Land for Returned Soldiers
The proposals of the Minister for Lands for settling returned soldiers upon be land contain several defects. It is propose to buy various areas of land from private…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1919
49 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 3
Soldiers' Letters
Private Oscar Clifford writes to a member of the "Gazette" staff from Torren's Island, via Adelaide (S.A.), under date December 31st, 1918:…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Welcome Home at Blacktown Driver Teddy Gale Honored
There was something bright, novel and exhilirating in the spectacle that was presented at the welcome home to Driver Teddy Gale (son of Mrs. Geo. Waite) at Blacktown…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pitt Town Welcoming the Soldiers. a 1914 Anzac
Another of those hearty welcomes for which the historic hamlet of Pitt Town is famous took place in the local School of Arts on Saturday night, when several young…
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Following is a copy of a very interesting letter received by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McDonald, of Cattai, from their son, Sapper Don. McDonald:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers at H.a. College
A correspondent to a Sydney evening paper last week seems to have been wide of the mark with regard to the treatment of returned soldiers at Hawkesbury Agricultural…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Figures 20,000,000 Casualities
A London message reads:—A correspondent with the gift of figures has been giving us some very striking totals bearing upon the cost of the war in various regards…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Letter
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Jones, of Sackville, have received the following letter from their son Claude:—Somewhere in France…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Comleroy Road. Three Returned Soldiers. a Great Welcome Home
The biggest crowd ever seen at Comleroy I Road assembled on Friday night last to give a hearty welcome home to Private Dal. McCabe, Gunner Hector London and Trooper…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District War Trophies. Kurrajong or Colo Shire?
Councillor J. E. McMahon, the retiring President of Colo Shire, Council has received an advice from Lieut.-Colonel L. J. Morshead, commanding the 33rd Battalion…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Unspeakable Hun. What a Soldier Saw
Mrs. Crisp, of Riverstone, has received a letter from Private Jack Kenny, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Kenny, of "The Pines," River-stone, who after having served at Gallipoli…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Welcome Home!
On the return of Corporal W. A. Davis from the big war, Mrs. Davis and her mother, Mrs. C. F. Taylor, invited a number of friends to supper at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wilberforce. Two Returned Men
The welcome given by the people of Wilberforce to their lads who return from the war is always enthusiastic and wholehearted, and the one given to Privates Fred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Four Years in Germany. a Prisoner of War. Wilberforce Boy's Experiences
At the welcome home to two Wilberforce soldiers last week there was present a young iran who knows something about how prisoners of war were treated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Letters
Mr. and Mrs. D. Holland, of Windsor, have received a very interesting and well-phrased letter from their son Urban, who has been over the other side doing his bit. The…
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Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Buttsworth, of Bull-ridge, have received a long letter from their son, Gunner Roy Butts worth, dated France 29-11-18. They have another son, Glen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Schofield Welcome to Six Soldiers
The Schofield Hall was densly packed on Saturday night, when people attended from far and near to join in a welcome to six lads recently back from the war. The hall…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Letter
Following are some extracts from a letter from Urban Holland, to his brother Mr Victor Holland. The young soldier has literary gifts above the average, and his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work for Returned Soldiers. Grant of £500,000
The conditions governing the grant of £500,000 made by the Federal Government to Local Government bodies for the construction of public works by the employment…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Soldiers' Welcome
Windsor School of Arts had its capacity taxed to the utmost limit on Wednesday evening when an enthusiastic welcome was accorded a number of local lads, about a…
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