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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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An Enjoyable Evening. Returned Soldiers' Night Out

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1921 · page 10

On Monday last the official opening of the Soldiers' Club Room (in Hill's Building) took place, and a most enjoyable social evening was spent by…

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Returned Soldiers' Sports. Gosford's War Trophies

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 12

An afternoon's sports, under the auspices of the Gosford Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League, was held on Waterside Park last…

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Before and After the War. the Guile of the Hun

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 7

Before the great war, when our relationship with the Germans was of a cordial nature, the people of Australia who took an interest philately…

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Returned Soldiers' League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1921 · page 5

A meeting of returned soldiers and sailors took place in Mr. Bourke's rooms, Woy Woy, on Thursday evening, September 29, for the purpose of…

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Anzac Day

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 16

The following motion was passed at a meeting of a country Sub-branch of the R. S. and S. L. L. of Australia:—"That the Federal Government be…

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War Sacrifices. Tendency to Forget

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 4

Speaking at the opening of a bazaar in and of a war memorial fund in Melbourne on Saturday. Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, referred feelingly to…

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Questions in Parliament. Soldier Settlers on Orchard Holdings

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 18

Lt.—Colonel Shillington asked the Secretary for Lands,—(1) Is it a fact that a rubing has been given to tho effect that soldier settlers on orchard…

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Preference to Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1921 · page 10

The Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, New South Wales Branch, has received an intimation from the Premier's Department that…

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Anzac Highway. Linking Up the Capitals

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 6

To the now numerous war memorial schemes has added a plan by Councillor A. V. Renowden, of prahran (Victoria). for the construction of…

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Another Great War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 19

The "Daily Express," discussing the possibility of war between the United States and Japan, says:—"Will the Washington conference assert the…

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Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Imperial League. Special Committee Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 6

In accordance with a resolution carried at the Federal Congress, held at Brisbane recently, it has been resolved by the Returned Sailors…

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Our Federal Member. Complaints Concerning Returned Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 October 1921 · page 3

Speaking in the House of Representatives, our Federal Member, Mr. W. M. Fleming, said:—In this Chamber I have often…

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Returned Soldiers' League Somersby Section

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 4

At the general meeting of the above Section, held on Friday last, the following motion was carried unanimously:—…

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Blinded Soldiers. Growth of Tea Industry

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1921 · page 18

This week the blinded soldiers tea industry which is conducted under the auspices of the New South Wales division of the Red Cross Society…

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Kurrajong Settlement. Three Soldiers' Blocks Available

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 2

Three orchard blocks have recently been made available at the soldiers' settlement on the Kurrajong, a district well known for the excellent citrus…

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Blinded Soldiers. the Motto of St. Dunstan's

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1921 · page 19

Before returning to Australia the 34 New South Wales soldiers who were blinded in the great war went through a course of training at St. Dunstan's…

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Story of Anzac. Australia's History of the War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1921 · page 7

Captain Bean's first Book of the War has been published. In it is told the story of Australia's entry into the War, the sailing of the first transports,…

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Sydney's War Memorial. a Monument 240 Feet High

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1921 · page 19

At the monthly meeting of the Master Builders' Association the President, Mr. E. H. Buchanan, referred to the proposal to erect a State soldiers'…

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Going Into Battle! How a Soldier Feels

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 November 1921 · page 8

The question has often been asked by civilians, "How does a soldier feel when he goes into battle." and today (Armistice Day) I feel tempted to…

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Unemployed Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1921 · page 19

The Right Rev. Dr. R. Stephen, in his address at the United Service at Newcastle on Warriors' Day, referred to the fact that at the present time…

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