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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Our Soldiers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 February 1919 · page 2

Corporal W. B. Cornish, one of our Ravensville heroes, returned to Dubbo in the early part of the week, He is a very fine athlete, and in France was…

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Interesting Booklet. How the Germans Treated Australian Prisoners of War

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

The Commonwealth Authorities [?] issued an inter[?]cricket [?] statements [?] Australian…

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WAR! Germans Still Fighting. Hughes in Office. London, Feb. 22

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 2

A Reuter message says that despite the armistice the Germans are attacking the whole of the positions on the Polish front…

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WAR! Sibernian Army Advancing League of Nations London, Feb. 28

The Western Herald · Saturday 1 March 1919 · page 3

The Times states that sailors from Petrograd held up Lenin's car at Moscow in the street in broad daylight and stripped Lenin of his fur coat,…

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The Proposed Soldiers' Memorial at Wellington. (To the Editor)

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 March 1919 · page 2

Sir,—Neither the public nor myself, doubt Gordon Wilkins, or any other soldier (either undersirable or dicloyal), love and pride in their dead comrades…

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Gossip Going the Rounds Winding Up the War Chest

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 4

A mutter of great interest to War Client workers throughout the Empire ling just been settled in London. After consultation with the Australian…

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Our Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 4 March 1919 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Pte. Hornce Benham underwent a surgical operation in Randwick Hospital this week. Cpl. P. Buckley, son of Mr. C…

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WAR! Sibernian Army Advancing League of Nations. London, Feb. 28

The Western Herald · Wednesday 5 March 1919 · page 2

The Times states that sailors from Petrograd held up Lenin's car at Moscow in the street in broad, daylight and stripped Lenin of' his for coat,…

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The War Chest

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

The various branches or the war Chest Fund throughout Australia will be disbanded during the next few weeks, they having spent their days…

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Our Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 5

Private Jack Hawke, who worked with Mr. G. Henderson at The Ideal Store, Talbragarst., Dubbo, before the war, is due to arrive in Sydney this…

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Soldiers Misled

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 4

As an instance of how soldiers searching for land ore mislead, how their castles in the air come down with a crush, how they are…

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A Titled Soldier

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 7 March 1919 · page 2

A London cablegram states that Norman Murray, an Australian soldier, has been sentenced by a court-martial to a year's detention for unlawfully…

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Repatriation of Wounded German Prisoners. Sabmarines Sold as Scrap Iron. London, March 6

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent reported that Foch has written a statement to Ezerberger, replying to his request for the return of German prisoners…

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WAR! President Wilson's Statement March 5

The Western Herald · Saturday 8 March 1919 · page 2

President Wilson speaking at Washington says it was perfectly understood in Paris that we were not meeting there as masters of anybody…

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Cricket. Returned Soldiers Defeat Wuuluman

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 3

Those teams met on the Bell Park wicket on Saturday afternoon last, and resulted in a win for the returned men by six wickets and 16 runs. For the…

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Opening of Soldiers' Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

As the Soldiers' Club is to be opened on Saturday evening next, 15th instant, with a smoke concert, etc., the ladies' committee, Mesdames A. Kennard and…

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Returned Soldiers' Club

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 2

The temporary rooms of the Returned Soldiers' Club, in Swift Street, have been renovated right through, and it has made a wonderful difference to them…

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Returned Soldiers' Association. Meeting of Members

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 March 1919 · page 3

A meeting of the members of the above association was hold at the club rooms in Swift Street, on Friday evening last, there being a large attendance…

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The Armistice. the German Revolution. 400 Killed and Wounded, Feeding Starving Austria. the Peace Treaty. German War Criminals to Be Surrendered. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1919 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent states the Germans at Spa allege that the reason for the non-delivery of merchantmen was that the transfer would throw…

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