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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1929

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Geurie Gleanings Soldiers' Memorial

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 8

The weather continues mild for this time of year; in fact, some of the nights of late have been cold. Such conditions do not point to rain, which is…

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Limbless Soldiers

The Western Herald · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 2

The event of 1929 to Limbless Soldiers may mean the event of a lifetime to the person who inns one of the chief prizes in the Great Austral No. 6 Art Union…

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Lighting War Memorial

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 6

Council has decided to accept the offer of the Dubbo Lighting Company for the all-night lighting of the Soldiers' War Memorial, starting from…

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Anti-war 'Pact 1250 Years Ago

Western Age · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 4

An carly prototype of the Kellogg Pact to ontlaw war dating back 1250 years has been discovered in Rome It was a pact imposed on the Croats…

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Arabs Again Wound British Soldier Jerusalem

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 1

The Arabs attacked Safed, wounding a British soldier. Two hours' rifle firing ensued. Reinforcements in armoured cars rushed to the scone and…

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Limbless Soldiers

The Western Herald · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 2

Butts of tickets in the Limbless Soldiers' Great Austral Art Union, must be returned to O. Beyers. Box 3446, R., G.P.O, or 19 Bllgh Street, Sydney, fay the 21st November…

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Limbless Soldiers

The Western Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 2

Butts of tickets in the Limbless Soldiers' Great Austral Art Union, must be returned to O. Beyers. Box 3446, B., G.P.O, or 12 Bllgh Street, Sydney, by the 21st November…

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"A.Q.O.T.W.F." Literary Institute Discusses War Book

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 21 November 1929 · page 4

At the last meeting of the Gilgandra War Memorial Literary Institute, Mr. E. E. Peterswald, on behalsf of the library…

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Limbless Soldiers

The Western Herald · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 2

Butts of tickets in the Limbless Soldiers' Great Austral Art Union, must be returned to O. Beyers. Box 3446, R., G.P.O, or 13 Bllgb Street, Sydney by the 21st November…

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War In China Soviets Movement Many Chinese Casualties SHANGHAI

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 1

The announced threat of the Soviet to occupy Harbin appears to be approaching materialisation following the reported capture of Haildar, which…

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Helping Soldier Settlers Mr. H. T. Blackett, of Dubbo

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 2

Chairman of one of the district boards to handle the proposition of bringing soldier settlers' blocks up to actual living areas is Mr. H. [?]…

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Soldiers' Memorial All Night Lighting Complaint From Ratepayer' Association

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 6

That Council should utilise its money in employing raturned soldiers instead of spending it on the extra lighting of the War…

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Cost of the War. Over 10,000,000 Killed. £40,000,000,000 Expended

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 6

THE Commonwealth War Historian (Captain C. E. W. Bean), in an address to members of the Constitutional Association in Sydney on…

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Increased Pensions Soldiers' Folks' Request Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 1

Prime Minister Scullin, replying to a deputation from the soldiers' and sailors mother, wives and widows, promised to consider a request for an…

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Complimenting Council On Lighting the Memorial Returned Soldiers' Action

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 4

The Returned Soldiers at a meeting held in the Council Chambers on Friday evening voiced a strong appreciation of the graceful act…

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Our Returned Soldiers

Western Age · Thursday 5 December 1929 · page 2

A special meeting of the members of the R.S. and S.I. League will be held in the School of Arts on Saturday, December 14. As many "Diggers" as…

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Soldier Settlers Holdings Inspected by Home Maintenance Area Boards Mr. H. T. Blacket and Colleagues Working in West Facing Job with Open Minds

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 12 December 1929 · page 2

With Mr. H. T. Blacket, of "The Valley," Dubbo, as chairman, the North Central Division Soldiers' Home Maintenance Area Board…

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Soldiers' Memorial All Night Lighting Council's Action Supported

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 12 December 1929 · page 7

"The attention of this subbranch has been drawn to a request made to your Council that the lighting of the Soldiers'…

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