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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Anzac Day Memorial Parade, Major Jack Austin Chapman, D.S.O.

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 3

Eden-Monaro was well repre-sented at the Anzac Day Memorial Parade in the Sydney Domain on Sunday last, where notwithstanding…

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Suggestion to Returned Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

Brigadier-General Cox, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., V.D., makes the following appeal to local soldiers:—"There are places in Faance and…

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The Repatriation Ball. to Assist District Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 April 1920 · page 2

The Repatriation Ball, for the purpose of assisting the returned soldiers of the Cooma district, took place at the Agricultural…

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Lady Actor Confesses Mate of Prohibition (Published by Arrangement) American Returned Men Vow Not to Marry

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 2

Prohibitionsts have attempted to show that Lady Astor, the Pritish woman M.P., is on their side. That it untrue. Lady Astor…

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Why Australian Hotels are Best (Published by Arrangement) Soldier Makes Some Comparisons Sydney "Evening News" (20/4/20) printed the following from the pen of George Clune, of Bondi, N.S.W., who served with

Delegate Argus · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 2

Sydney "Evening News" (20/4/20) printed the following from the pen of George Clune, of Bondi, N.S.W., who served with…

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Enquiry into Soldier Settlement

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 2

Mr. P. F. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, who returned to Sydney on Wednesday from the Premier's Conference in…

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Cooma District Land Soldier Settlement, Various Opinons As to Value

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 May 1920 · page 2

The Local Laud Board was occupied during the sitting at the Cooma. Court House on Fri-day last, in taking evidence as…

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Welcome Home to Corporal and Mrs A. E. Wright

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 2

There was a large gathering at the residence of Mrs. Ingram, at Tombong, on Friday night last to tender a welcome home to…

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Description of a Missing Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1920 · page 2

Mr. T. J. Everett, "Waratah," Wattle Street, Haberfield, Sydney, writes under date June 9th, asking the publication of the…

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Local Soldiers' Settlement. To the Editor 'Manaro Mercury

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1920 · page 2

Sir.—Mr. E. H. Litchfield, Woodstock, has brought under notice, in your issue of 4/6/'20, a matter pf very vital importance to…

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Soldier Settlement Branch of Lands Department

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 2

A commencement was made on Tuesday to take evidence in the inquiry by the Public Service Board—Messrs. Marks,…

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Soldiers' Settlement Area Values. Capital Value Comparisons

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 21 June 1920 · page 2

To the Editor "Manaro Mercury" Sir.—I have read with interest Mr. Surveyor J. C. Marin's letter appearing in yours of the 18th…

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Correspondence. Soldier Settlement Area Values

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1920 · page 2

To the Editor "Manaro Mercury" Sir. Referring to a letter of Mr. J. C. Martin's appearing in your…

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Returned Soldiers' Meeting. Soldier Settlement Discussed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 2

A meeting of returned soldiers belonging to the Cooma district sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League…

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Castigating the Crack (Published by Arrangement) Unbalanced Extremism Checking Soldier Settlement

Delegate Argus · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 2

Melbourne "Age" boldly attacks the Victorian Ministry for bending a supple knee to prohibitionists in regard to the…

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R.S.S.1.L of Australia. Cooma District Soldiers' Dinner and Dance

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1920 · page 2

The second annual gathering of the returned Soldiers of Cooma district, which took place on Tuesday last, was a highly…

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The "Rag-time" Navy Men and Ships That Played a Big Part in the War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 3

Once upon a time the had been a crack trans-Atlantic liner. Polka on both side of the "[?]ad" knew her very well in[?]. The potentates…

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War Service Homes

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 2

The acting Minister for Repatriation. Mr A. S. Rodgers, has made available the following particulars with regard…

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Returned Soldiers Dance

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 18 October 1920 · page 2

The return soldiers held a Social on Tuesday evening at the new building erected by Mr. B. Asprey in Sharp street,…

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Soldier Settlements

The Bombala Times · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 4

The Hon. Austin Chapman, M.P., has received the following letter from the Department of Repatriation, dated 2nd October, 1920:—…

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