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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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News of Soldiers

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 6 March 1919 · page 2

The Misses Greggery, of “Strathwilliam,” Berrigan, received a cable [?]…

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MAUDE. Welcome Home to Private H. Copeland

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 1

On Thursday, February 20th, Private H. Copeland, son of Mr M. Copeland, of Maude, was welcomed home by the people of that town and district, after…

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War Expenditure Continues

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 22

English newspapers are? expressing alarm at the colossal expenditure being continued since, the war. It amounts to nearly £7,000,000 a day, despite the demobilisation…

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The War and After. Soldiers & Soldiers' Interests. Incredible Tenacity of Australians

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 29

Captain Carmichael, M.L.A., who recently retrned from the front, stated that he thought he was giving the general opinion in saying that it was a pity that…

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Apprenticeship Exclusive of War Service

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 33

Mr. G. C. Addison (Chief Industrial Magistrate) decided, in a recent case that in computing the period of apprenticeship the time lost owing to military…

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The War and After. (Continued from page 20.) Peace Prospects. London, March 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 22

In a address to a gathering of British journatists in Paris, the secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Baifour) said:— "By the end of March we will be in sight…

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Preference to Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 44

The largest meeting that has ever beers held in the Lyric open air theatre at Shepparton took place on Thursday night, to protest against the Shepparton shire…

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Soldiers and Viticulture

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 23

Captain Tecee, the president, and Sergeants Davis and Morris, committeemen, of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial eague, interviewed the Minister for…

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To Employ Soldiers. Federal Grant of £500,000. Fund for Local Government Bodies

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 47

The Commonwealth Government has decided to make a gift of £500,000 to local government authorities throughout the Commonwealth, to be expended…

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Grievances of Returned Soldiers Mr. Holman's Little Bill Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

Captain Carmichael was the guest of the Millions Club to-day. He said most of the disabilities which soldiers suffered from were due to the inertia and incapacity of…

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Land for Soldiers

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 1

The Wagga Repatriation Committee has received an invitation from the Mayor of Harden, Alderman Kelly, to send delegates to a conference at…

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Soldiers Absent From Trades

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 6

Some weeks age [?] brought nnder notice in a [?] the [?] returning soldiers would meet when it came to a…

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Soldiers' Relief Works. Berrigan Shire to Get £599

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 3

Following on the intimation of the Commonwealth Government at the Premiers' Conference that it was prepared to lend money to…

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Preference to Soldiers. Strong Feeling at Shepparton

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Stock Journal · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 1

Down Shepparton way recently the shire council dealt with applications for the post of inspector of nuisances, and by a majority of one…

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Balranald Soldier Honored Sergeant F. W. Heritage Awarded Military Medal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 3

Sergeant F. W. Heritage, who before the war was contracting in the Balranald district, has been awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the…

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To Feed Starving Europe Action by Supreme War Council London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 3

A communique from Paris, issued through the Press Bureau, states that the Supreme War Council discussed the question of relief for Austria and Hungary…

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Soldiers for the Wine Industry 200 Men in a Year

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 1

Captain Teece (president) and Staff-Sergeant C. Davis and Mr. Walter Morris committeemen), of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League,…

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Returned Soldiers in a Row Three Are Arrested. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 3

A serious disturbance occurred outside the Clarence Street Police Station this afternoon, It is understood that a constable…

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Compulsory Re-employment of Returned Soldiers. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 3

Mr. Holman, the Premier, is engaged upon details of his projected bill to compel the employment of returned soldiers in the positions they occupied before…

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Soldiers and Emigration How to Make It Possible London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 3

In the House of Commons, replying to Sir Clement Kinlock-Cooke (Unionist), Colonel Amery, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies. stated that the…

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