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The wars & local soldiers, 1933

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Xmas Trees Returned Soldiers' League and Buffs

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 5 January 1933 · page 4

The Gosford Returned Soldiers' League held their annual Xmas Tree at the Brisbane Water District Club on the night of December 23rd, when…

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Returned Soldiers' League Annual Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1933 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Woy Woy sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I.L.A. was held in the Masonic Hall, Woy Woy, on Thursday last. There was a…

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"Leg Theory" War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 6

When Parkland cricketers on Monday tried the "leg theory," four batsmen were struck by bumpers, and were treated at Adelaide Hospital. In…

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Returned Soldiers' league Annual Meeting of Gosford Branch. Successful Financial Year. Interest in Election Op Officers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 8

The annual meeting, of members of the Gosford sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held at the Brisbane Water District Club on…

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Returned Soldiers' league Monthly Meeting. Ladies' Auxiliary to be Formed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 February 1933 · page 2

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

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Returned Soldiers' Picnic

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 11

Fully 200 persons (adults and children) attended the annual picnic of the Gosford Returned Soldiers' League held at Ettalong Beach on Sunday…

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If War Broke Out! (To the Editor.)

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1933 · page 4

Sir,—The "Sydney Morning Herald" (20/2/33) draws attention to the dangerous state of the railway bridge over the Murrumbidgee River at…

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How America "Won the War" Billy Hughes' Sarcasm

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1933 · page 8

Discussing war debts ex-Prime Minister W. M. Hughes, who, by the way, attended the war while in the United States wrote in reply to a letter from…

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Returned Soldiers' League Monthly Meeting of Members. Anzac Day Arrangements

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Gosford Sub-branch of the Gosford turned Soldiers' League was held at the Brisbane Water Club on Friday…

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Ladies' Auxiliary of Gosford Returned Soldiers' League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1933 · page 13

Despite the threatening nature of the evening, there was a moderate gathering of the fair sex at a meeting held at the Brisbane Water District…

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Returned Soldiers' Meeting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 16 March 1933 · page 11

A most important meeting of the Ourimbah Wyong Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League is to be held at the Ourimbah School of Arts…

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"We Won the War."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 11

In the course of his address at Friday night's returned soldiers' meeting at Ourimbah, Mr. L. A. Robb, State President of the movement, referred…

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Mangrove Mountain Diggers Gather at Mac's Hall. Mr. L. A. Robb Speaks to Soldier Settlers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 6

About 50 returned soldiers rolled up to the ball of Mr. R. McL. Maroney on the Mountain last Saturday night for the annual meeting of the…

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Returned Soldiers' Meeting. Wyong-Ourimbah Sub-branch

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 11

A meeting of the Wyong-Ourimbah Sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I. League was held at the Ourimbah School of Arts on Friday night last. In…

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Anzac Day

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1933 · page 11

A move is now being made locally to fittingly celebrate Anzac Day. A public meeting to make the necessary arrangements will be held at the…

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Shire Council Wins Appointment of "A" Grade Clerk at Woy Woy Action by Returned Soldiers Fails. P.M.'s Decision to Be Appealed Against

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 April 1933 · page 2

More than ordinary interest was evinced in a case, the first of its kind, at the Gosford Police Court on Friday last, when the Woy Woy Shire Council was charged with appointing a person to a permanent position in the service of the Council; to wit, an "A"…

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Anzac Day Arrangements

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 12

A meeting was held at the Ourimbah Drill hall on Thursday night last to make arrangements for Anzac Day celebrations at Ourimbah on that day…

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Anzac Day Services at Gosford and Surrounding Centres

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 11

Although the matter of the arrangements in connection with Anzac Day was left in the hands of the executive of the local Returned Soldiers' League,…

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Returned Soldiers' League Gosford Sub-branch. Practical Forms of Assistance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 3

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

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Farewell Presentation to Mr. H. C. Bale. Honored by Returned Soldiers and Friends

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1933 · page 8

The large gathering in attendance at the monthly meeting of the Gosford Returned Soldiers' League on Friday evening last, together with a…

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