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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1930

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Soldiers' Loans

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 4

"That when a soldier settler has received part of a £625 advance, has repaid it to the Department and is in need of financial assistance,…

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Major Le Merle's Scheme Proposed Soldier Settlers' League DUBBO A.L.P. BRANCH

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 17 July 1930 · page 4

The scheme outlined by Major Le Merle at Tuesday's meeting of the Central Western Soldier Settlers, for the formation of a…

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Soldier Settlers' League Dubbo, Wake Up! Suggestion from Conference

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 7

At the annual Soldier Settlers' Conference, held in the protestant Hall on Tuesday, Major Le Merle, of the Wollombi sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I…

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Soldier Settlers' Conference in Dubbo Motions for Sydney Meeting Digger "Dick" Wilkins Makes Able Chairman Where Were Dubbo Diggers?

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 18 July 1930 · page 12

The annual conference of Soldier Settlers of the Western districts was held at the Protestant Hall, on Tuesday. Branch…

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Returned Soldier Settlers. Important Resolutions Passed

The Wellington Times · Monday 21 July 1930 · page 6

THE annual conference of the Returned Soldier Settlers, which was held at Dubbo last week, passed some important resolutions. There…

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Soldier Settlers Conference Returned Men Discuss Problems

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 24 July 1930 · page 7

Seldier settlers from all quarters of the Central West met in the Pretestant Hall, Dubbo, last week, when a conference was held to discuss the…

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The Next World War a Socialist's View

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 25 July 1930 · page 10

"We have had the war of movement and horses, and the war of trenches and men," writes W.J. Brown, Socialist M.P., in the London "Daily Express."…

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Jingle of Bingle How America Won the War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 1

Bingle writes "I rose from my seat the other morning and shouted 'Hooray!' I had been reading in the 'Daily Sketch,' a London newspaper…

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[?]Urned Soldiers' League Monthly Meeting. [?]nce Question and Labour Bureau

The Wellington Times · Monday 28 July 1930 · page 3

[?] big roll up at the [?] of the members of [?] Branch of the Re[?] and Sailors' League…

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His Last Report A Soldier's Regrets Sir Harry Chauvel's Words

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 July 1930 · page 4

One can imagine, nay, feel the bitterness with which the late Commanders-in-Chief of the Australian Forces must have penned his last report. Sir…

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Soldier Settlers Will Meet at Cobar

Western Age · Wednesday 30 July 1930 · page 2

Mutters vitally affecting the returned soldier who has settled on the land will be discussed at a meeting of the Cobar sub-branch of the R.S. and…

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[?] to Returned [?] Soldiers. [?] Declarations

The Wellington Times · Thursday 31 July 1930 · page 7

[?] statutory declarations [?] applied to us by the Hon. [?] of the Wellington Re[?] Association, with…

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Soldier Settlers Annual Conference Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 August 1930 · page 1

Addressing the Soldier Settlers' Conference, which opened in Sydney to-day, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Ball) asserted that the Government was doing…

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Anzac Ceremonies Governor's Suggestion to Returned Soldiers' Sydney

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 8

Officially opening the annual State Congress fo the Returned Soldiers' League, the Governor (Sir Phillip Game), said the youth of to-day, who…

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Honouring War He[?] Sydney

The Wellington Times · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 2

When officially opening the State congress of returned to-day, the Governor, Si[?] Game, said the youth of to…

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Economy at the Soldiers' Expense

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 2

IN the case of the present Federal Government, every dispassionate observer will realise the difficulties with which Mr. Scullin, the Prime Minister is confronted. A financial crisis of first-class magnitude is upon the Commonwealth Faced with a tremendous fall in the national income, with…

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Living Areas For Soldier Settlers Exclusive Reservations Demanded When Western Leases Terminate

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 2

Allegations that soldier settlers were being unfairly treated in the Western Lends Division, were made at the final session of the…

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Living Areas For Soldier Settlers Exclusive Reservations Demanded When Western Leases Terminate

Western Age · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 4

Allegations that soldier settlers were being unfairly treated in the Western Lands Division, were made at the final session of the…

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Economy at the Soldiers' Expense

Western Age · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 2

IN the case of the present Federal Government, every dispassionate observer will realise the difficulties with which Mr. Scullin, the Prime Minister, is confronted. A financial crisis of first-class magnitude is upon the Commonwealth. Faced with a tremendous fall in the national income, with…

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Soldiers' Dog

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 14 August 1930 · page 1

The bulldog Bing, a world war hero, decorated for services with the United States Expeditionary Forces in France, was buried in the soldiers' cemetery at…

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