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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Tuesday. Enforcing Soldiers' Preference

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 4

Prosecution is threatened by the Attorney-General for breeches of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employments Acts…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 1

The winning number of the £1 note and box of chocolates, raffled by the Barnard Memorial Committee (drawn at the socia1 on 2nd March), was 817…

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Armidale Soldiers' Memorial. Barnard Monument Scheme

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 March 1920 · page 3

The Secretary (Mr. Keith Jefferies) of the Barnard scheme committee reports another highly successful week: The coninental on Friday night was a huge…

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Ward's Mistake. [From Our Correspondent.] Welcome Home and Presentation

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

A very pleasant function eventuated on Tuesday, 2nd March, in Mr. R. Finlayson's Woolshed at Ward's Mistake, when two returned men,…

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Wandsworth Remembers. an Historic Day. War Memorial Unveiled

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 2

The unveiling of the Wandsworth Soldiers Memorial took place on Wednesday of last week. There was a very large gathering of people from…

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Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League—Guyra Sub-Branch

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 3

At the last meeting of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League (Guyra Sub-Branch), Mr. H. F. White presiding, it was…

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Wandsworth Pays Tribute to Soldier Heroes

Guyra Argus · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 6

On Wednesday, 3rd inst., the people of Wandsworth and surrounding districts assembled in large numbers to witness the ceremony of…

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Nullamanna Welcome to Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 7

A welcome home to all the returned men of Nullamanna was given in the Gordon Hall on Friday last. Proceedings opened with "Home…

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Wandsworth Heroes. Soldiers' Memorial Unveiled

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 March 1920 · page 6

The inhabitants of Wandsworth and surrounding district will long remember 3rd March, 1920, as being the day the Soldiers' Memorial was unveiled…

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[?]vanix for Soldiers

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

For a year past the Repatriation Executive has been endeavoring to have the Clarevanix Estate, close to Glen Innes, resumed and made…

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Returned Soldiers

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 March 1920 · page 4

In order to be of assistance to all returned soldiers the military authorities particularly invite all not in possession of returned soldiers'…

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Posing as Blind Anzac

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 4

A man who gave the name of Alexander M'Mullin, 22 years of age, pleaded guilty at the Wagga court on a charge of having obtained money by…

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The Rene Maxmell Concert Soldier Baritone As Co-star

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 2

Mr. Vernon Sellars, a sympathetic singer with a fine baritone voice, who is now supporting Rene Maxwell on her world-wide tour, comes from Adelaide…

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War Memorials. Government Supervision

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 3

There have been many monuments erected in other countries commemorating previous wars, and it is frequently the case that these are of poor…

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4000 Soldier Farmers

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 8

The New South Wales National Government has incurred an outlay in concessions and assistance to soldiers of considerably more than £5,000,000. Of this amount, £1,500,000 was…

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Preference to Soldiers

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 17 March 1920 · page 8

Unqualified preference to returned soldiers is the policy of the National Government. An Act was passed last session placing upon employers the obligation of giving preference to…

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Items of Interest Strange War Stories

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 6

The cable has reported what looks like the strangest tale of the war, but it isn't. A Ukrainian peasant, who had been a war prisoner, returning to find…

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4000 Soldier Farmers

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 5
Also in The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser

The New South Wales National Government has incurred an outlay in concessions and assistance to soldiers of considerably more than £5,000,000. Of this amount, £1,500,000 was…

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Preference to Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 5

Unqualified preference to returned soldiers is the policy of the National Government. An Act was passed last session placing upon employers the obligation of giving preference to…

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