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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Emmaville War Memorial

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 14

The other day a Soldier's Memorial was unveiled at Emmaville, a mining town, situated in the north, about 30 miles from Glen Innes. The…

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Returned Soldiers & Sailors' Employment Act

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 20

The Shire Council is in receipt of the following letter from the Department of Labor and Industry, dated February 12, 1920, on the subject of…

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Sailors & Soldiers' Fathers' Association

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 9

Members of Erina and District Branch of the above met at the Public School, when arrangements were made for the Rally to be held at Gosford…

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Preference. for Returned Soldiers. Employers' Obligations

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 2

An explanation of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employment Act, passed by the State Parliament in December last, and now in force, has…

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Returned Sailors & Soldiers' League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 18

The Gosford Sub-Branch of the R.S. and S. Imperial League held its fortnightly meeting in the Shire Hall on Friday evening, and there was a…

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Wyong. Returned Sailors & Soldiers' League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 9

The Wyong Sub-Branch of the above League held its ordinary general meeting in the Literary Institute on Wednesday night, 25th February, and there…

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Soldiers and Sailors

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 6

In the Industrial Arbitration Court the other day Judge Curlewis, during the hearing of an application by the Printing Industry Employees' Union…

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Bailors & Soldiers' Fathers' Association of N.s.w. Meeting in Gosford School of Arts

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 12

One of the most enthusiastic meetings ever held in Gosford was that of the Fathers of the Australian "Diggers," in the School of Arts on…

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War Bursaries

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 14

The New South Wales Cricket Association has donated £100, part of the proceeds of the late A.I.F. cricket. match—supplemented by £25 of its…

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Soldiers' Preference Act. Provisions to Be Enforced

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 20

"Complaints have reached me," said Mr. Garland, the State Attorney-Genoral, "that breaches of the Soldiers' Preference Act are being…

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What the War Cost. World's Looses Set Out in Money

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 17

What did the great World War of 1914-19 cost, directly and indirectly? An attempt to answer the question is made by Professor E. L. Bogert, in a…

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Wyong. Returned Soldiers' Night

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 15

The Re-union Concert, Supper and Dance, held in the Wyong Literary institute on 5th March, under the auspices of the Wyong Sub-Branch…

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Preference to Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 5

Unqualified preference to returned soldiers is the policy of the National Government. An Act was passed last session placing upon employers the obligation of giving preference to…

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Bill Pursehouse The Knockalong Club. Resigns His Job for a Returned Soldier

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. W. Pursebouse, an employee of Erina Shire Council for eleven years, recently resigned his position in favor of a returned soldier. His letter was There was gloom on the countenances of members when they assembled at Jackaranda Hall for last Saturday's meeting, and the cause…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 20

The Gosford Sub-Branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League held its usual fortnightly meeting on Friday night last, and the roll-up was,…

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4000 Soldier Farmers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 5

The New South Wales National Government has incurred an outlay in concessions and assistance to soldiers of considerably more than £5,000,000. Of this amount, £1,500,000 was…

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Preference to Soldiers. New Law in Force

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 8

The Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employment Act, which was passed by the State Parliament last session, is now in force, and is being…

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Lost Badges of Returned Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 12

Mr. W. S. Bendrey, secretary of the R.S. & S.I. League, is in receipt of the following:— In order to be of assistance to all…

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Anzac Day

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 8

Lord God of Hosts be with us yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget. —Kipling. Anzac Day ! What a wealth of…

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Returned Soldiers and Shell Shock. To the Editor

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 4

Sir,—The recent appointment of Colonel C. L. Strangman to lecture to medical classes on the treatment of shell shock is a reminder to the public…

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