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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

3,943 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 198

Help War Widow Education of Children Repatriation Scheme

The Sun · Thursday 13 March 1924 · page 10

While the Returned Soldiers' League has hesitated to make a suggestion for the disbursement of the large sums of money, bequeathed by patriotic…

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OURGALLANDEAD Impressive Monument War Cemeteries

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 3

Major-General Sir Fabian Ware read a paper on "War Cemeteries" before the Society of Arts in London last week, some Paragraphs of Which will…

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War Gratuity Loan Makes Steady Progress

The Labor Daily · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 4

Cash applications received at head office of the Commonwealth Bank yesterday totalled. £231,000, Only 20 Individual applications exceed £1000…

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Coal for Navy a "War Reserve" Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 7

With reference to rumors that the Australian Navy intended to import its coal from Wales instead of using Newcastle stocks, it has been ascertained…

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Intrigues of War Matahari the Spy Matahari, the Spy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 3

News comes from Paris that the sale of jewels and other relic of a mistress of intrigue, the Japanese dancer-spy, Matahari, took place on Saturday last…

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Late Cables. Navy Estimates. Below Pre-war Standard. London, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 9

The British Navy Estimates are approximately equivalent to £34,500,000, based on pre-war values. Hence the scale of expenditure on the Navy has been reduced much…

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Ranger's Job Soldier Loses Chance

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 11

The Returned Soldiers' League is contending that the K[?] Council was wrong in choosing from five names in a hat a ranger for C[?] Park. The…

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Big Train Smash Soldiers in the Making

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 16

THIS WAS ONCE A TRAIN—All that was left of one of the carriages on a train that came to grief in New York recently. It crashed into another that had pulled up owing to a motor smash on the line The engine-driver blamed the fog and rain. Nine people were killed…

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Soldiers Angry No-Water Board Choice Survey Draftsman

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 7

At a meeting of the c[?] of the Returned Soldiers' Association last night indignation was expressed at the No-Water Bo[?]…

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Soldiers' Memorial at Kiama

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 10

The Ven. Archdeacon W. Martin, M.A., dedicated the handsome memorial tower and bell at Christ Church, Kiama, recently, and in his address gave an interesting description of his…

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Preference. Returned Soldiers. Federal Executive's Demand. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 9

Several Federal appointments came under review at the meeting of the Federal Executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Lengue to-day. The president (Mr. G. J. C…

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Soldier's Insomnia "Bullet in Heart"

The Sun · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

Insomnia is said to have been the cause which led to the death of Cecil G. Brown, of Robinson-street, Chats wood, who was found in his bedroom…

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Water Board Again Preference to Soldiers Question of Interpretation

The Sun · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 2

The creation by the Water Board of a now position of survey draftsman, worth a salary of £313 per annum, followed by the selection from within…

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Returned Soldiers. Preference Wanted MELBOURNE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 8

The federal executitve of the Returned Soldiers' League to-niglit carried the following resolution: -- "That the executitve is of the opinion that…

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Soldiers' Fruit Organised Marketing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 10

YOUNG. -- In order to obtain definite proposals to express the views of soldier settlors, with unanimity on the subject, to place before the…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 10

Grenfell has erected one of the finest memorials in the country to perpetuate the deeds of its district men who fell. In the group are (front row) Messrs. George Cousins (Town Clerk), Mr. J. M. Durning (Mayor), and Mr. W. H. Simpson (president of the Soldiers'…

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The Fleet. At Adelaide. a Page of War History. the Motor Boat. (From the Special Correspondent of the Empire Press Union.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 9

Thousands of people have visited Glencig since the battle-cruisers Hood and Repuise were moved there from their anchorage off Semaphore Point, and so great have been the…

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War Memorial. Site on Mount Ainslie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 13

The name of one of the dominating features of the Federal Capital area is Mount Ainslie. Ainslie was one of the two first pioneers of the Canberra Settlement. He was a trooper…

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Rev. C. L. Lee. Fine War Record

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 18

The Rev. C. L. Lee, who accompanied Canon Carr-Smith on his voyage to Australia by the Orsova, which reached Sydney on Thursday, possesses a fine record of war service…

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Dubbo Soldiers' Memorial. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1924 · page 18

Sir Carles Rosenthal arrived last night, and in company with the Mayor, Alderman J. B. MacDonald, architect, and Dr. Gordon, began the work of adjudicating the soldiers' memorial…

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