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

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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The Latest. Preference to Returned Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 2

In the Industrial Court Mr. Mc Grath applied for an-award for country compositors. Judge Curlewls, in going through the proposed award,…

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War Fortunes. British Proposal to Tax

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

Addressing the Select Committee appointed to investigate the disirability of a tax on war-time fortunes, in London, Mr Auston Chamberlain…

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Publications Received. "Under Furred Hats." with the Sixth Australian Light Horse in the War

Young Witness · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 1

We have received from the publishers a copy of a very fine book entitled. "Under Furred Hats" being the doings of the 6th…

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Soldier Settlements

Young Witness · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

When speaking at Temora Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, said that Mr. Storey, leader of the Opposition, spoke without any very…

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Consumptive Soldiers. Red Cross Society's Offer. Sydney

Young Witness · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 2

The Red Cross Society has undertaken practically the whole care of returned soldiers in this. State who are suffering from consumption…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. J. Kearns. Auburn-street, have been advised by Base Records that their son, Pte. F. J. Kearns, is returning to Australia by the transport…

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Goulburn Amateur Bicycle Club. Soldier Members Honoured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 28 February 1920 · page 2

The Goulburn Amateur Bicycle Club gave a dinner at the Joppa Tea Rooms on Friday evening to their returned soldier members. Mr. C. P…

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War Trophy. German Railway Gun

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 2

The huge eleven inch German railway gun; which was captured by Australians east of Amiens, and which will be mounted in Sydney, pending its removal to the…

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Preference to Unionists. Soldiers Have Prior Claim

Young Witness · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY.—In the Industrial Court Judge Curlewls, during the hearing of an application by the Printing Industry Employees' Union, for an…

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Land for Soldiers. "Hardly Feed Bandicoots."

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 March 1920 · page 4

A representative of the Repatriation Department who recently visited Braidwood, and who interviewed the secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League, stated to this…

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Gunningar's Tribute to Their Returned Soldiers Enjoyable Picnic and Sports

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 4

Yesterday will be long remembered with pleasure by the residents of Cunningar and surrounding districts. On that date, a monster…

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Final Public Welcome. To Returned Soldiers

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 2

THERE was a large attendance of the public of the town and district, at the final Public Welcome tendered in the Harden Lyceum Theatre, on…

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Application for Lake Bed Returned Soldiers Apply. Farming on Lake George

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 4

The Goulburn Land Board held a sitting on Wednesday. when a number of returned soldiers applied for leases on the dried up bed of Lake George. The Board comprised…

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Young Man Shot. Wounded Through Own Mistake

Young Witness · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY.—A mistake in the identity of a girl sitting under a tree on. Wednesday night led to a youth being shot by the girl's escort…

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Federal Parliament. Australia's War Debts. Government Pressed for Payment. Melbourne

Young Witness · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Hughes stated in the Federal parliament last night that the British government was pressing for payment of 8½ millions for war…

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Dead Soldier's Mother Protected. Notice to Quit Residence Refused

Young Witness · Friday 5 March 1920 · page 2

Frederick. T. Allen agent, proceeded against Rose Ann Carmichael at the police court this morning, for an order for eviction from a house held…

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Tarlo Returned Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 March 1920 · page 1

A welcome home to Sgt. Norbert Cunningham and Pte. Hill, the two last soldiers from the district to return, was given in the old church at…

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Welcome Home at Tarlo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 4

A correspondent sends a report of the welcome home at Tarlo to Sgt. N. M. Cunningham and Private G. E. Hill. An account was published in…

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British Possessions. Proposal of Purchase by America. Against War Debt. London

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 2

The prohibitionists have decided to give support to the proposal of Mr. McAdoo, United States Treasurer, that America should purchase British…

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Returned Soldiers' Badgen

Young Witness · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 1

In order to be of assistance to all returned soldiers the military authorities particularly invite all not in possession of returned soldiers'…

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