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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

31 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 2 of 2

Will Carry On to Help Show Soldiers and Their Friends

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 15

Tom McDonald scored one of his biggest Show victories on Friday night. He told a crowded R.S. meeting that the Show…

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Official War History

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 10

Mr. W. J. Stagg, State Sec, lias sent the following letter to R.S. League Sub-Branches:—I have received a request from Mr…

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Bravest Man in the War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1930 · page 15

A Sydney man, who was a private in the Great War, wins a paper prize for this graphic story of heroism:—The bravest man I saw at the war…

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Returned Soldiers' League Poppy and Armistice Days

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 6

The October meeting of Gosford District Sub-Branch was held at B.W.D. Club on Friday night, 3rd inst., when there were present Mr. C. G. Brandis…

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Poppy Day, Nov. 7th Help Soldiers and Dependents

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 5

A blind Digger is making Poppies to be autographed by a V.C. winner: and one is to be presented to each individual lady worker in connection with…

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Soldiers Farewell a Friend MR. S. G. PARR

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1930 · page 7

One of the best friends of returned soldiers in this district is Mr. Guy Parr, Manager of (Gosford Branch, Rural and G.S. Bank,…

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Care of Blinded Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1930 · page 7

To hand, the annual report of St. Dunstan's, England, an institution for care of soldiers blinded in the war, and their dependents. It is a big…

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Splashes from the Reunion Soldiers' Night Out

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1930 · page 14

Pessimists had predicted a very small attendance at Gosford Sub-Branch annual A.I.F. Dinner, held on Armistice Night in the School of Arts…

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War on Insect Pests Conflict Which Grows. Every Year More Keen

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1930 · page 5

Things are not what they were once, reflects grandfather sadly. There was a man out at Castle Hill (or St. Ives, or Glenorie, or Windsor, maybe) who…

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Soldiers' Friend Dead

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1930 · page 8

Any of the A.L.F. men of Gosford and district, who spent their "holiday" when on furlough at the Great War, in the home of Mr. and Mrs…

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Returned Soldiers' Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 December 1930 · page 8

There wore present at the monthly meeting of Gosford District Sub-Branch, R.S. & S.I.L.A., at B.W.D. Club on Dec. 5th, President C. G…

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