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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Lady Astor Confesses Hate of Prohibition American Returned Men Vow Not to Marry. (Published by Arrangement)

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 May 1920 · page 1

Prohibitionists have attempted to show that Lady Astor, the British woman M.P., is on their side. That is untrue. Lady Astor believes in…

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The Blinded Soldiers' Enterprise

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 5 May 1920 · page 1

Inaugurated on October 20th, 1919, the N.S.W. Blinded Soldiers' Tea Company Ltd, has already achieved the prime objects of its promoters, and…

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War Zone Employes Loyal. PARIS

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 2

The employee on the east and north railways, are holding reassuringly aloof from the strike. This is attributed to the familiarity of the staff with the…

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Imperial War Graves Uniform Headstone Agreed 10 LONDON, May 4

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 2

The House of Commons during the vote on the Imperial War Graves Commission, discussed the question as to whether it should adopt the commission's…

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Foot Ball. Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Club

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 4

A well attended meeting of the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Football Club was held last night. Dr. Eric Woods was elected captain, and Messrs. Eric…

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Why Australian Hotels are Best. (Published by arrangement) Soldier Makes Some Comparison

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1920 · page 2

Sydney Evening News (20/4/20) printed the following from the pen of George Clune, of Bondi, N.S.W. who served with both the A.I.F. and the…

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War and Post-war Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 29

Every instinct of prudence, prompted by the exigences of post-war commitments, counsels us to practice a rigorous economy, individually and as a community. There…

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Germany's War Stores

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 20

The German Minister for Defence, in a statement regarding Germany's war stores, announced that there are 478 heavy and 430 light guns now at Koonigsberg…

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The War Gratuity

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 31

It is provided in the War Gratuity Bill which has now been passed by Parliament, that, where the prescribed authority is satisfied that any person who is eligible…

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Validating Acts of War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 22

In moving in the House of Commons on Monday the second reading of a bill for indemnification against the consqeuences of acts done bona-fide, but ultra-vires, in…

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Building of War Service Homes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 33

The Prime Minister, in the course of a statement with reference to the building trades dispute, said that although the Government strongly disapproved of any…

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War Cratuity. First Issue This Month

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 21

It was stated on Wednesday, on reliable authority, that the arrangements for issuing the war gratuity bonds to soldiers are so far advanced that the first issue will…

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ALBURY and District. the War Gratuity

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 28

The War Gratuity Bill received the assent of the Governer-General and it is expected that an official announcement will be made in the course of the next…

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U.s.a. Navy in the War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

Giving evidence before the committee of the United States Senate which is investigating the conduct of the war, Real Admiral Benson stated that, in view of the…

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Seaport of the Dead War-Crippled Hamburg

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

A merchant who has just paid his first visit to Hamburg since the war has sent the following impression of the deserted port to the London "Daily…

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War Gratuity Finalising Details. the Application Forms

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 4

The War Gratuity Bill having at last passed the Federal Parliament the many thousand of persons entitled to its benefits will be anxious…

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Soldiers' Hard Times

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 29

Owing to the continued dry weather, returned soldiers on the Tarcutta settlement have experienced hard times. They endeavoured to secure assistance from the…

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Appeal for Albury Soldiers' Club

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 28

A street appeal was made in Albury on Friday for the Returned Soldiers' Club, and it proved highly successful, considering that there were only five stalls. The…

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Tubercular Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 46

The policy of the Repatriation Department in regard to returned soldiers suffering. from tuberculousis was announced in the House of Representatives by the…

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Wool and Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 May 1920 · page 32

The Soldiers' Congress at Perth discussed the Australian woollen industry. Mr. Fowler moved the entire endorsement of the proposals of the Federal Bureau or…

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