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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Armidale War Memorial. Annual Meeting

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 10 June 1921 · page 6

The annual meeting in connection with the Armidale Way Memorial was held in the Council Chambers on Tuesday evening. There were present: Messrs…

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Illustrated War Lecture. Jumble Sale and Street Stall. Raising Funds for New State

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 8

The greater part of the time at the executive meeting of the Armidale New State League on Thursday night was spent in discussing ways and means of…

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The soldiers' Memorial. a Reply to Its Critics

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 4

"Sapiertia" Writes:—I am averse to "butting into" newspaper space but I would not like to see Armidale go on looking foolish, as…

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Soldiers' Memorial. New Committee Elected. Discussions at Anneal Meeting

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 11 June 1921 · page 6

The executive which had chaige of the Armidale Soldier and Sailors' Memorial since a public meeting which constituted it. submitted a report of…

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The Wounded Soldiers Fund

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 4

The impossible state of the roads as a result of the heavy rains made it impossible to severe a representative attendance at Saturday's meet…

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Soldiers' Memorial Gates What Is Being Done Money Raising Schemes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 4

Since the public meeting held on the 24th ultimo matters in connection with the organisation of the memorial park have proceeded…

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The Penalty bf Being a Soldier

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 13 June 1921 · page 4

Many hundreds of the brave lads who left home and country, in the days when things looked black and perfervid oratory was filling the air, have not had to wait long to find out that the spacious promises made them at the time are not more than a…

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Soldiers' Children New Repatriation Scheme. Higher Educational Scheme

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 5

The secretary of the Inverell Local Repatriation Committee has now received forms of application in regard to the assistance which is being granted…

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Gift for Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 14 June 1921 · page 4

Ald. D. W. Swan is a great supporter of the soldiers. Few men in this, or any other district, have done as much for the "Diggers." For several years…

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Missing War Bonds. Charge Against Seugeant-atarms

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 6

James Worthington, Sergeaut-atArms in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, was last neck committed for trial on a charge of having corruptly…

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Soldiers' Homes. One Thousand Built

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 15 June 1921 · page 4

The War Service Homes Commission will have completed about 1000 homes in the Slate by the end of July…

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Work Foe One-armed Soldiers

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 16 June 1921 · page 4

The Repatriation Department is again appealing to employers to find suitable work for men who lost an arm while on active service…

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Ex-Armidalian Decorated. MRS. R. M. Lane's War Work

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 3

A wide circle of friends is interested in the royal decoration which has been bestowed recently on Mrs. R. M. Lane, wife of Dr. Lane, of Clan Murray,…

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War's Fallen Stars Where Abe Our Generals? Ghost Story From France

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 5

They were talking of the "twenty-first," and the six hectic days that followed it (Monday, you may remember, was the third anniversary), and…

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Soldier Settlers a Generous Proposal

The Inverell Times · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 5

The following notices of motion, standing in the name of Aid. D. W. Swan, appeared on the business paper for Tuesday night's meeting, of the…

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Soldiers' Violet Day

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 June 1921 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—The trustees of the Soldiers' Club decided yesterday to make a Violet Day appeal in aid of the funds of the club. The average…

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Educating Soldiers' Children. New Repatriation Scheme

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 18 June 1921 · page 6

The Secretary of the Armidale Local Repatriation Committee has now received forms of application in regard to the assistance which is being…

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Scholars Honor Roll Unveiled by Col. Abbott. the Village War Trophy

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 June 1921 · page 3

Before the afternoon's celebrations concluded the roll of honor of the et pupils of the school who enlisted was unveiled by Lieut. Col. Abbott, C.M…

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Suffering Soldiers. Helping the Fund. Olencoe's Splendid Work. Another Successful Effort

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 20 June 1921 · page 3

The third annual effort for the purpose of giving effect to the proposal to add Soldiers' M m[?]rial Wing to the District Hospital was made at…

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District War Trophy

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 23 June 1921 · page 4

Final arrangements for the cerem[?] mony in connection with the machine gun trophy were discussed, and a cor dial invitation to returned soldier…

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