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The wars & local soldiers, 1924

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Rills in Many Lands. Ovent[?]ress of a War Correspondent

The Independent · Friday 4 January 1924 · page 2

[?] travelled in May strange is of the globe, Mr. E. F. Knight many interesting and exciting ad[?] to recount in his…

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War Gratuities

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1924 · page 5

Despite the fact that the payment of the soldiers war gratuity been in force for nearly four years there are thousands of…

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Sudden Death at Berrigan. Mother of Six Soldiers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1924 · page 2

A sad event occurred at Berrigan on Monday evening last when Mrs. Mary A. Jones, relict of the late Mr. Evan Jones, of Finley, was found…

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War Gratuities

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 January 1924 · page 2

Despite the fact that the payment of the soldiers' war gratuity has been in force for nearly four years there are thousands of Australian discharged…

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Man and Woman Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 18

A shooting affray took place at Adelaide on the suburban road between Burnside and Waterfall Gully. It is stated that John Olsen,…

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Sudden Death at Berrigan. Mother of Six Soldiers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 January 1924 · page 5

A sad event occurred at Berrigan on Monday evening last, when Mrs. Mary A. Jones, relict of the last Mr. Evan Jones, of Finley, was found dead in a…

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Loss on War Homes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 43

A proposal which will mean the expenditure of thousands of pounds of the taxpayers money is said to be under consideration by the War…

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A Picture of Sorrow. a Terrible Relic of War. Riverina Auctioneer Abroad R. Frank Watts' Impressions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 32

We received this Week word from Mr. Frank Watte (of Meurant, Blake, Watta, Clark, Ltd., the well known Biverina auctioneers). Mr. Watt tells…

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Soldier Settlement in Queensland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 11

The Queensland Minister of Lauds (Mr. M'Cormack), dealing with tho question of tho reorganisation of soldier settlements in Queensland, said…

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Soldier Settlement Blocks

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1924 · page 6

Mr. W. H. Plunnuner, Inspector in connection with the Returned Soldiers Settlement Branch of the Lands Deportment, the headquarters of which…

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A Windfall for Soldiers. a Handsome Legacy

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 January 1924 · page 2

According to the will of the late German Verge, a wealthy grazier, of Kempsey, £120,000 was bequeathed to returned soldiers. A member of the…

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Plants and Animals at War

The Independent · Friday 1 February 1924 · page 4

In the Succulent House at Kew Gardens there is a giant cactus. It stands fully eleven feet high and weighs half a ton. Though there is…

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Record of War Memorials

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 30

Some time ago the Australian War Memorial authorities decided to include in their collections particulars of the various war memorials…

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Woman Seriously Wounded. Husband Arrested on Charge of Attempted Murder. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 2

Residents of a block of flats at 5[?] Lavender-street, North Sydney, were startled to hear shots fired in the to[?] flat at about a quarter past 1 o'clock…

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A Windfall for Soldiers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 February 1924 · page 6

By the terms of the will of the late Germain Verge, a wealthy grazler, of Gladstone. near Kempsey, the returned soldiers of New South Wales will benefit…

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Upper Murray Sensation. Terrible Tragedy at Jingellic. Hunting the Murderer. 100 Armed Police and Civilians. One Man Killed—three Seriously Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 February 1924 · page 18

One of the worst tragedies enacted in the border district since the days of Morgan and the Kelly Gang was reported from Jingellic, 64 miles from Albury, and the principal crossing place on the Upper Murray on Sunday afternoon…

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War From the Air. Peril of Great Cities. London. February 24

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 February 1924 · page 20

Commander Burney, in an article in the "Sunday Times," says:—"Eight hundred modern aeroplanes could drop 170 tons of bombs on London in 24…

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Big Losses. War Service Homes Timber, Melbourne

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 2

At the Federal Cabinet n Monday afternoon the Minister for Works reported the general effect of the timber purchases in Queensland for the…

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War Gratuity Bonds. Grateful Diggers Offer to Surrender

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 4 March 1924 · page 2

Following a city firm's offer to destroy £1,500 worth of gratuity bonds, it is holding, as a mark of appreciation of the diggers' services, several…

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War Frauds. Bribery and Conspiracy. Chicago, February 29

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 20

A Federal grand jury has indicted Colonel Forbes, former director of the Veterans' Bureau, and Thompson, builders of Government hospitals,…

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