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

The wars & local soldiers, 1927

394 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 20

War Service Homes. Substantial Work. Meeting to be Held

Leader · Wednesday 20 July 1927 · page 5

One of the most [?]tonishing facts [?] rea[?]ed by the War a large Homes Commission is that a large percentage of ex-soldiers either have…

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War Service Homes

Leader · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 6

The officer of the War Service Homes Commission, Mr. Dunstan, [?] still busy in Orange, and has been in personal touch with the Railway…

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War Service Homes. Lecture in Memorial Hall

Leader · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 8

Mr. II. D. Dunstan lectured, on the work of the War Service Homes Commission to a large number of returned soldiers and citizens at the…

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Premiers' Conference Wembley Exhibition Discussed Soldier Settlement Question Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 5

The Premiers' conference, presided over by Mr. S. M. Bruce, Prime Minister, assembled in the Legislative Assembly chamber at Parliament…

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Cars for Invalid Soldiers. Protest from R.S. League. SYDNEY

Leader · Friday 22 July 1927 · page 6

The State executive of the Returned Soldiers’ League have entered a strong protest against “the continued delay OF the Federal Cabinet In supply…

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The Oil War. Interesting Proceedings. LONDON, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1927 · page 1

The underground warfare between rival oil companies came to the surface to-day when Sir Henry Deterding, managing director of the Royal Dutch…

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A.W.U[?]WAR [?] Fight A[?] "Red" Dictat[?] Con[?] S[?]

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 8

The annual [?] the N.S.W. branch of the carried a resolution [?] a special A.L.P. co[?]…

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War Service Homes Payments Position is Much Improved. MELBOURNE, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 2

According to a statement made yesterday at the office of the War Service Homes by the Commissioner, there has been a considerable improvement in the…

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Pacific Flight Federal Government's Lack of Sympathy Protest by Returned Soldiers SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1927 · page 2

It was announced by the Re[?] soldiers and [?] League to-day that representatives made [?] the Federal Government for a [?] to…

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War in the Air. Was London Technically Destroyed ? LONDON, This Morning

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 July 1927 · page 1

An official of the R.A.F. said last night that the results of the mimic warfare over London could not be taken as discomforting. He said that…

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Pacific Flight Indignant Returned Soldiers SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 30 July 1927 · page 2

At a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' League last night it was decided to ask the State Government for a grant of £3,000 aud to appeal to its…

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The Oil War. Will It Embrace Lithgow. Big Depot to be Erected

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 2

Will Lithgow participate in the battle for supremacy which is now raging between the rival oil corporations? Indications are that it will, and…

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Newspaper War. Novel Methods in America. Paradise for Readers--Free Petrol, Coffee and Sandwiches

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 3 August 1927 · page 3

The population of Deaver, Colorado, U.S.A., in getting excellent service from the newspapers of that town. There is a lively contest between the papers…

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The Great War. Thirteenth Anniversary

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 1

To-day is the thirteenth anniversary of the declaration of war between Great Britain and Germany. The first confirmation of the news that…

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Big Surplus War Service Homes. Arrears Growing Less

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 10

Since the War Service Homes Commission came into being on March 6, 1919, 30,884 homes have been built for soldiers and their…

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13 Years Ago World War Opened SYDNEY

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 1

To-day was the 13th. anniversary of the outbreak of the World War, which lasted or a little over four years…

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Hoo—la—la! Ex-alderman G. Parslow "Declares War."

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 12

In our advertising columns to-day, Mr. Geo. Parslow announces that he will address a public meeting in the Town Hall on Friday, 12th August, at 8…

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Carillon Notes Bathurst Soldiers' Memorial

National Advocate · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 5

The Carillon has boon ordered, but the casting of the hells is being held over for approximately three months in order to prepare suitable…

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The Oil War

Leader · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 1

The dosing down of the New[?] shale-oil works may be regarded as one of the results of the oil war, to which previous reference has been made in…

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War Hospital Art Union. An Apathetic Public. CASINO

Leader · Monday 8 August 1927 · page 5

Although II was Intended to sell 100,000 tickets at 6/6 in the big [?]t union, which the town organised some t[?]me ago. In order to raise funds for…

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