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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

3,920 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 196

Soldier Settlers. Grievances at Casino

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 7

CASINO.—A special meeting of the Casino Soldier Settlers' Association was held for the purpose of placing before Mr. R. S. Perdrian, M.L.A., a number of matters relating to…

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Roer War Veteran

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 7

John George Sparkes. It a veteran of the Ber War, [?] yesterday, at his home at "Pioneer." Wyalong-street [?]…

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War Service Homes

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 6

The War Service Homes Commission in this issue invites tenders for the erection of cottages at Hurstville. Concord, Epping, Willoughby, Bondi Gladesville. Five Dock, Leichhardt…

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War Homes and Rating

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 11

Mr. C. W. Marr honorary Minister advised Ashfield Council last night that the Commonwealth could not agree to pay rates on unoccupied war…

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At Chanak Bair Memorial to Be Unveiled Anzac Monument Later London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 1

The Chanak Ba[?]r memorial will be unveiled on May 12. The visitors, including Sir James and Lady Allen, Sir Alexander and Lady Godley…

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The Next War London, February 24

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 1

Mr. C. G. Ammon, M.P., speaking at Highbury, said: -- "When I was a member of the Labor Government I learned that…

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War Memorials. St. Peter's Church. Unveiling Ceremony

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 16

An impressive service took place at the entrance to St. Peter's Church, Darlinghurst, yesterday afternoon, when the Governor and Lady de Chair unveiled two memorial…

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Foreign Editor's Diary Hjalmai Branting a Holy War?

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 5

ARABIA: The mysterious conference reported by the correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" as proceeding between [?] Saud and…

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Holy War Ambitious Arabs Threatened Rising London, February 23

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 9

The "Daily Chronicle's" special correspondent, after a visit to Jeddah, says: -- "An important and mysterious…

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Terrors of War. Poison Gas and Disease. London, Feb. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 15

Mr. C. G. Ammon, M.P. (who was Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty in the MacDonald Administration), in a speech at Highbury yesterday, said: "When I was a…

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Shot by Germans. New Zealand Soldier's Death. Tragedy of Rhine Zone. Arrest After Five Years. (From a Wellington Correspondent.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 12

The Government of New Zealand has cabled to the British Government offering to send the only New Zealand witness of the murder at Mulheim, in the occupied zone of the…

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Soldier Poultrymen. Poultry Club's Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 13

In the competitions conducted by the Poultry Club of New South Wales the following awards were made:- Soldiers' Farms.—Group settlement: J. R[?] kin (Seven Hills), 90 points; C. F. Cummin[?]…

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Sold Soldiers' Lapse

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 5

Austin Edwards an old man [?] a great [?] cut across the lower part of the back of his head received during his war service, was charged…

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No Soldier Man for St. George Nationalist Choice

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

A correspondent fit Aracliffe writes that the only returned soldier who submitted himself for the Nationalist nomination for St. George was…

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The Produce Market. Butter to Advance Market Will Rise Either Tomorrow or Monday -- Cheese Firm--Egg Supplies Shrinking --Potatoes Down 30--Onions Up 20--Demand for Fruit War in Sussex Street

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 3

Consumers will probably have to pay a higher price for butter either to-[?]or Monday. market prices in Victoria and…

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BALRANALD. Welcome Home to Father Killian

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 32

The Rev. Father Killian returned to Balranald to resume his duties as parish priest of the district, on Saturday, 14th inst. He had been absent in Ireland and…

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Stabbing Affray. One Man Killed. Two Men Wounded. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 9

A fatal stabbing affray occurred at Macknade Bridge at midnight. Three mon returning from Macknade were attacked by another man, who was evidently waiting in a…

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War-time Profits Tax

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 11

The Wartime Profits Tax Assessment Act, 1924, provides that in respect of assessments where the value of livestock has been taken into account, the person assessed might within…

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War Memorial In Rouen Cathedral LONDON, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Rouen correspondent states that Sir [?] Macready to-day un[?] in Rouen Cathedral a tablet erected by the Imperial War Graves…

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No War Memorial 'West Australian A.l.p

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

The West Australian State [?] of the A.L.P. had decided that the proposal to [?] be supported, providing It took the…

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