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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

386 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 20

Welcome Home

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

A committee was appointed at a meeting held at the Duntroon Amusement Hall recently to make suitable arrangements to welcome…

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The War's Aftermath

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 4

M. Andre Tardieu has announced that the British and French Governments have accepted the principle of President Wilson's…

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The War. To-Day's Cables.. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

A London message says that Mr. Hughes was interviewed on the statement that a mandatory proposal was agreed on…

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Returned Soldiers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 7

Three hundred and thirty-five soldiers disembarked from the troopship Orontes, which arrived last night…

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Preference to Returned Soldiers. (To the Editor)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—I notice in your issue of the 31st ultimo a paragraph stating the Directors of the P.P. Board had that day shown preference to a returned soldier in the…

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Criminals in War

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 3

Crime has decreased greatly since the war broke out, the reason being that a considerable proportion of men belonging to the professional criminal…

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The War's Aftermath

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 3

The Paris correspondent of the United Press Agency states that it has been officially announced that the Powers have reached an…

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The War's Aftermath

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1919 · page 2

A message from Paris states that, one-half of the League of Nations constitution has been adopted by the Chief Conference…

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Soldiers' Wills. Some Curious War Testaments

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

Recently there came into Malmesbury County Court, England, an action wherein was concerned the wall of a soldier which had…

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Drugged by Order of the Kaiser. The writer of this article is a Swedish lady doctor, lately returned from Germany, where she had an extensi[?] practice among girl war-workers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 February 1919 · page 4

One of the most abominable methods which the German Government resorted to in order to speed up certain sections of war workers is that…

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The War's Aftermath

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 5

The Paris correspondent of the United Press Agency reports that the popularity of Mr. Wilson at Paris has taken a huge drop. The…

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Big Bribes in War

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 5

The biggest war in history has been, responsible for some of the biggest, bribes in history. Germany, for instance, gave Turkey…

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Special War Gratuities. A.i.f. Men to Benefit

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 4

It is estimated that the payment of the special war gratuities which are to be granted to all members of the A.I.F., according…

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Our Soldiers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

Trooper Charles ("Bushman") Wiggins, son of Mr. Jas. Wiggins, of Major's Creek, is due to arrive home this afternoon by the…

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Correspondence. Preference to Returned Soldiers. (To the Editor)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of the 4th instant Mr. J. G. Harris raises a pathetic objection to a returned soldier being appointed auditor to the P.P. Board. Mr. Harris,…

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Local Returned Soldiers. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 February 1919 · page 2

About six months ago a local branch of the Returned Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Imperial League was formed in Queanbeyan. Committee meetings were held, officers…

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Welcome Home at Major's Creek. to Trooper C. WIGGINS

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 5

The residents of Major's Greek on Wednesday night turned out to a man and woman to welcome home Trooper Chas. Wiggins…

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The War's Aftermath

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 4

Copenhagen advices the British cruiser Comus, conveying the Entente Naval [?]mission, has arrived at Kiel…

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Local and General News. Our Soldiers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 2

On Monday evening Private Harold C. Saunders arrived home. Only a few people, for some reason or other, turned out to meet him…

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Soldiers' Bursaries

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 21 February 1919 · page 7

Donations aggregating 1£16,000 for returned soldiers will be used in establishing scholarships and bursaries for soldiers' children…

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