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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1924

19 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Get Wounded, and Live Lone How Battle Scars Appear to Have Helped Many to a Hipe Old Age

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 3

It is good to know that the average wound, if property healed, does not mean that life is going to be shortened thereby. Let us take a few…

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

Delegate Argus · Thursday 3 January 1924 · page 4

Once upon a time she had been a crack trans-Atlantic liner. Folks on both sides of the "pond" knew her very well indeed. The potentates…

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Picnic Race Meeting. Soldiers' Club [?] Fund

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1924 · page 2

A picnic race meeting [?] the A.R.C. rules in aid of the fond for the erection of the returned soldiers' club rooms at the Cooma School of…

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Cooma War Memorial

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1924 · page 2

Mr F. Blaxland, chairman of the Cooma War Memorial Committee, has prepared the following report: Since the public meeting held at…

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Presentation by Returned Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1924 · page 2

The members of the Manaro Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League met at the club rooms at the Cooma School of Arts on…

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Big Bribes in War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 24 April 1924 · page 3

The biggest war in history has been responsible for some of the biggest bribes in history. Germany, for instance, gave Turkey £10,000,000…

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To Those Who Fell on Anzac Day April 25th 1915

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1924 · page 2

Two thousand years ago a Spartan King Leonidas, at the head of three hundred men, held the pass of Thermopylae against the…

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Cooma War Memorial Laying of Foundation Stone

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 28 April 1924 · page 2

Friday last, Anzac Day, was appropriately chosen for the laying of the foundation stone of the Cooma War Memorial, to be…

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Presentation to Energetic War Worker Miss Jessie Snodgrass

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1924 · page 2

The departure of Miss Jessie Snodgrass a prominent Cooma war worker for a cumber of years, was marked by a farewell gathering at…

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Soldiers' Club Rooms an Appeai, for Furnishing The Editor " Manaro Mercury"

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 May 1924 · page 2

Sir.—On behalf of the citizens" appeal for the purpose of furnishing the Soldiers Club Room, we wish to thank you for the help afforded…

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Wool War. Does Africa Lead Australia ? PERTH

The Bombala Times · Friday 1 August 1924 · page 1

Has Australia lost its wool supremacy ? South Africa is jubilant in its belief that its wool now leads the world…

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The Cooma War Memorial Names for Inscription

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

The names on the list below as' far as the Working Committee can ascertain are those of soldiers whose names are entitled to be inscribed…

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Feats of Armless Soldier. Marvels of Ingenuity and Perseverance

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 August 1924 · page 2

There are several thousands of soldiers who have lost an arm during the war, but has it ever occurred to you what extremely difficult times…

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Cooma War Memorial

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 2

The Cooma War Memorial is now elected on the site chosen opposite the Post-office, a description of which has already appeared…

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Memorial Trees at St. Paul's. Fallen Soldiers, and Benefactors

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1924 · page 3

On Sunday last sixteen tree were planted on a portion of the St. Paul's Church of England grounds, on the west side of the…

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Jindabyne War Memorial

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1924 · page 2

On Saturday, 25th October, a public meeting was held in Jiadabyne hall, which was largely attended, when it was decided to…

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Jindabyne War Memorial The Editor "Manaro Mercury"

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 November 1924 · page 2

Sir,—In the issue of the "Mercury" of 31st October, appears a report of the meeting of the Fndabyne War Memorial…

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Dleabled Soldiers' Pottery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 November 1924 · page 2

The Disabled Soldiers' Pottery works is turning out a varied assortment of ornaments, which they term "Jenolan art ware,"…

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Returned Soldiers' "At Home." a Joviai. Gathering

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 December 1924 · page 2

The Manaro sub-Branch R,S. &' S.I.L.A. arranged an "At Home" in their club rooms at the "Cooma School of Arts on Wednesday…

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