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The wars & local soldiers, 1932

16 stories in Central Coast's papers

Returned Soldiers' League Monthly Meeting. Memorial to General Sir John Monash in Palestine

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 13

The monthly meeting of the Gosford Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League on Friday evening last was attended by Messrs. D. A. Prentice…

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Farmers' Debt Relief Scheme Preference to Soldiers Challenged. Dole and Other Outs. Gosford Unemployed's Chat With Mr. Walker, M.L.A.

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 14

Mr. Ronald B. Walker, the recently-elected member for the Hawkesbury, attended a meeting of the Gosford branch of the Unemployed Workers'…

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The Leap Year Revel Function at the Soldiers' Club

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 9

The Brisbane Water District Club, the rendezvous of many a happy evening, was the scene of a merry frolic last Monday night when a Leap Year…

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Welcome Home Social

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 6

About thirty friends gathered at the residence of Mrs. A. J. Cresswell, Pt. Frederick, on Wednesday afternoon of last week, to a welcome home arranged…

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"The Retreat from Mons" an Epic Story of the War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 12

Major H. Sandford Morgan, D.C.M., 16 Bridge St., Sydney, writes:—Having in view the very full and excellent report you published in your…

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In Search of Health Children of Soldiers. Health Week Campaign

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1932 · page 11

The aftermath, of any great war frequently falls heavily upon the generation succeeding it, and this fact has been more than ever emphasised in the…

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The Governor's Visit Council and Returned Soldiers' League Confer

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1932 · page 8

The following communication, received by Mr. J. A. Haines, Hon. Sec., Woy Woy Sub-branch of the R.S. League, from the State Secretary, and…

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Returned Soldiers' League Stats-wide Employment Drive

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 13 October 1932 · page 12

Poppy Day Appeal and Annual Dinner. The monthly meeting of the Gosford Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League on Friday evening last was…

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State Governor at Woy Woy Dedication of Soldiers' Memorial Park

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 20 October 1932 · page 8

The Governor (Sir Philip Game) performed the dedication, ceremony of the Soldiers' Memorial Park at Woy Woy yesterday under beautiful…

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Passing of Mrs. R. H. Sumner a Distinguished War Service Nurse

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 6

With the passing of Mrs. Mary Katherine ("Kit") Sumner a life of service has been closed. Sister Mary Katherine Curtain was…

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The Entrance News Prawn War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 9

All is not quiet on the prawn front, a war of prices having broken out again much to the delight of Dummy, who now has to pay only 6d per lb for…

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Returned Soldiers' League the Poppy Dat Appeal Annual Smoke Concert

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Gosford branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held at the Brisbane Water District Club on Friday…

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Annual Re-union Returned Soldiers' League. a Representative Gathering

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1932 · page 13

Just on 100 Diggers put in un appearance at the seventh annual reunion of the Gosford Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors'…

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Matcham-Holgate Returned Soldiers' Dance. Poppy Day Appeal

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1932 · page 4

The Poppy Day dance held by the returned soldiers of the above districts, which took place in the Matcham Hall on Saturday evening last,…

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Returned Soldiers' League Monthly Meeting. Poppy Day and Other Functions

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 4

The monthly meeting of the Gosford Sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I.L. of A. held at the Club on Friday night last, was attended by 25 members. Mr…

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Boer War Photos Interesting Old Journal. Gosford Men Depicted

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 December 1932 · page 9

Mr. Ern Frost, of Ourimbah, has handed to us for perusal a copy of the "Sydney Mail" of April 28, 1900. This was a special issue known as the…

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