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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Soldier Settlement Inquiry. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 5

Mr. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, has set out the terms of the departmental inquiry into the working of Soldier Settlements. They include:-…

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Wounded His Uncle Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 3

Walter Furnell pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to-day to a charge of maliciously wounding his uncle, John Salmon…

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War Trophies

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

The system adopted of distributing war trophies to towns and cities on a population basis is one that is dis[?]inetly unfair to many country towns…

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Seamen's Union and War Service

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

The Seamen's Union has carried a resolution requesting all seamen to withdraw from all military and naval activities henceforth. Mr. Walsh,…

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War Wealth Levy. Early Announcement Expected

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

The Cabinet has not yet come to a decision on the war wealth levy. An early pronouncement is expected…

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Entertained by Soldiers Exhibition Building Crammed Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 2

At the Exhibition Building to-night the Prince wag entertained at a smoke social by the Victorian Branch of the Returned Sailors' and Soldiers' Imperial…

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Women As Fa[?] Soldiers Now [?]

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 2

Mr. Dunn, [?] inspected the [?]School at Cowra [?] while the move[?]…

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Necessitous Soldiers and Sailors Dependants

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 2

Solicitor-General Sproule has taken action regarding the reports of proceedings against soldiers and sailors dependants for arrears of rent, and is now…

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War Memorial Designs Five Successful Competitors

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1920 · page 4

The Minister for Local Government announces that the successful competitor for designs suitable for war memorials are as follows :—…

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War and Post-war Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 29

The close of the great war has done nothing to settle the problem of the Pacific; and it would appear that causes are at work secretly yet powerfully, to…

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Our War Cemeteries

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 1

The Imperial War Graves Commission has issued an interesting list showing the names and locations of some 70 of our largest war cemeteries in France and…

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War Memorials Competition

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 1

The Minister for Local Government announces that the successful competitors in the competition for designs suitable for War Memorials are:—…

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A Possible War Levy

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 2

There is considerable speculation in Federal political circles as to whether there will be a levy on wealth to reduce the. Australian…

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War Facts Tolo in Figures

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 1

The number of men engaged was 60 millions. The number of workers engaged behind the men in the lines was four to…

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Tuppal Soldiers' Settlement

The Independent · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the "Progress Association of the Tuppal Soldiers' Settlement took place at Mr. A. R. Collier's farm on Monday. Mr. A. E. Naish Smith…

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Meeting the Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 19

The Melbourne Exhibition Hall was crowded on Monday night to excess by returned soldiers, sailors, nurses and dependents of the soldiers at a smoke social…

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Soldier Settlements Cost £2000 Per Man

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 33

Mr. P. F. Loughlin, Minister fur Lands who said he had that day appointed a departmental commission of inquiry into the general question of soldier settlement…

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Soldiers and Priest

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 33

The following reply has been forwarded by Mr. Frederick Forbes, lion, secretary of the Maitland branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial league, to…

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Rutherglen Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 30

The following names have been approved of by the committee to be inscribed on the memorial obelisk to be erected in the Rutherglen Park:—R. J…

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Soldiers' Graves Neglected

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 June 1920 · page 23

Speaking in the Bouse of Representatives recently, Mr. Hector Lamond, M.P., directed attention to the fact that nothing was being done towards marking the graves…

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