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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 30 of 98

The Soldier's Call

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 17 April 1919 · page 4

Each evening from 7 to 9.30 an officer will be in attendance at the returned soldiers' club to take the names of members who are willing to assist in the fight against the…

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Orange War Chest. Winding Up the Society

Leader · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 1

The meeting of the committee held recently at the Town Hall was not as largely attended as anticipated, the general public being evidently well…

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Soldier's Block on the Common

Molong Argus · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 4

At the meeting of the Common Trustees on Tuesday night, the Mayor stated that Alds McGroder, Parslow, Evers, and himself went out to the Common, as…

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"We Like Them Very Much." British Hospitadity to Australian Soldiers

Leader · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 1

"I want two boys for the whole of their lives. I am going to give them the kind of Christmas my boys would have liked if they had not been killed…

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Soldiers Object to Broad Arrows. Sydney

Leader · Friday 18 April 1919 · page 6

The soldiers at Victoria barracks to-day strongly resented the fact that broad arrows were marked on various parts of the civilian suits, which were…

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Anzac Day at Holy Trinity

Leader · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 2

The C. of E. community are keeping up Anzac Day with reference to the assemblage of delegates at Versailles held at Holy Trinity at 8.45, 11, and…

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War Chest Souvenir

Leader · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 4

We have been shown a copy of the handsome menu card devised by Mrs. J. C. Lee, the very assiduous hon. secretary of the recent War Chest…

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War, Face to Face

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 1

We have our own troubles, and verily this sums up everything--we have seen war face to face. We thought we had before, but we were inexperienced--war, real war, is just…

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Anzac Day

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 17

A public meeting, convened by . the Mayor, at which appropriate speeches will be made, to commemorate Anzac Day, will be held at…

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Repatriation Committee Kandos, Clandulla, and Merri-angle. Welcome Home to Returned Heroes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 22

On Thursday, April [?] meeting of the Repatriation Sub-commitee was held in the Angus Memorial Hall. Mr.A.P. Meany…

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New Zealand Panslons Big Increase Since War. Wellington (N.z.)

National Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 3

New Zealand pension payments daring the past year amounted to £2,061,207. of which amount £173,607 represent war pensions. It was…

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Soldiers' Repatriation Praise for Mr. Ashford

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 30

Mr. Clarke (Victorian Minister for Railways), discussing (whilst on a visit to Sydney) the question of sol­diers' settlement with a special…

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Soldiers' Settlement. Mail Service

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 26

Mr. W. E. "Harper, hon. secre­tary of the iMcrriwa Progress Asso­ciation, iisxi received tihe following communication vvJiicli is writtfcn…

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Anzac Day

Leader · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 5
Also in Lithgow Mercury

To-day is Anzac Day, the fourth anniversary of the historic landing at Gallipoli of our brave Australian troops, which has made the name of…

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Anzac Day. No Lithgow Celebrations

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 4

To-day, April 25, is the fourth anniversary of the landing on Gallipoli, but, owing to the influenza restrictions, there will be no public commemoration of the day in Lithgow…

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The Toll of War

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 6

The Defence Department has compiled a return showing the nature of the injuries received by the 72,750 discharged members of the A.I.F. Those discharged for wounds or…

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Soldiers and the Wine Industry

Leader · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 3

Mr. Ashford proposes to settle two to four hundred soliders on winegrowing areas in the State, and it is reasonable to ask the question—why?…

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League of Nations. to Guard Against War. Official Summary of Coveant Following is the official summary of the Coveant of the League of Nations:—

Leader · Friday 25 April 1919 · page 8

Paragraph One.—The League of Nations is founded in order to promote international co-operation and to secure peace. The League will include…

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Another War Poles Attack Bolsheviks. London

National Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1919 · page 2

The Poles launched a 150 miles offensive in Lithuania against the Bolsheviks. Important captures are reported…

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