236,000,000 upon their armies and navies…

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Anglo-Persian Oil Shares not to be Sold Important Bearing on the International Oil Situation-- Preventing Another War

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 1

LONDON, Jan. 29.--It is officially announced that the British Government has decided not to sell their Anglo-Persian oil shares…

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British Soldiers Murdered London, January 29

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 9

A message from Jerusalem states that highwaymen killed two British soldiers and looted a motor car…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 January 1924 · page 7

At a public meeting held at Petersham Town Hall it was decided to rescind the resolution which was passed In 1921 appointing the Public [?]…

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War Memorials

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 2

The Australian War Memorial authorities. having decided to include in their memorial collections particulars of the various local war memorials throughout…

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War Memorials. London, Jan. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 9

Ausliaim House announces that the recon struction of the Polygon Wood memorial will be completed to-morrow. The Australian tunnellers memorial on Hill 60 has also been…

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War Memorial. Competitive Designs. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 9

The Federal Cabinet to-day discussed the question of the construction of a national war memorial to be elected at the foot of Mount Ainsite. In the Federal Capital territory. It…

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War Memorial Competition for Design CANBERRA

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 4

The Federal Cabinet to-day discussed the question of the construction of a national war memorial, to be erected at the foot of Mount Ainslie, in the…

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Lost His Block Over the Ice Tram Driver is Felled and Goes off Duty--A Row at the Door in Anzac Parade

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 January 1924 · page 6

When Montague Collier, an Ice carter, called at the residence of Arthur Jesso May, a tram driver, at Anzac Parade, Kensington, he was told by…

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