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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

1,963 stories in Murray's papers · page 15 of 99

Soldiers Break Quarantine. Three Boatloads From the Argyllshire. Police Scouring City and Suburbs. Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 6

A number of soldiers on board the transport Argyllshire, which is anchored off Chowder Bay, took the law into their own hands yesterday…

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Correspondence Settlement of Returned Soldiers on Land and the Increase of Our Primary Products. (To the Editor.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 15 February 1919 · page 4

Sir,—I suppose two moro important matters from a national point of view could not be named. For the welfare of the Commonwealth and its people both are…

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Returned Soldiers' Picnic

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 February 1919 · page 2

Mr. G. W. Daniel, hon. organiser for the recent conference and picnic held by returned soldiers of Albury and district, in submitting the balance sheet of…

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War Chest Fund

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

The committee of the local branch of the Citizens' War Chest Fund have been reluctantly compelled through want of support to close the branch…

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Local Soldier Honored. Staff-sergeant A. L. Patterson, D.c.m

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 3

Mrs. Patterson, of Orson-street, Hay, yesterday received a cable from her son, Staff-sergeant Archie. Leslie Patterson, from Cairo, stating that…

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War Graves Memorials London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 3

Mr. Rudyard Kipling announced that the War Graves Commission proposes to creet memorials to commemorate the feats of particular armies and division,…

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The War's Naval Losses British Share, 550,000 Tons. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 3

French naval losses in war-time amount to four battleships, namely the Bouvet, the Suffren, the Gaulois, and the Danton; four armoved cruisers, one cruiser, four…

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Preferential Certificates for Soldiers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 February 1919 · page 4

As considerable misapprehension appears to exist regarding the issue of preforential certificates for land for reformed soldiers, Mr. Ashford, New South…

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Anzac Brides Arrive Many Babies on Board. Fremantle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 4

A large number of soldiers' English brides arrived by the steamer Osterley on Monday. There were 237 first-class, 195 second-class, and 409 third-class passengers,…

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Dramatic War Secret. South Africa's Critical 16 Days

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 3

Lord Harcourt, who was Colonial Secretary when war broke out, at the meeting tary when the war broke out, at the meeting of the United Kingdom branch of the…

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Twixt Love and Duty. Obliging Brother Who Went to the War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 3

An extraordinary story of youth who, in order to help his brother-in-law, a soldier home on leave, donned his uniform and went to France in his place, was told…

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Soldiers and Wine Industry Deputation in Opposition Minister's Attitude Uncompromising Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 2

The Minister for Lands, replying to-day to a deputation of the N.S.W. Alliance, said it was his intention to proceed with the settling of soldiers in the wine…

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News of Soldiers

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 20 February 1919 · page 2

On Friday last Corporal H. Matthews, son of Mr and Mrs G. C. Mathews, of Finley, arrived home after years’ active service, and was…

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Wounded Soldiers' Handicraft

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 15

Lady Mond says that wounded soldiers who are recuperating at her charming Hampshire residence, Melchet Court, near Romsey, have, among other things, made…

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Returned Anzac

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon at the Council Champers the Reception Committee welcomed home Sergt. Tom Francis, who enlisted in 1916…

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War and Post-war Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 29

In many vital respects the Peace Conference begins to afford evidence of weakness and divided counsels by which a cunning and sly Teuton may profit. Instead…

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Anzac's Bride. Loses King and Certificate Sydney

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 6

One of the Anzae brides had her handbag stolen aboard the Multiades. It contained her marriage certificate, ring and some money…

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War Precautions Regulations

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 32

A regulation was issued under the War Precautions Act empowering the Prime Minister, on behalf of the Commonwealth, to enter in conjunction with…

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The War and After. Soldiers &. Soldiers' Interests. Soldiers Want Preference

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 18

The Commonwealth Industrial Registrar (Mr. A. Stewart) has pointed out to the secretary of the Returned Soldiers' Industrial Union that to be effective, it would…

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France's War Debt Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 2

M. Klotz, Minister for Finance, in a statement to the Budget Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, said that France's civil and military expenditure in…

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