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

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Taxation of War Wealth. an Optimistic Witness

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 2

LONDON, 25th March.—Mr. A. J. Hobson, senior vice president of the Associated British Chambers of Commerce, giving evidence before the…

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War Service Homes. OVER 100 Houses for Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 2

It will ,be, remembered that some two months' back the Goulburn branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of…

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War Gratuity. Melbourne

Young Witness · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 2

An amendment moved by Mr. Makin in the Federal Parliament to allow members of the Royal Australian Naval Brigade and staff, and also the…

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War Gratuities. Bill Passed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 2

The War Gratuity. Bill passed the third reading of the House of Representatives this morning after an all night sitting…

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Bogus Blind Anzac. £13 Collected Ouring Week End. Exemplary Srxtdxciss Imposed

Young Witness · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 2

ALBURY.—For falsely representing himself to be a returned soldier, for [?]gally wearing a military unifrom, and for imposing upon the…

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Australian Unionism. Co-operation or Class War? Definite Policy to Be Framed

Young Witness · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

Standing apart from aetual political service the Americn Federation of Labor has been able to exercise a powerful influence on behalf of the…

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£100 Damages for Libel. Action Against Newspaper. Verdict for Home Service Soldier

Young Witness · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 1

SYDNEY.—A claim for £2000 damages in respect to an alleged libel came before the Chief Justice and a Jury of four in the Bance Court…

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. Soldier Settlements. Land Tenure

Young Witness · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 3

The soldiers are being placed more at the Mirrond end of the area than at Yanco. The land is looser with a deeper [?] and it shows more…

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A Gala Day. MURRUMBURRAH P., A., and I. Association. Royal Sydney Show. Returned Soldiers' League Adjourned Annual Meeting. Miss Hilda Barnes Distinguishes Herself

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 2

LOVERS of good sport will be well catered for on Easter Monday. The Demondrille Picnic Sports Club intend holding their annual Sports The adjourned annual general meeting of the members of the Murrumburrah Pastoral, Agricultural, and Industrial Association At the Royal Sydney Show on Tuesday. Miss Hilda Barnes (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Barnes, of Murrumburrah), rode the winner of the lady's back The following report has been kindly handed to us for publication by Mr. J. J. Dalton, hon. secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League:…

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Soldiers’ Memorial

The Yass Courier · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 2

A public meeting, convened by advertisement, took place at the Mechanics’ Institute on Tuesday evening. There was a good attendance,…

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Returned Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 4

The Druids' Hall, Which had been nicely decorated for the occasion by ladies, was the scene of a happy gathering on Monday evening to welcome home Sgt. J. K…

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Preference to Soldiers. Discussion at League Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 2

At a meeting of the Goulburn branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League on Wednesday night at the Town Hall the Preference to…

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M.U. Oddfellows Social and Presentation to Soldier Members

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 2

On Wednesday evening the Loyal Crookwell Lodge, M.U.,I.O.O.F., welcomed their soldier members at the Literary Institute Hall, at which a…

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Assistance to War Widows

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 4

Melbourne, Wednesday.—It has been decided by the War Service Homes Commission that the widow of a deceased soldier is only eligible…

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Returned Soldier Injured May Lose Life

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 April 1920 · page 2

Thomas Nicholls, a returned soldier, foil from a moving train at Lidcombe railway station, and was so badly injured that his life is…

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Coastal Ships Reversion to Pre-war Conditions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

The Controller of Shipping states that coastal ships will probably be freed from requisition at the end of their current voyages. This is taken to mean that…

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General Birdwood Soldiers' Relatives

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 2

General Birdwood attended an enthusiastic reception by the Soldiers Mothers’ Wives, and Relatives’ Victory Association and the Sailors and Soldiers’ Fathers’…

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Returned Soldiers and Sailors. State Congress

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 8 April 1920 · page 4

The State congress of Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial League of Australia opened in Sydney to-day. The matters to be dealt with include land settlement, war…

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£1000 TROT. Mail-o'-War's Record. Peter Riddle Injured

Young Witness · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 2

Tim Australian Trotting Club held its £100 Trot meeting at Victoria Park racecourse yesterday afternoon in time weather. The track was in…

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Repatriation of Soldiers

Young Witness · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 4

According to the government pollcy the repatriation or a soldier is effected after he has been re-established in civil life and has found…

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