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

The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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Current Topics War Memorial Queen Competition

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1925 · page 2

Expediency is always valuable, as Mr. E. A. Austen, who was secretary of the Camp Hill Queen Candidature in the War Memorial Juvenile Queen…

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The Returned Sailors and Soldier's Imperal League of Australia

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 3 June 1925 · page 7

Sir,--Impressed by the spirit and enthusiasm of Annual Congress, which was held in Sydney during Easter week, the State Council of…

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Federal Parliament War Loan Stock Tenders

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 5 June 1925 · page 6

An important statement was made by the Federal Treasurer (Dr. Page) on his arrival at Brisbane on Wednesday, regarding tenders received by…

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Returned Soldiers’ Farewell a Comrade

Cowra Free Press · Friday 12 June 1925 · page 5

At the conclusion of a meeting of the committee of the local branch of the R.S. and S.l.L. a happy little function took place, the object being…

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Welcome Home

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 2

A welcome home will be tendered Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bland in the Methodist Church, Wyalong, on Thursday next at 7.30 p.m…

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Forbes District Hospital Last Night's Committee Meeting. War Memorial and Government Subsidy

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1925 · page 3

The committee of the Forbes District Hospital met last night, the following members being present:--Messrs. H. K. Ford (president), P. H…

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Woodville Home For T.B. Soldiers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 19 June 1925 · page 4

The Red Cross Society feels that one of the most justified efforts of their war work was the Maintenance of the "Woodville" Home at Randwick for…

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Shop Assistants' Award Cutting Out Old Holiday Anzac Day Substituted

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 7

It will be of interest to shop and office assistants that the Arbitration Court last week re-enacted the old award with the exception of…

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Big Upheaval Shipping War Threat

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 1

The week-end has shown little promise of a solution of the shipping dispute, which now threatens to involve another large fleet of steamers,…

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Military Pensions Time Lost by Soldiers Department Explains

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 23 June 1925 · page 4

In reply to the Returned Soldiers League, which had asked for sustenance in all cases when attendance for pension review resulted in loss of…

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Sailors and Soldiers' Memorial Meeting of Ladies

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 1

A ladies' meeting was held in connection with the opening of the Sailors and Soldiers' Memorial Lliterary Institute at the Shire Hall at 3 p.m…

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Soldier Settlers Capital Cost of Farms to Be Written Down

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 2

"I have given directions to the Minister for Lands (Mr. Loughlin) and the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) to take steps immediately to…

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Carrying on the Good Work Red Cross Still Active Looking After Suffering Soldiers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 26 June 1925 · page 3

It will probably come as a surprise to many people to realise that there are still between two and three hundred soldiers at the Prince of Wales…

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Toc[?]h and Forbes War Memorial

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 30 June 1925 · page 2

There are many remarks being made just now in the metropolitan press to the effect that a war memorial, unless it is for some useful…

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"BODINGTON" Red Cross Home for Soldiers

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 3 July 1925 · page 4

Red Cross Headquarters at "Rose Hall," is again a hive of busy interest something like it was during the days of the war. The Society has risen…

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SAILORS & Soldiers' Club Social Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 1

All ladies who were workers for the Red Cross Society are cordially invited to attend a social evening at the Club Rooms on Wednesday, July 15th,…

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Disabled Soldier Appointed P.p. Board Secretary

Cowra Free Press · Tuesday 7 July 1925 · page 1

Carcoar Pastures Protection Board Directors on Monday last made the appointment of a secretary, in lieu of Mr. M. Bamgarten, who has resigned…

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SAILORS & Soldiers' Club Social Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Friday 10 July 1925 · page 1

All ladies who were workers for the Red Cross Society are cirdially invited to attend a social evening at the Club Rooms on Wednesday, July 15th,…

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Shipping War Idle Fleet Grows

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 2

Most of the interstate passenger vessels are out of commission, as a result of the shipping war, and 1137 men are unemployed. The passenger…

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"The War Is On" Between Seamen and Shipowners (By Wire) Monday Evening

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 14 July 1925 · page 2

An official of the Seamens' Union, Interviewed to-day, said the war is on and he had instructed members of the Union not to man Instertate vessels…

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