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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Soldier Settlement Railways

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 4

In the Assembly Mr. M. Kilpatrick asked : Will the Minister for Railways take the steps necessary to bring before the Public Works…

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Preference to Soldiers. Act to Repeal

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 4

During the debate in the Legislative Assembly last week on the Repeal of the Preference to Returned Sailors and Soldiers Act, Mr…

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Land for Soldiers. Wandook West ; 13,550 Acres. Purchase Recommended

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 December 1921 · page 2

Messrs E. P. and W. J. Lloyd offered to sell 13,550 acres of land known as Wandook West for soldiers settlement. The offer was discussed at…

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Preference to Soldiers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 December 1921 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M. L. A., opposed the introduction of the Bill to repeal the Preference to Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employment Act. He…

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War and Post-war Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 29

There is no possibility of Australia escaping the effect of the world's economic travail. Definite economic laws, such as that of supply and demand, though they…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Laying of Foundation Stone Postponed

The Independent · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the Soldiers Memorial committee was held on Tuesday evening at be School of Arts, when there were preMsent Messrs E. T. Matthews (chairman…

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Blind Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 44

Introduced by Mr. Maxwell, M.H.R., who himself is suffering from failure of sight), representatives of the State organisations of blinded soldiers interviewed…

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Soldier Teachers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Education whether he had arrived at any decision in regard to the representations which were made…

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Walbundrie Soldiers' Settlement

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 22

The attention of the Director of Soldiers' Settlements (Mr. A. A. Watson), has been drawn to a statement relative to certain security documents placed before…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 December 1921 · page 3

A further meeting of those interested in the above was held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening last, there being present.--The Mayor (Ald…

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Land for Soldiers in the Hillston District

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 December 1921 · page 1

The following additional Crown lease and homestead farms have been made available for returned soldiers only in the Hillston land district. The…

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War and Post-war Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 29

One of the foremost exponents of educational ideals and methods haB summed up the function of education as that of fitting the citizen for complete living…

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1747 War Service Homes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 41

Up to the present the Commonwealth Bank has erected 1,747 war service homes, and has assisted 98 application to complete their houses. Information to that effect…

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War Memorial School Fund Donations Still Coming Forward

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 3

Mr. West reports having received a liberal promise from Mr. Neilson Mills, of Uardry, to the amount of £100; also a very handsome donation…

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Soldiers' Pensions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 5

To make provision for the payment of pensions in respect to a soldier or his dependents it' his death or incapacity resulted from conditions to which war…

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Xmas Cheer for Soldiers

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 December 1921 · page 2

The Federal Cabinet hag decided to allocate £1000 as Christmas cheer for unemployed soldiers and mothers and widows of deceased soldiers who are…

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War Service Homes. to Be Pushed Ahead

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1921 · page 3

Explaining to the N.S.W. branch of the Returned Soldiers' League the apparent delay in utilising the £4,000,000 set aside from the Diggers' Loan for…

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War and Post-war Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 29

The proposal to hold a World Economic Conference, as the compliment of the Disarmament Conference, finds ready endorsement by economic authorities who…

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General Cables. Upheaval in Portugal. Soldiers Oust Ministry

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Thursday 22 December 1921 · page 25

Another revolution has broken but in Portugal. At a simultoneous signal given in all towns and seaports, communications were entirely suspended. Troops…

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney. Fire on a Farm. Soldier Settler's Stacks Burned. Tuesday Evening

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 27 December 1921 · page 3

Two stacks of hay on a farm belonging to Mr. Frank Fernhead, a soldier settler, were recently burned at Parkes under suspicious…

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