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

The wars & local soldiers, 1927

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Goulburn War Memorial Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 January 1927 · page 5

The hon. treasurer acknowledges with thanks the receipts of the following additional donations:— Mrs. H. Smart 10/. Mr. C. W…

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Liquidating War Debt Portugal Opens Subscription List LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 5 January 1927 · page 2

A Lisbon message states that the funding of Portugal's War Debt to Britain has caused great enthusiasm among the secondary school teachers…

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The Soldiers' Club Dispute with Trustees No Agreement Yet Reached

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 17 January 1927 · page 2

A meeting of the Soldiers' Club was held on Thursday night to consider the reply of the trustees to a proposal by the members captain A. J…

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Soldiers' Club Further Meeting Called

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 4

Despite the recent attempts made by members of the Goulburn and District Soldiers' Club to obtain reasonable benefits from moneys donated in…

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Fire Victims. Help for Soldier Settlers

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 4

News received from Albury states that gifts of 110 bags of seed wheat, 20 bags of seed oats, 65 tons of bay and chaff, besides fence posts and…

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Eastern War Clouds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 6

When the history of the twentieth century comes to be written, the Washington Disarmament Conference of 1921 will probably stand out as the…

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Combined Meeting Wanted the Soldiers' Club Last Night's Decisions of Members

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 6

Recently the members of the Soldiers' Club put before the trustees certain suggestions in connection with the club building. These proposals,…

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Soldiers' Graves "In Wonderful Condition" SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 24 January 1927 · page 2

George Irwin. formerly stationmaster at Ashfield, who has just returned from a visit to the Australian war graves in France and Gallipoli,…

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Big Shoot Rifle Union's Fixture Entries Largest Since the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 26 January 1927 · page 2

From the point of view of entries the 21st general prize meeting of the Southern District Rifle Club's Union, which took place on the Goulburn…

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Ex-Soldier Drowned

The Yass Courier · Thursday 27 January 1927 · page 6

John Harris, who was a native of Muswellbrook, was drowned while bathing in the Murray River. He entered the water with a ten year old…

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A. Returned Soldier's View (To the Editor, Boorowa "News.")

The Burrowa News · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 5

Years ago but in memory as yesterday, it [?] to my lot be a patient in Military Hospital abroad. Around me on improvised…

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Soldiers' Club Demand for Improvements Probable Concessions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 4 February 1927 · page 4

As a result of a meeting held on Wednesday night when two of the trustees attended, the members of the Soldiers' Club are…

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Crookwell Returned Soldiers. Annual Meeting

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 9 February 1927 · page 6

The Crookwell subbranch held the usual annual meeting at the School of Arts on Thursday night last. Mr. Wm. G. Keith (President) occupied…

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Fight for Knife Half-caste Attacks White Man Both Wounded Perth

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 3

When he saw a large knife flash in the hand of a half-caste in the Vass Hotel, Busselton, a man named Hill rushed forward to get possession of it…

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Crookwell Returned Soldiers. Annual Meeting

Taralga Echo · Friday 11 February 1927 · page 2

The Crookwell sub-branch held the usual annual meeting at the School of Arts on Thursday night last. Mr. Win. G. Keith (President) occupied…

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War is War

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 16 February 1927 · page 2

The Bootmaker-Sergeant had no vulgar curiosity about what was happening in the trench and barbed wire area of the Big Scrap. There was,…

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War is War

Taralga Echo · Friday 18 February 1927 · page 2

The Bootmaker-Sergeant had no vulgar curiosity about what was happening in the trench and barbed wire area of the Big Scrap. There was,…

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Soldiers' President Resigns Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 4

Colonel Hyman, president of the N.S.W. branch of the Returned Soldiers League resigned at a meeting of the State Executive last night. Her…

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Random Readings. Famous Soldiers’ Ages

The Yass Courier · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 5

Napoleon was forty-five at Waterloo and never reached the sixties. Marlborough was sixty-two at [?]udenarde, and by no means In his dotage at…

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Deadlier Than War

The Yass Courier · Monday 21 March 1927 · page 5

Terrible as are the ravages of war, they are far surpassed by some other disasters which from time to time overwhelm the human race. The…

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