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

The wars & local soldiers, 1923

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Ran Amok Maniac in School Two Children Dead Others Badly Wounded Auckland (N.z.)

Southern Morning Herald · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 2

A [?] deed was perpetrated at a Waikane school this morning, and as a result two children are dead and others seriously injured…

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Returned Soldiers and Government Appointments

Young Witness · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—The claims of Colonel Trevers to the directorship of the Government Tourist Bureau are being pressed in preference to Mr…

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Our War Museum May Be Stored Away

Southern Morning Herald · Monday 22 October 1923 · page 4

Mr. Justice Ferguson urges that further effort should be made to have the Australian War Museum collection shown in Sydney. The proposal is that in…

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Yass Soldiers’ Memorial

The Yass Courier · Monday 22 October 1923 · page 3

A meeting of the committee was hold on Friday afternoon. Mr. J, A. Love (President) was in the chair, and Miss Yeo, Messrs. W. Thomson,…

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War Memorial

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 2

Special attention is called to an advertisement in this issue announcing a jumble sale aid of the War Memorial fund, on Friday next. As every effort…

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Free Land for Soldiers. Movement Started

Young Witness · Tuesday 23 October 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Casino branch of the 'Returned Soldiers' Association has decided to try and organise throughout Australia, to obtain…

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In the Fire Cartridge Explodes Cook Wounded Sydney

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 25 October 1923 · page 2

Harry Dlerk, a cook, living at Alexandria, was stoking a stove when a cartridge, which had evidently been put in with the coal, exploded…

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War Memorial To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 October 1923 · page 2

Mr. A. M. Betts writes:— I notice that a few members of the committee and Sam Square have taken strong exception to the decision of the committee…

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War Memorial Fund Red Cross Ladies Assist

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 October 1923 · page 2

Yesterday the Goulburn branch of the Red Cross Society made an appeal on behalf of the Goulburn and District War Memorial Fund Stalls were…

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Goulburn War Service Homes Charge Against Ex-officer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 October 1923 · page 2

About tweleve months ago the Goulburn officer in charge of war service homes had a warrant issued for the arrest of George Macqueen Sherrin…

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Young War Memorial. Meeting of Citizens. to Assist the Memorial. Committee

Young Witness · Saturday 27 October 1923 · page 1

At a meeting held in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, on Thursday afternoon it was decided that a ball be held on the occasion of the…

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War Service Homes. Clerk's Lapse. Restitution Made

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 4

George Macqueen Herrln Hanlon, who was charged with embezzling money belonging to the War Services Homes Commission, was dealt with…

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Embezzlement Charge War Service Homes Clerk's Lapse

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Geo. R. Williams, P.M., George Hanlon, formerly an officer of the War Service Homes Commission…

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Still Stormy Armed Bey. Wounds War Minister (Australian Press.) LONDON

Southern Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 October 1923 · page 2

A message from Belgrade says that during a Cabinet council a Tirana (Albania), the Prime Minister, Ahmed Bey, drew a revolver and wounded the…

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Freight War Raging

Young Witness · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.—It is understood that more inter-State steamship lines intend to reduce freights by ten per cent in consequence of the freight…

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Mr. Bailey Declares War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 4

At the last meeting of the A.L.P. executive statements were made .by Mr. W. Carbines and Mr. T J Swiney denying that certain instructions had been…

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War Service Homes Rent Case Upset

Southern Morning Herald · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 1

Capt. N. P. Moriarty is in receipt of a telegram from his Sydney agents, Messrs, Cape, Kent and Co., to the effect that the Supreme Court…

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The War Memorial. a Few Sugestions. (To the Editor)

Young Witness · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 6

Sir,—As one deeply interested in the local Memorial erected in honor of our gallant soldiers who laid down their lives in the Great War, I was…

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Sloane-street War Service Homes Pearsea v. Commonwealth McCuigan v. Commonwealth

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 2

ln these two cases capt. N. P Moriarty is in receipt of a telegram from Messrs. Cape, Kent, and Co, his Sydney agents, saying that the supreme…

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Pay and Rations of the Italian Soldier

The Yass Courier · Thursday 1 November 1923 · page 3

Reply to “Military” (Hulme) : According to a military expect, the rate of pay is as follows : Privates, 1 ½d. per day : corporals, 2½d. per…

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