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

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Priority to Soldiers

Young Witness · Friday 23 January 1920 · page 1

With the object of facilitating negotiations between Pastures Protection boards and soldier settlers in connection with the purchase of wire…

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Soldier As a Lord

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 24 January 1920 · page 1

Adelaide, Wednesday.—A remarkable story of an ex-soldier's masquerade was told in the Criminal Court, when William Mowbray was arraigned for sentence on a…

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Soldiers’ Gratuity

The Yass Courier · Monday 26 January 1920 · page 4

In the absence of definite details from the Prime Minister speculation has been aroused as to the manner in which the was gratuity will be paid…

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Culcairn Shire Elections. Returned Men Co-operate Against Ex-internece

Young Witness · Tuesday 27 January 1920 · page 2

CULCAIRN.—The returned soldiers' protest against ex-internets being nominated for the shire council cot receiving any definite reply…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 2

Mrs. E. Cameron, "Strathalbyn," Citizen-street, has been advised by Base Records that her son, Pte. J. A. Cameron, M.M., is returning to Australia by the…

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Neglect of Local Soldiers. Taralga Indignant

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 4

Our Taralga correspondent writes:—There is much indignation here at the absolute apathy or indifference of the Minister towards returned soldiers seeking land on…

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Goulburn District Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. Lenny, of Brooklands, have been Informed that their son, Driver Chas. Lenny, of the 3rd Motor Transport, who has been over three years on active service…

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District News Taralga. Soldiers' Memorial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 1

A largely attended meeting was held in the hall on Monday night to consider what form the proposed memorial to soldiers belonging to the district should take. Mr…

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Returned Soldier Shot

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 29 January 1920 · page 1

John William Kitchen, a returned soldier, has been admitted to Rockhampton hospital with a bullet wound in the chest. His condition is serious. It is stated that…

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Pejar. Welcome Home to Cpl. L. A. R. Morris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 1

On the evening of 14th instant, at Mr. Jas. Mortimer's residence, Pejar, a welcome homer and presentation wore tendered to Cpl. Roy Morris,…

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Returned Soldiers & Sailors' League. (Goulburn Branch) The Housing Question

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 31 January 1920 · page 4

A meeting was held in the Lender Rooms on Wednesday evening, There was a fair attendance. The matter of War Service Homes was tile principal business. The…

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Church of England. Cathedral War Memorial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the Diocesan War Memorial and Peace and Victory Thankoffering Committee was held in the Synod Hall on Saturday afternoon, the Bishop presiding…

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Limbless Soldiers' Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 1

The strike of limbless soldiers employed in the artificial limb factory (Victoria Barracks) is not yet settled…

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Punishment of Returned Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 2

At the Quarter Sessions on Monday his Honour Judge Bevan made some interesting remarks on the question of providing a place other than…

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Collector. Soldiers' Memorial Unveiled

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 3 February 1920 · page 4

The ceremony of unveiling a soldiers' memorial at Collector took place on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a large gathering, several carloads going from…

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Surrender of War Criminals

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 2

The "Petit Paristen" says the Allies' reply to Holland's refusal to surrender the ex-Kaiser will be couched in the strongest terms. If Holland persists, diplomatic…

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War Trophy for Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 4

A gun captured by the Light Horse is to be forwarded to the officer commanding the Light Horsed in Goulburn. The gun will be the property of the…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. D. Fogarty, who before enlisting was a clerk in the office of the Returning Officer for Werriwa, is returning by a transport, which sailed on January 22…

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War Service Homes. Employee Before the Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 5 February 1920 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court on Wednesday afternoon, before Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M., William Henry Mc Lachlan was charged on warrant that…

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Anzac Memorial Bursaries

Young Witness · Friday 6 February 1920 · page 6

The, Anzac Memorial Committee has sufficient funds now in hand to establish between 30 and 40 bursatics. The Hungary Endowment…

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