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The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Colossal Loss Soldier Settlements Commonwealth Exonerated. Canberra

The Independent · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 2

The opinion that the loud of debt which soldiers settlers have to meet to pay for their land, stock, and imp[?]ents, and to improve their…

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"Speak Our Minds" an Ex-soldier's Opinion

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 August 1929 · page 1

"We have five civil servants to every working man," declared Mr. Wilkins, the Wellington delegate to the Soldier Settlers'…

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China and Russia. China and Russia. Chinese Troops for Frontier. "But It Does Not Mean War." WASHINGTON

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 August 1929 · page 3

The Chinese Government has ordered 60,000 troops to the Siberian-Manchurian border to protect their territory from violation by Russian…

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War Memorial Town Hall. the Proposed Building. Plan Sumbitted to the Joint Committee. Interesting Discussion

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 2

The committee, consisting of representatives of the Hay Municipal Council, War Memorial Committee, Hay Branch of the R.S.S.I.L.A., and…

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Canteen Funds Soldiers' Dependents Benefit

The Independent · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 4

Since the A.I.F. Canteen Funds [?] was established nine years ago, 616 separate grants, representing 45,929, have been distributed. At…

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"A Little Too Far" Prference to Soldiers League's Request Refused

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 August 1929 · page 5

The Camberwell Council, at a meeting during the week, refused a request from the Returned Soldiers League that the principle…

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Soldiers and Politics New Party Proposed

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 August 1929 · page 4

The political atmosphere of Canberra has apparently affected members of the Federal Territory branch of the Returned…

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The Returned Soldiers and the Town Hall Project the Delegates' Report. Further Negotiations with the Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 30 August 1929 · page 2

A special meeting of the R.S.S. I.L.A. was held on Wednesday to consider the reports of the delegates to the Memorial Town Hall Committee…

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The Memorial Town Hall Project. Discussed at Municipal Council Meeting. Requests From the Returner Soldiers' League Dealt With

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 3 September 1929 · page 2

The Memorial Town Hall question was further discussed at last night's meeting of the Municipal Council, all the aldermen excepting Ald. Myers…

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Soldiers Blocks

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 3 September 1929 · page 2

Mr. W. Waite, hon secretary of the Blighty R.S.S.I.L.a. has received the following letter from Mr. m. Davidson M.L .A Re-orgainsation of returned…

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Hay War Memorial High School Additions to Equipment

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 6

A general air of satisfaction pervaded the War Memorial High School on Friday last, when some new furnishings promised some months ago…

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Soldier's Strange Task. Remarkable Monument at Kuringgai Chase

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 September 1929 · page 5

Mr. W. T. Shirley, a former soldier who contracted, tuberculosis on service and who has been in delicate health since his return to Australia,…

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R.s. & S.i.l.a Soldier Settlers' Conference Resolution Education of Bush Children

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 7 September 1929 · page 2

The following resolution was carried at the recent Soldier Settles' Conference:— "This this conference recommends…

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Suspected Faction Fight. Wounded Women Refuse to Give Information. SYDNEY, Tuesday Noon

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 17 September 1929 · page 2

Two women were admitted to a Sydney hospital, last night, suffering from injuries believed to have been inflicted by gang men. In one case…

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Soldiers’ Strange Task. Remarkable Monument at Kuringgai Chase

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1929 · page 4

Mr W. T. Shirley, a former soldier, who contracted tuberculosis on service, and who has been in delicate health since his…

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Empire's War Losses 1,089,919 KILLED

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 1

Sir Fabian Ware, director-general of graves registration and inquiries, in a letter to the "Daily Telegraph," points out that the total of the Empire's war…

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Proposed War Memorial Hall the Memorial Committee Meets

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 2

A meeting of the Hay War Memorial Hall Committee was held at the Athenaeum, on Wednesday. There were present: Mr. H. B…

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Sale of War Materials. Paris

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 2

In consequence of the present outlook, chiefly on the grounds of the danger of them going to Communists, an auction sale of allied munitions…

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Poppy Day, 1929 (By R. F. Chapman, organising secretary for New South, Wales Soldiers’ Poppy Day appeal.)

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 4

People often remark, “I see the returned soldiers are asking for funds, they are always asking for something; what do they do with the money?”…

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Soldier Settlers Conference

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 4

Arising out of some of the business dealt with at the Soldier Settlers' Conference, held in Sydney, on the 1st August last, the following motions…

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