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

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Commonwealth War Gratuity. Application Forms Available

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Forms of application for military war gratuities can now be obtained at the Goulburn Post-office. In the case of soldiers who had no…

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Australian Jams. War Office Sells Surplus Stock

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Recent cable messages from England. have directed attention to complaints' regar ing the unsatisfactory packing and labelling of janis…

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War Gratuity N.S.W. Gets Lion's Share

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 2

Of the war gratuity, estimated to total £25,000,000, probably £11,000,000 will come to New South Wales…

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Blinded Soldiers' Tea Coy

Young Witness · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 1

The organiser for the N.S.W. Blinded Soldiers' Teu Coy has cslled at thin office and reminded us of the undoubted merits of this undertaking…

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Why Australian Hotels are best. Soldier Make Some Comparisons [Published by arrangement.]

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 1

Sydney Evening News (20420) printed the following from the pen of George Clune, of Bondi, N.S.W., who served with both the A.I.F. and the…

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Prince's Visit to Goulburn. the Usual Procedure. H.R.H. to Shake Hands with Returned Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

Following on the communication received by the Mayor (Ald. Rogers) recently, stating that the Prince of Wales would spend a quarter of an hour on the…

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Relic of the War. Sunk by a Mine. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

Reuters Leghorn correspondent reports that the steamship Assiria, 965 tons, engaged in a service between Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, and…

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War Memorial to Burrowa

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 3

The local Branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers League resolved at their first meeting held in August, 1919, to perpetuate the memory…

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Labor and Preference to Soldiers

Young Witness · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 2

BATHURST—At a meeting of combined Labor Leagues the following motion was carried: "That this meeting urge [?] Government to repeal…

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City Honour Roll. Motion Before Council

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 4

At the Council meeting on Thursday night Ald. Pulbrook moved—"That this Council take immediate steps to have a suitable honour roll…

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R.S. and S.I.L. a Year's Work. Efforts for Returned Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 6

The Federal Executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League has issued a pamphlet showing what the association has accomplished during the…

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Church of England. War Memorial and Peace Thankoffering

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 2

Now that subscriptions are being solicited for the war memorial of the Diocese of Goulburn (Anglican) the following extract from the…

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Railway Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 2

The Premier explained that under the decision of the Cabinet regarding men in the railway service who enlisted after February, 1917, the recreation leave which…

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War Gratuities

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

Applications for war gratuities to the Sydney military authorities can be posted without stamps. Postage will be paid by the addressee…

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The Young Witness Published Tuesday and Friday Afternoons. Tuesday, May 18th, 1920. Memorial to the Fallen. Returned Men's Co-operation

Young Witness · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 1

A spirited meeting of returned men spent nearly three hours in the Phoenix room on Saturday afternoon discussing the proposed memorial to the…

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The War Gratuity. One Bond for Each Person

Young Witness · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—It is expected that the first issue of war gratuity bond, will take place this week. An official announcement will be made as…

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A Mayor Arrested. Returned Soldier Dying

Young Witness · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

WELLINGTON, (N.Z.), May 17.— Mr. Mackay, Mayor of Wanganul. has been arrested and charged with attempting to murder a returned…

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Radical Measures Needed Mr. Loughlin's Land Policy. Decentralisation of Soldier Settlement Administration

Young Witness · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 2

"In various parts of the State there are 4000 soldier settlement farms administared from Sydney. This was the condition I found provailing when…

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Sad Death at Taralga. a Returned Soldier

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 4

Our Taralga correspondent writes:—A very sad and sudden death occurred here on Friday morning, the victim being Corporal Aubrey Denis Cusack, a returned…

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Land for Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 4

Young. Monday.—Speaking here on Saturday night Mr. Loughlin (Minister for Lands) said his first move after taking office was in the…

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