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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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"Dinkum Girls" Welcome Home to Soldiers. A Huge Success

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 2

The School of Arts Hall was crowded on Thursday night last, the occasion being a welcome home to the returned soldiers, and the making of…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 4

Gunner L. G. Crane arrived by the S.S. Lancashire. He was in England suffering, from gas poisoning when hostilities ceased, but is now in good health…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 2

Mrs W. Jones, of Faithfull-street, has received word from Base Records that Pte. P. C. Jones M.M., is returning on the transport Ulimaroa, which left Egypt on March 13, and…

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Returned Soldiers' Progress Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Goulburn Returned Soldiers' Progress Association was held on Sunday afternoon in the Lyric Theatre, when a large body of returned soldiers assembled. At…

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Obituary. Death of Returned Soldier

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 2

Signaller Thomas Clarence Bogg. third son of Mr. Thomas Bogg. "Tullamore," Greenwich Park, died in Randwick Hospital on Monday. He leaves a widow. The body is being brought…

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Welcome Home

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 April 1919 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon about 70 assembled in Miss Persse's rooms tin accord a welcome home to Nurse Mattie Chisholm, who has just returned after I years' war service. The…

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Anzac Day. Celebrations in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 April 1919 · page 2

A meeting to make preparations for celebrating Anzac Day was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. The Mayor (Ald. Rogers) presided and there were about a dozen others…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 April 1919 · page 2

Wally Deacon, son of Mr. E. Deacon, is returning on the H.M.A.S. "Yarra," after two years' service…

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Goulburn District Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 April 1919 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Sturgiss Of Oakley Tarlgo have received word from Base Records that their son Driver D. T. F. Sturgiss Field Engineers is Returning by the Port Sydney,…

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WALLENDBEEN Welcome Home

Young Witness · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 4

A welcome home was tendered to Corporal King on Friday night, the hall was beautifully decorated—Corporal's King's colors—chocolate and…

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MARENGO Footballers Welcome to Returned Soldiers

Young Witness · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 6

A very enjoyable and successful entertainment was accorded three returned members of the local footballclub on Friday evening last when…

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Municipal Work for Soldiers the £500,000 Grant

Young Witness · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 1

A statement issued by the Repatriation Department in connection with the grant of £500,000 made to the municipalities for the purpose of providing…

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Soldiers in Politics Signaller Skeyhill's Forecast. Party in the Future

Young Witness · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 3

Signaller Tom Skeyhill, writing to Mr. Cohen, of "The Daily Telegraph" building, from Pennsylvania U.S.A., where he is engaged in a lecturing…

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Preference to Soldiers How Local Bodies Do Not Give It

Young Witness · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 6

That employers generally are "playing the game" in the matter of giving preference to returned soldiers was stated this week by Mr. Poynton,…

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The Soldiers' Memorial

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 4 April 1919 · page 2

At last Saturday's meeting a popular note was sounded in the advocacy of a soldiers' memorial. And right here we…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. E Suttle have received word that their son, Tpr. F. Settle, is returning on the Euripides,' which left Egypt on 15th inst.. and will probably arrive in Melbourne about…

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Civil War Expected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 3

Cable advices state that the Soviet Republic in Bavaria was Proclaimed at Augsburg, and not at Munich. Civil war in Bavaria is expected, as the peasants, who are armed and organised,…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 2

During the last few days a number of local soldiers have returned. Driver Warry Furner, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Furner, is looking in excellent health…

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Awful Happening Returned Soldier Shoots Himself. Cleaning a Loaded Gun

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 3

Trooper Jim Banwell returned home to Gundagai on Saturday after being at the war far nearly three years. He was welcomed home by his friends, and…

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Local Soldiers

Young Witness · Tuesday 8 April 1919 · page 2

Sergeant Ted Piddington, who has returned to Young after four years service in Gaillpoli and France was tendered a welcome home at Mr. H…

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