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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1927

17 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

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

Delegate Argus · Thursday 13 January 1927 · page 4

It is good to know that the average wound, U properly 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 Play a Big Part in the War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 4

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

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Battle near Kyogle. Railway Workers and Revolvers. Four Persons Wounded. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 1

On Friday afternoon, and until late at nighty a pitched battle raged between rival factions at the Tunnel Railway Camp, about 20 miles from…

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Anzac Day. Wreaths Placed on Memorial

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 April 1927 · page 2

Anzac Day was commemorated at Cooma by the placing of wreaths on the War Memorial by the Manaro Branch of the Returned Soldiers…

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Anzac Day Diggers' Annual Reunion

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 2

The annual reunion of the Manaro sub-Branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperil League at Cooma on Monday last…

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Far Worse Than War. [Published by Arrangement]

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 April 1927 · page 3

" Prohibition in America went into effect in 1920," says " The Constitution " (Atlanta) " Since then 65,681,890 dollars have…

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Another Civil War. (Published by Arrangement)

Delegate Argus · Thursday 5 May 1927 · page 2

In the U.S.A. House of Repres­entatives the member for Missouri (Mr. Cochran) made public stat­istics bearing on arrests in Wash…

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Returned Soldiers Bridge Championship Entries Close-to-night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

At the monthly meeting of the Returned Soldiers' league held on Tuesday last it was decided to conduct a Bridge Championship, which…

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Cooma War Memorial

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1927 · page 2

To the Subscribers,—Your liberality has enabled the Committee to spare no expense in finishing off the Cooma War Memorial and…

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Blue Mountain Anzac Memorial Hospital Dispute

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 June 1927 · page 2

"I am of the opinion that there is no evidence to show that this was a gross insult to the relatives of the fallen. I think that it is my…

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Returned Soldiers farewell a Comrade

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 1 July 1927 · page 2

A gathering of members of the Manaro Sub-Branch R.S.S.I.L.A. took place at the Club rooms, Cooma, on Tuesday evening for…

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The Laws of War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1927 · page 1

Even in war there is a method of "playing the game," and there are certain things formulated by military law, written or unwritten, among civilised…

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Casino War Memorial Hospital Art Union

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1927 · page 2

Following are the results of the drawing:—7th prize, a Hudson Super Six, becomes the First, No. 26351—G. Perrin, Sen., Doble…

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The Rules of War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1927 · page 3

The poisoning of wells and stream in strictly forbidden under the international rules of war. It is, however, just as permissable to cut off your…

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Recent disorder at Conotaph. Soldiers to Prevent Repetition

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 September 1927 · page 2

Returned soldiers are making preparations to prevent a repetition of the scenes that occurred at the cenotaph In Martin place…

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Returned Soldiers' Social Ladies Night

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1927 · page 2

A "Ladies Night, Which took the form of a card and dancing Social, in which the members of the Manaro Branch of the Returned…

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Hew Soldiers Repatriated Themselves Anzac Tweed

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 31 October 1927 · page 2

When the work of repatriation was begun by the State War Council in 1915, several returned disabled soldiers were instructed in…

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