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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Sharpers On Trains. Soldier Loses £48

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 8

Frequently reports are heard of people being victimised by card sharpers while travelling on the trains, and a very marked case came…

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War Badges. Mothers and Widows

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

The last district orders issued by Major-General Lee notify that a badge has been authorised or issue to the mother or widow of all members of the…

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Land For Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 12

Mr. A. G. H[?] writes:—The Government is still busy on a land settlement scheme for returned soldiers which is about as sensible and…

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War Wrecks

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 11

From what can be gathered from information given by some returned soldiers, we must prepare ourselves to see, later on, some of the awful…

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Discharge of Disabled Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 4

The point at which an invalided or disabled soldier should be discharged from the A.I.F. is the subject of a conference between the Defence…

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Returned Soldiers and The Viticultural Industry

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 10

A deputation from the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League waited upou Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, on Tuesday, to urge that…

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Land For Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 7

In the Government "Gazette" of February 28th there appears a list of blocks thrown open for soldiers settlement. There are 18 blocks in all…

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Soldiers' Superstitions

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 15

It is considered very unlucky to be killed on a Friday. For a sergeant to stand on the top of a parapet indicates that a…

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War Medals

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 14

The military authorities have decided that war medals of deceased soldiers, when not bequeathed by will to any person, will be forwarded to…

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War Souvenirs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 6

Consequent on a statement that was wrongly attributed to the Director-General of Demobilisation (Sir John Monash) there is an…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 10

Writing to Mr. and Mrs. Miles, of Erina, Arthur R. Beveridge says:— "Many thanks for your nice Christmas letter, it was very kind of you to…

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Soldiers' Memorial. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 3

Sir,—I think the time is opportune for making a start to collect funds for a memorial to the memory of those heroes who died for their country in…

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War Ribbon

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 15

Eventually every returned soldier entitled to wear the 1914-15 bronze star will be supplied gratuitously by the Defence Department with 9 inches…

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Welcome Home

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 3

The School of Arts Hall was on Monday evening crowded from stage to door, the occasion being a welcome-hom social to a number of local lads…

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Woy. Welcome Home

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 8

A highly enjoyable and enthusiastic welcome home was tendered last week by the boys and girls of Woy Woy to six returned soldiers, viz., Privates…

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The Call of God. Methodist View of the War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 14

At the Methodist Conference, on the motion of Dr. Carruthers, the following motion was carried un[?] mously:—Conference expresses [?]…

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Welcome Home at Erina

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 April 1919 · page 7

A large and enthusiastic number of residents and visitors attended the welcome home tendered at Erina to Corporal Sid Martin (returned Anzac),…

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Prisoner of War Returns

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 10

Corporal E. Bardsley, who has been away since May 2, 1916, and who fought for six months before being captured by the Germans,…

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Our Federal Member. Returned From The War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 6

Mr. W. M. Fleming, M.H.R. for Robertson, who returned to Sydney by the Niagara quite recently, spent about 18 months on service with the…

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WYONG. Welcome and Presentation to Returned Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1919 · page 8

There was a big gathering of townspeople at the Wyong Literary Institute last Friday evening, when our recently-returned warriors were…

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