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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

3,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 198

Mountain Home. for Soldiers' Chiledren

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 4

Through the kindness of Miss Eadith Walker, Shunn, formerly Red Cross Convalescent Home at Leura, has been made available as a holiday home for children of soldiers, under…

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Federal Loan. Soldiers Circularised. Why Money Is Dear. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1924 · page 9

The secretary to the Federal Treasury (Mr. J. R. Collins) stated on Saturday that the Commonwealth already had in sight a total of £1,397,000 for the new loan for the…

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War on Clerk and Gardener

The Sun · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 6

Dark and inscrutable as Bonaparte before the battle, the Chief Clerk at the Town Hall (Mr. Horsfield) smiled broodingly to-day, when asked if he…

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Anzac Cemeteries Well Cared for According to Bruce, Who Rides About on a "Whaler"

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 1

LONDON, Monday evening--Prior to embarking for Port Said, where he arrives on Tuesday, Mr. Bruce this morning laid a laurel wreath at…

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£150,000 REQUIRED Victoria's War Memorial MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 6

Official approval having been given to a shrine of remembrance as Victoria's War Momprial, at its next meeting the memorial committee will…

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Soldiers' Wives and Vagrancy Charges Magistrate's Comment

Evening News · Tuesday 12 February 1924 · page 7

The number of women living apart from their husbands, who coma before the Court under the Vagrancy Act, drew some pointed comment from Mr. Le Brun…

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War Service Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 3

The War Service Homes Commission invites tenders for the erection of cottages at Campsite Ryde (2). Manly, North Sydney, Kogarah, Lanc Cove, Bankstown Willoughby (6). Longueville,…

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The Freight War

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 13

THE freight war now being waged between the Patrick Steamship Company and the wealthy Interstate Shipping Combine provides an insight into the…

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Victoria's Great War Memorial

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 43

We recently published several pictures illustrating tin £250.000 design which has been accepted for the Victorian War Memorial. Here are two more sketches illustraing some of the details of this magnificent "Shrine of Remembrance." The first on represents the interior of the Inner Shrine, the. magnificence of the sacrifice of our manhood being with subdued lighting solemnly perpetuated in stone…

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Company Notes. War Gratuity Loan

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 5

The prospectus of the Commonwealth war gratuity redemption and conversion loan has been issued. The loon is issued at par, carries 6…

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War Gratuities Loan T. and G. Bonds Converted MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 7

The Federal Treasury has now advice of the conversion and subscription of £1,400,000 towards its war gratuities redemption loan…

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X-ray Martyr Mr. James Young Honored "War Sacrifices Equalled"

The Sun · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 3

"The severe burns sustained by Mr. Young when carrying out pioneering work with X-rays in the early days, showed that…

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Labor War Mr. Lang Gets a Broadside "His Death Knell" Vigorous Attacks

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 9

"Mr. Lang's offensive reference to the members of the Alternate Executive is characteristic of his political record, which has been marked by an…

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Soldiers' Wives and Pensions Pension Necessary. Says Magistrate--women Who Point to Pensions When Arrested As Vagrants. Sentenced to the Rising

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 5

It is ume something was done by the authorities in the way of revising pensions granted to soldiers' wives," said the magistrate. Mr…

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Work for Returned Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 5

The Returned Soldiers' League Employment Bureau for the week ended February 6 found positions for 54 returned soldiers…

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Migration. Time-expired Soldiers. London, Feb. ll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1924 · page 13

The War Office representatives interviewed the Overseas Settlement Committee to seen guaranteed openings upon the land in the dominions for time-expired soldiers…

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For Women Gossip About Recent Happenings Jewish War Memorial

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 15

An entertainment in aid of the Jewish War Memorial Hall building fund will be given at the Ma[?] Hall, Darlinghurst, on Wednesday, February 2[?]…

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Cable Comments Macoonald's Attempt to Keep Peace of World--made His Mark in History. War Averted

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 5

Mr. MacDonald's speech on the opening of parliament will go down [?] history as tine most sincere and determined attempt ever made by a…

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Singapore Base Government Decides on Suspension "Sun" Cables Right Again Tangier as Danger-Point in Next War LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 1

The Macdonald government has decided to suspend expenditure on the naval base proposed for Singapore "pending further consideration." Mr. C. G. Ammon, Parliamentary…

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Help for Soldiers City Branch Proposal

Evening News · Thursday 14 February 1924 · page 11

Lieutenant [?] Colonel Mackenzie D.S.O., V.D., was reselected president at the [?] meeting of the City branch of the Returned Soldiers'…

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