"Almost Criminal" Soldier Settlement Blunders R.S. & S.I.L. CONFERENCE
Blunders that were almost criminal had been made in the repatriation of returned men, said the Minister for Lands (Mr. Ball) to-day in opening…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1929
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War Graves Pilgrims at Australia House London
Sir Granville and Lady Ryrie re ceived the Australian War Grave Pilgrims at Australia House, in the presence of the Agent-General…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To Celebrate Turning Point of War Diggers' Reunion
To celebrate the day—August 8—which they believe to have been the turning point of the war, 11 years ago, returned soldiers and sailors will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nurse Walks Again Injured in the War Melbourne
For the first time spice she was injured when she was nursing in a Red Cross Hospital in France during the war, Sister Hartidge, of Ballarat, is now able to walk…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Criminal Blunders" Repatriation Losses Soldiers' Congress Opened Sydney
The serious losses with regard to repatriation were referred to by Mr. Ball (Minister for Lands), when he opened the State Congress of the Returned…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Plight of Ex-soldiers
Stories of how ex-servicemen had been turned out of their homes were told at the congress of the Returned Soldiers' League yesterday, when a motion was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Homes for Soldiers
The Returned Soldiers' Congress in Sydney yesterday carried a resolution to the effect that a scheme be formulated for the provision of homes for aged…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heavy Losses Soldier Settlement Commissioner's Report Commonwealth to Bear Half of Deficit Canberra
Reporting to the Commonwealth Government on the question of soldier land settlement, after an exhaustive examination of the position in every State, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Ovation Mr. Hughes Overwhelmed Soldiers' Gathering The Spirit of the A.I.F. SYDNEY
Mr. W. M. Hughes was given a wonderful ovation when he rose to speak at the returned soldiers' dinner, hold in the Agricultural Hall, at the Show Ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Distress Reference at Congress Sydney
The serious plight of returned soldiers and their dependents on the Northern coalfields was referred to at the Congress of the Returned Soldiers' League to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Congress Pension Questions Sydney
The Returned Soldiers' Conference decided to-day to ask the Government to prohibit the transfer of soldiers' farms to non-naturalised foreigners. The congress…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldier Settlers Future Action Outlined Prime Minister's Statement Sydney
Following upon the report of Mr. Justice Pike, who inquired into soldier settlement in Australia, the Federal Government contemplates taking action along…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →State Soldiers' Council Four Limbless Warriors SYDNEY
The are now four limbless soldiers on the State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League—Messrs. Roland James (Far North Coast), and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To Share Soldier Settlement Losses Diggers Hang on Sydney
The Commonwealth has written £10,250,000 off the cost of Australia's solider settlement, but is prepared to write off another £2,600,000. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three War Memorials
Moving ceremonies are being arranged a connection with the presentation to France of the memorial windows, through the medium of which the Empire will…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →No "Potato War."
There is no "potato war" in Newcastle, according to the produce marchants. The demand for both Tasmanian and Victorian varieties of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Empire Tribute Windows for War Chapel
On a spur facing Vimy Ridge stands the memorial chapel which has been built from subscriptions of the French people— the only large French memorial in the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Ex-enemy Soldiers Help From R.S. League Sydney
Taking the view that the war was over, the Congress of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League, at present in session in Sydney, decided to-day that if…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Preventing War Labour and League Judge Piddington's Views
"Labour cannot prevent war by means of a general strike," said Mr. Justice Piddington, Chairman of the Industrial Commission, during the course of an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"No More War!" Justice Piddington's View "Workers Won't Fight"
"Labor cannot prevent war by means or strikes. When once the war Bong sounds, all reason goes, and you might as well argue with a mad…
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