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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

3,920 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 196

War to End War. Preparing for It

The Catholic Press · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 27

It would appear that the "war to end all wars" has not been fought yet, in spite of the press and political "urgers" who used to encourage us with the noble…

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"ARBITRATIONITIS" Public Servants' War a Bitter Debate

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 12

The annual conference [?] the Public Service Association [?]tered upon its third day and [?]cally most of the [?] has been…

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Shipping War Men Will Resist No Change Yet

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 9

THE Shipping War is on again, and the prospects are serious in every way. This morning the seamen met as usual at the Dawes Point…

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War-time Contracts. Australian Firm Sued. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 9

An action in which £30,724/15/5 is claimed as damages for alleged breaches of contracts was mentioned before Mr. Justice Mann in the Practice Court to-day. Dutton, Massey,…

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The Lords and Commons Earl Asquith Takes His Seat What War Pensions Cost War Pensions Bill. London, February 17

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5

Earl Asquith took his seat in the House of Lords to-day, being sponsored by Earl Beauchamp and Earl Balfour…

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A Book for All Time Bean's War History LONDON

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 8

Mr. C. E. W. Bean's War History does himself and the Australian Government immense credit, says the "Daily Mail."…

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War From the Air American Inquiry Contradictory Opinions Washington, February 17

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 1

Contradictory testimony was given before the House of Representatives Aircraft Committee by Mr. Roosevelt, formerly Assistant-Secretary to the…

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Woes of Wives Men's War=time Appetites Piratical Shop=keepers London

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 1

Working-class housewives gave the Food Commission some interesting information about the effect that the war had had on the appetites of their…

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Methods of War. Use of Aircraft. Relation to Navy. WASHINGTON, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 9

Contradictory testimony was given before the House of Representatives aircraft committee by Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, formerly assistant Secretary to the Navy, and General…

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My Book of the Week the Sex War Ludovici's "Lysistrata" the Future of Woman the Woman of the Future

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5

THE "To-day and To-morrow" [?] and Company [?] thoughtful, and [?] to-day…

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Disabled Soldiers. Unemployment in Britain. London, Feb. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 9

In the House of Commons Captain J. Griffyth Fairfax directed attention to the unemployment of disabled ex-service men. He moved that no avenue should be left…

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T.B. Soldiers. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

Representatives of all the States attended the fifth annual conference of the Tuberculor Sailors and Soldiers' Association of Australia, which opened in Melbourne yesterday. The…

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Returned Soldiers' Congress

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

A communication has been received by the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, stating that the second [?]nnial congress of the league will be held…

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Eight New Lawyers Full Court Admissions Two Ex-soldiers

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 10

Eight more legal men were to-day admitted by the Full Court, consisting of the Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Street),…

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Doctor Executed for Attending Wounded Workers

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 4

Reval.—Among those who have been executed by the White Guard Government of Esthonia (a financial dependency of the British Empire) for “complicity in the recent…

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The War on Pests. a Spray for Insects and Fungus

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 7

The orchards and gardens of Australia are attacked by such an army of Insects and fungold posts that continuous warfare inant be waged against…

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Fuel Oil Supply Australia's Problem What of War Time? Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 6

"In wartime tho whole of the fuel oil supply in Australia would be required by the navy, and outside concerns would not be able to get…

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"In God's Name" Woman's Pathetic Plea Lost Sons at the War

The Sun · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 9

"I beg you in God's name to let me go. I lost two boys and Daddy at the war. I was left well off, but I had a son who ruined me and my…

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Food Prices Before and After War Stews or Joints? London, February 18

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 1

Throe workingmen's wives gave the industrialists' viewpoint before tho Food Prices Commission. One little, bespectacled woman ran…

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For Returned Soldiers Exclusively

The Land · Friday 20 February 1925 · page 11

Land District of Dunedoo.— Niven's (2) Settlement Purchase Area, parish of Goodiman, county of Bligh, two farms, particulars as…

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