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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

985 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 11 of 50

A. Soldier's Welcome

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

A welcome home in the form of a social evening and presentation to returned soldiers will be held at Billy's Lookout Hall on…

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R.S & S.L. Of Australia President Appeals to Returned Soldiers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 1

Lieut-Colonel W. K. Bolton, C.B.E. president of the Returned. Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia is issuing the following appeal to…

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Soldier and Burglar

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

A returned soldier named Laurie Brown, who has a bakery business at Kyogle, had been Buffering small losses of late, so decided to lay in wait…

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Soldiers Threat Action TOWNSVILLE

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

ANOTHER and more serious development of the trouble which has arisen in connection with the placing of pickets in the vicinity of the meatworks occurred last Friday near Alligator…

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Soldier's Letter

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

MR. AND MRS. C. W. HARVEYSON, of Glen Park, have received a letter from their son, L Corp. Charlie Harveyson, who was a prisoner of war in Germany…

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Holy Trinity Church. Welcome to Soldiers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

The welcome to the Church of England returned soldiers ex­tended by members and ad­herents of Holy Trinity, was…

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Returned Soldiers Employees Must Redeem Promises Made. Sydney

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

Speaking at Petersham last night Mr. Holman said that if employers did not take back returned soldiers after promising to do so, Parliament…

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Anzac Day Celebration

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 1

The committee appointed at the initial meeting in connection with the above event met at the Council Chambera on Tuesday night, there being…

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Current Topics. Anzac Art Union

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The following additional donations towards the Anzac art union have been made:—T. Strickland, £2/2/; G. D. Bassett, £ 1/1/-; H. O.'Elliott,…

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Anzac Day Celebrations the Arrangements Ship-shape

Forbes Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 3

A meeting of the Anzac Day Celebration committee on Friday evening last was presided over by Mr. McNamara…

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Splendid War Workers Forbes Lady Praised

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 3

The "Sun's" Special Commissioner in Gallipoli and Palestine writes: Men from Palestine are full of high praise and appreciation of the…

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Soldier-settlement Minister for Lands and Party at Forbes. Policy of the Government

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 4

The Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, accompanied by Messrs A. H, Grimm and Cameron, M's.L.A., H. R. M. Pigott, M.H.R., and. Messrs…

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A Lievly Soldiers' Meeting. Sydney

Forbes Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

There were uproarous scenes at the Melbourne Town Hall last night, when a meeting of returned soldiers and war workers was held to protest against…

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Returned Soldiers. Compelling Re-employment

Forbes Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 1

The bill by which employers will be compelled to reinstate returned soldiers in their former positions is now being drafted…

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Our Soldiers. Forbes Boy's Returning

Forbes Times · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

Private Ted Conquit, who enlisted from Forbes, returned last week. He has been 2½ years service and was in[?]ded home on account of being…

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Reception to soldiers. at Mallee Plains. (Contributed.)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

On the evening of 28th February, a very pleasant local gathering was held at the Mallee Plains Hall for the purpose of honoring four of our local…

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Work for Soldiers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

The Council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce was asked by the superintendent of the Labor Exchange to assist in placing in employment…

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Welcome to Returned Soldiers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

A MEETING to make arrangements to extend a public welcome to all returned soldiers was held in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday night last. The Mayor…

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Soldiers' Club Room To the Editor

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 12 March 1919 · page 5

Sir,--The local Returned Soldiers and Sailors Imperial League held a meeting last week' with the object of making a move in…

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Welcome Home

Western Champion · Thursday 13 March 1919 · page 15

A number of district soldiers have returned during the past week. On Saturday morning Driver Hughie McElvogue, Private T. Pearce, and…

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