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

The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Aftermath of War. Effects in Australia

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

Bishop Long, preaching in All Saints' Cathedral, Bathurst, on Sunday night, remarked that people had been assured that they must be…

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Trotting Man-o'-war's Win

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 1

Man—o —War the Temora bred horse won a trotting prize worth £2000 in New Zealand last week. Man—o—war, until recently was owned by…

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Perth Railway Strike Returned Soldiers Decision

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

There are no further developments in the railway strike at Perth. The Returned Soldiers League at Perth passed a resolution that should…

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The Advocate Friday. January 7, 1921 LOCAL & General Soldiers' League Sports

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

A meeting of members of the League, in connection with the sports to be held on January 26th will be held tonight…

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Closer Settlement for Soldier Settlers and Landseekers Mr. D. N. Johns' Scheme

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

Mr. D. N. Johns, of Wollongough Ungarie has written an open letter to the Premier of New South Wales in the form of an 18-page pamphlet…

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Chinese Wounded Charge Against Syrian

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

Parkes, Friday—Last night a Chinese named George Hang was seen in the street with a tomahaw in his hand, bleeding profusely from…

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A War-scarred Veteran 51 Wounds; 94 Operations, and Still Alive

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

In a case which has come under the notice of the Repatriation Commission, a returned soldier was discharged, scarred by 51 wounds most…

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Soldiers' Club

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 7

A meeting of the above was hold at the Metropolitan Hotel on Friday night last, Mr M. J. Lynch occupying the chair and there being present…

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Settling Soldiers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 1

The Victorian Water Commission, has settled 1000 returned soldiers on irrigable farms. Two hundred selected fruit blocks on the Murray fron…

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Closer Settlement for Soldier Settlers and Lajstdseekers Mr. D. N. John's Scheme Comments on the Bill the Valuation Court (Continued from Last Issue)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 3

The proposal that Civil Servants should be given five years appointments, with the jurisdiction in the case of certain estates, of more than…

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"Anzac." Prohibited

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 1

Regulations issued under the War Precautions Act Repeal Act provide that no person shall, without the authority of the Governor-General or a…

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Returned Soldiers Confer

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

At a conference of delegates of the western branches of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League of Australia, held at Bathurst this…

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Wyalong Soldiers' Memorial

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 4

The Soldiers' Memorial Club rooms at Wyalong are almost completed, the painter being engaged in applying the finishing touches. It is a…

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Closer Settlement for Soldier Settlers and Landseekers Mr. D. N. John's Scheme the Transvaal Settlers' Law Which Applies to Farms on Areas Purchased by State Loans, as well as to Other Crown Lands (Continued from Last Issue)

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 14 January 1921 · page 3

(1) The price of each farm is Gazetted; it includes all improvements and survey fees. (2) The Land Bill can "accept…

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New Headmaster at Cowra District School A Distinguished Scholar and Soldier

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 2

Major Hicks, B. A., formerly headmaster at Cootamundra Public School and who was, prior to that, at Gr[?]nfell, has, we learn, been appointed…

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Unveiling of War Memorial

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

The German field gun captured by the 19th Battalion on the Western front, which has been received by the Jemalong Shire Council as a…

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War Service Homes Operation of Commission

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

The operations of the War Service Homes Commission are shown in a review by Colonel J. Walker, D.S.O, the commissioner, to have been…

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Returned Soldiers' Club

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 4

The local Returned Soldiers' Club issues an appeal today for support for their sports, picture show and dance to be held on Wednesday next…

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Returned Soldiers and Sailors' League

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 5

The above organisation is out on a campaign to secure 50,000 members during 1921, out of a total of 92,000 returned soldiers in the State. It is…

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Two Persons Wounded. Barmaid and Young Man

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon a shooting case occurred in the city, as a result of which a young married woman and a relative Lloyal O'Toole, a…

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