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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Educating Soldiers' Chilrden

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 4

The Federal Cabinet has adopted a scheme for the higher education of the children between 16 and 18 of deceased and permanently incapacitated…

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The Soldiers' Memorial. Re-casting the Executive. Trouble Over a Name

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 February 1920 · page 9

The Mayor (Ald. Curtis) presided over a meeting of ladies and gentlemen convened by advertisement, in the Town Hall on Thursday night…

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Dundee Soldiers' Welcome

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 4

A very successful soldiers' welcome function was held at Dundee on Saturday night, when the speakers included Colonel Abbott, Colonel Bruxner…

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Badges for Returned Soldiers

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 8

More definite rules have been framed by the military authorities to govern the issue of the returned soldier's badge. Hitherto the badge has been…

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Soldier Prisoners. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 23 February 1920 · page 4

The State Government has has decided not to submit returned soldier prisoners to the ordinary methods of gaol punishment. It is proposed to…

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Pressed for War Kaiser Urges Austria. Official Vienna Account

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 6

The Berlin Press is printing short messages from Vienna, giving summaries of remarkable revelations published there in the Socialist organ "Die…

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Director of Soldier Settlements

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. Ashford hopes that a returned soldier will be elected to succeed Mr. Bryant as the new Direction of Soldier Settlements…

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Soldier Settlement

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 4

Mr. Holman states that 4000 representative soldiers and sailofs have been allocated to land settlements…

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Soldiers and Criminal Offenues

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—The State Government has decided not to submit returned soldier prisoners. convicted of criminal offences, to ordinary methods of gaol…

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Soldiers' Memorial Monument and Sports Ground Scheme

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 8

A well-attended and enthusiastic meeting of the Movement and Sports Ground War Memorial Committee was held in the Council Chambers on Friday…

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Soldiers' Children

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1920 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—There are non in the COmmonwealth 12,000 [?] evidence of soldiers who died on the result of war service. The Federal Children has…

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Returned Soldier Preferred

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 4

The Minister for Lands hopes that the new Director of Soldiers' Settlements, in succession to Mr. Bryant, will be a returned soldier…

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The Soldiers' Memorial. Confetti Carnival and Gymkhana. Monument and Sports Ground

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 February 1920 · page 7

A well-attended and enthusiastic meeting of the Monument and Sports Ground War Memorial committee was held in the Council Chambers on Friday…

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Taxing War Fortunes

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 5

"London Daily Express" states that the Board of Inland Revenue has drawn up a scheme for taxing war fortunes, which are estimated to…

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War-time Profit. Present High Prices

Guyra Argus · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 5

London cable news states that the ever-soaring prices are exciting public indignation. The reel af cotton hat advanced from 2 1/2d to 10d,…

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Dundee Soldier,s Welcome. Presentation of Medals

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 6

On Saturday night a welcome home was tendered to Ptes. J. Ryan, C. Kncipp and Broadbent at the Dundee School of Arts, and an exceptionally…

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Gum Flat Soldiers. Total Welcome Home

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 5

The people of Gum Flat, noted as they are for their thoroughness in all things — particularly in matters connected with their soldiers—showed no…

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Soldiers' Blocks

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 4

The famous Dyraaba country will be available up to the last week in April for a returned soldiers' group. There are 12S blocks, in areas ranging from…

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Armidale Soldiers' Commercial Meeting of Central Executive

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 1

A meeting of the [?] [?] was held at the Council [?] on Wednesday [?]. There was a large attendance, ever which the [?]…

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Armidale Soldiers' Memorial "Sports Grouped and Monument [?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 February 1920 · page 3

The Secretary [?] Various new ways and messrs. have been napped cut, had are new well [?] for bringing in [?]…

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