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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

1,947 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 98

Cassilis Page. General News. Welcome to Returned Soldiers

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 22

The local subcommittee of the Merriwa Repatriation Committee decided, at a meeting held last week, to have a welcome home function on…

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Mudgee Returned Soldiers' Certificates

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 17

Returned soldiers who enlisted from the Municipality, and the relatives of such soldiers who have fallen, are notified that…

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Soldiers' Club. for Mudgee

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 7

A meeting for the formation of a Soldiers' Club was held in the Town Hall, Mudgee, on Friday. Mr. Hare was in the chair…

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The Police Force. and Returned Soldiers. (To the Editor)

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 29

Sir,—In a recent issue of your paper a statement was made that returned soldiers were not being accepted as applicants for police…

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Macquarie Vale the Prospects of the Soldiers. Will It Be a Success?. Splendid Cottages

National Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 1

The Macquarie Vale Soldiers' Settlement area, previously owned by Mr. A. Caffin, is at present a hive of industry. Compact, red tiled houses…

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Remarkable Story How a Soldier Wag "Shanghaied." Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 27 February 1919 · page 2

A court-martial, consisting of Lieutonant-Colonel F. J. Kindon (president), Major W. Wells, M.C., and Captain S. Spain, heard two charges…

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Civic Welcome Home. to Sgt. [?]. Neville and Pte. W. Smith

Molong Argus · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 6

There was a big muster at the Town Hall on Monday evening last, the occasion being the extending of a civic welcome home to two Molong…

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After-war Hotels. an Urgent Question

Leader · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

One of our primary duties is to restaff our hotels. In a few months thousands of young people of both sexes will be looking for employment…

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The Fear of Life. After Effects of War

Leader · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 7

So the world-war is over. To-day the fear of death has passed from millions of men who love life only a little less than they love liberty,…

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In and Around Sydney. War, Pestilence, and Famine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 8

With war, pestilence, famine, and fixed prices still raging, the cost of living continues to climb upward. It would not have gone up much higher last month but for…

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Blockade Will Not Be Raised. Until Renewal of War Impossible

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

Reuter. -- Mr. Lloyd George states that the blockade will not be raised until Germany signs the peace treaty which makes war impossible. He added that the present unrest…

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Earlier Cables. Changes in the War Laws. British Labor Troubles. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

The peace delegates are reported to favor certain changes in the laws of war. These changes contemplate making war virtually impossible, and the freedom of the seas real…

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Land for Soldiers

Molong Argus · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

Mr A. G. Huie writes:—The Government is still busy upon a land settlement scheme for returned soldiers which is about as sensible and…

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Returned Soldier Runs Amok

Molong Argus · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

At Melbourne a big force of detectives is engaged in investigating the surroundings to connection with the case in which a returned soldier named…

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Welcome to Returned Soldiers

Molong Argus · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

A large and enthusiastic meeting was held at Leary's Hall, on Wednesday night for the purpose of welcoming home a batch of returned soldiers who had done their duty…

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Cumnock. a Soldiers' Monument

Molong Argus · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 4

At a well-attended public meeting held at the Shire Hall on Wednesday last the following resolution, moved by Cr Hughes, and seconded by Cr Bowhay, was…

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Enlisted at 14

Leader · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 3

Four days after his 14th birthday—on November 26, 1914—Leonard Jas. Palmer enlisted in the 24th London Regiment. He had twice previously…

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No Place Like Home. No Privacy for Soldiers

Leader · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 8

Military life has made the civilian soldier appreciate home. If he is married he wants to get back to it speedily; if he is single he wants to…

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Australian Soldiers' Graves. Melbourne

Leader · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 5

Melbourne reports that the Acting Minister for Defence, Mr. Poynton, has received reliable information from London that the gra[?]es of 26,0000…

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Land For Soldiers McSORLEY'S Estate. Appraisement at £24 [?] Per Acre

National Advocate · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 1

The Bathurst Land Board, comprising Messrs E. B. Ebsworth and M. Freeman, yesterday delivered its decision in connection with the…

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