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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1929

17 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers

Limbles Soldiers Aquatic Club Appeal

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 2

Numbers of country folks are talking advantage of their trip to Sydney and visiting the Splendid Club House and Baths at Vaucluse…

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Manaro Branch Returned Soldiers' League

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 3

A well-attended meeting of the Manaro Sub-branch of the R.S. & S.I.L.A. was held at the Club rooms, Cooma, on Monday evening…

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Who Won the War?

Delegate Argus · Thursday 25 April 1929 · page 2

The question of who won the war is answered by Colonel Lionel James in the London "Evening Standard."…

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Anzac Day at Cooma Wreaths on War Memorial Returned Soldiers' Celebration

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

Anzac Day, Thursday 25th April, was observed throughout the State as a public holiday, in memory of the gallantry of…

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Anzac Day

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 4

The fourteenth anniversary of the gallant landing at Gallipoli by the Australian and New Zealand troops, their baptism of fire, and their dogged…

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Anzac Memorial Service at Berridale

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1929 · page 2

Anzac Day was fittingly celebrated at Berridale by a parade of returned men, who matched to the memorial and placed thereon a…

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Returned Soldiers League Manaro Sub-branch

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 May 1929 · page 2

A meeting of the Manaro Sub-branch, Returned Soldiers League, was held at the club rooms, Cooma, on 'Monday evening…

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War Gratuity Loan Redemption

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 May 1929 · page 2

Although the Federal Loan maturing on 31st May amounts to only £2,790,000, the average individual holding is small, being…

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War Gratuity Loan Redemption

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 May 1929 · page 1

Although the Federal Loan maturing on 31st May amounts to only £2,790,000, the average individual holding is small, being about £300…

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Butter War Threatening. Margarine Magnates Spending Millions

The Bombala Times · Friday 26 July 1929 · page 5

Details of the world-wide commercial war rapidly developing between margarine and blended butters on the one hand, and pure dairy butter on…

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A Verdun Incident. War Pighon Got Through

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 August 1929 · page 2

The heroic city of Verdun, on June 24, saw the unveiling of perhaps the most novel war memorial in the world (says the Paris…

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Victorian Railways. War on Motors

The Bombala Times · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 5

The Victorian Railways Department has definitely declared war on road transport, and having received authority from the Government to…

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Returned Soldiers' League Manaro Sub-branch

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1929 · page 3

A meeting of members of the Manaro sub-Branch R.S.S.I.L.A. was held at the Soldiers' Club room, School of Arts, Cooma on…

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Limbless Soldiers

Delegate Argus · Thursday 24 October 1929 · page 2

The need of provision made for the badly disabled soldiers of the Great War was recognised soon after our men came…

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Limbless Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1929 · page 3

The need of provision being made for the badly disabled soldiers of the Great War was recognised soon after our men came back…

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Taking the War Calmly

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 2

"An Australian told me this:—We were advancing, and had been going about an hour, and my platoon numbered about fifteen men…

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A Famous War Hospital

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 December 1929 · page 2

One of the most finely equipped hospitals in Great Britain is to be closed this month. It is the Queen's Hospital at Sidcup, Kent,…

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