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The wars & local soldiers, 1926

194 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 10

Education of Soldiers' Children

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 June 1926 · page 46

The Minister in charge of Repatriation has notified the Returned Soldiers' League that the education allowance is available…

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War Widow's Pensions Minimum of £2/2/ Weekly Promised

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 1

The Minister for Repatriation has replied to a petition from the War Widows and widowed Mothers' Association asking that all widows and…

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Protest by Soldiers

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 June 1926 · page 2

On Thursday night the executive of the local branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A. held a meeting, at the club rooms to discuss tho above…

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Successful Returned Soldiers Messrs. Watken’s Bros

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 2

The sale was reported in last issue of the “Pastoral Times” of Messrs. Watkins Bros. “Springdale” property in Balranald district to Mr. Reade,…

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Soldier Settlers. Revaluation of Holdings

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 4

Under the Act whereby a soldier settler may apply for and obtain a revaluation of his holding under the Lands Department,…

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Boys Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 30

Boys who went on a bird-trapping expedition in the forest around Merewether reported to the police that they had been fired at by an elderly man…

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Brutal Attack on Constable. Uranquinty Disturbance. Man Severely Wounded

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 4

A sensation was caused at Urauquinty on Wednesday, when a brutal attack was made on Constable Waddell, who is stationed there. In…

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Soldier Settlers' Plight

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 38

Officials of the Closer Settlement Board were disinclined to discuss the remarks by Mr. Rodgers (V.) in the House of Representatives relative to…

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Reappraisement of Soldiers Holdings

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 39

The work of reappraising soldiers holdings has been proceeding during the past few months, and to date 792 applications have been received. The…

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How Australian Ironmasters Helped Australia During the War

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 1

Some little time after the war broke out, there was a world-wide shortage of ships. Every ship that could be utilised for the transport of…

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Successful Returned Soldiers

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 4

With regard to the sale of Messrs. Watkins Brothers, Springdale property, reported in our last issue, we extract the following from the "Pastoral…

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Victoria's War Memorial

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 7

Considerable) interest has been excited by a proposal which is being seriously considered by the Victorian War Memorial committee to alter the…

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Returned Soldiers' League the Guns Still Hanging Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 5

A meeting of the Corowa branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held at the Literary institute on Monday evening last, July 5. There…

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Soldiers’ Protest Building Inspector’s Appointment. Deputation to Council

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 July 1926 · page 2

Rev. Canon Rogers and Mr. N. Tait (President of the local branch of the R.S. and S.I.L.A.) interviewed the Municipal Council on Monday…

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Valedictory. Comrades Stubbs and Elliott Farewelled by Returned Soldiers' Club

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 17 July 1926 · page 3

On Wednesday evening last members of the Returned Soldiers Club assembled at the oddfollows' Hall, to say au revoir to their comraded Alec…

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War-time Celebrities. Sir W. Orpen's Portraits. Highest Price for President Wilson. London, July 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 20

Thirty-six of Sir William Orpen's portraits of war-time celebrities ware sold separately at Christie's for 12,755 guineas…

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Soldier Settlers Failure in Victoria

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 July 1926 · page 4

Criticism of the Government's, attitude towards soldier settlers, and of statements by the Director of Soldier Settlements, was made at the annual…

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Artificial Teeth at Pre-war Prices

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 24 July 1926 · page 2

J.R. Halleft [?] surgeon, Sydney, who has been visiting this district fort the past 16 years will again visit this town and district and may…

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12th Anniversary of the War

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 2

Wednesday, August 4, was the 12th anniversary of the declaration of war by Great Britain against Germany. On August 4, 1914, the Prime…

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