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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

163 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 8 of 9

War-time Profits Tax

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 2

It is considered probable that the dividend of £7,000,000 to be distributed to woolgrowers next month, will be subject to the War-times Profit Tax, which is 75…

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Soldier Settlement Cost

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 3

The obligation of the States to the Commonwealth, and of the Commonwealth to the Stated, in respect to soldier settlement, was…

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1914-15 Soldiers Decorated

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 2

At the diggers' euchre party on Tuesday night last, opportunity was taken to present to those who enlisted in the first year of the late great war the 1914-16 Star…

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Returned Soldiers. Association

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 7

A meeting of the Braidwood branch was held, at the Royal Hotel Saturday afternoon. There were present: Messrs. R. Johnson,…

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Gundaroo Soldiers' Memorial

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the soldiers' memorial committee was held a few days ago. Mr. J. F. Heazlett occupied the chair. It is expected that the monument will be…

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Goulburn's War Trophies

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 4

Two captured guns arrived in Goulburn a few days ago, and they have been placed at the Sloane-street and of…

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A War Story

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 6

She. "Have you brought me any souvenirs?' He: "Only this little bullet the doctor took out of my side."…

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Soldiers' Settlement Board

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 2

This morning the above Board, comprising Messrs. Sheaffe, Moriarty and Russell sat to take evidence respecting the claims of…

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Shire Council Fined Preference to Soldiers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 1

What was taken as a test case under the Preference tp Soldiers Act was heard by Mr. F. W. Crane, S.M., in the Oberon Police Court,…

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Preference to Soldiers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 4

The State Parliamentary Labour Caucus wants the Preference to Solders and Sailors Act to be abolished. On Tuesday it carried a…

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Soldiers' Memorial Day

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

A meeting of the committee in connection with the day's sport to be held on the 17th inst. in aicii of the Soldiers' Memorial Fund…

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Australian Soldiers in England

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 7

Senator Millen is inquiring about are repatriation of discharged [?] soldiers in England About[?] absentees who were…

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Soldiers' Memorial at Gundaroo

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

The sports in aid of the Soldiers' Memorial passed off pleasantly on Saturday afternoon, but the attendance was only fair. Well-to-do landowners in the…

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Correspondence. It is to be always understood that newspapers do not necessarily endorse the views expressed by correspondents, who are fairly entitled to criticism in all public matters.—Editor]. Preference (P) to Returned Soldiers. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 9 November 1920 · page 2

Sir, - I crave space in the columns of your valuable paper to ventilate a grievance which. I am sure, a number of diggers and other townspeople share with…

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Soldiers' Settlements Inquiry

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 12 November 1920 · page 2

At yesterday's sittings of the Soldiers' Settlements inquiry, Mr. Mack, K.C., senior counsel for the Crown, began his address, and presented his full charges…

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Anzac Sports

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 2

All the arrangements in connection with the sports on wednesday next in aid of the soldiers' Memorial Find were completed at a…

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Different Soldiers on

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 8

Little Robby had been supplied with a lovely, box of tin soldiers as a birthday present, and they so delighted him that he played with…

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Soldiers' Memorial Day Only a Partial Success

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 2

For nearly four years Braidwood has been discussing at intervals the erection of a suitable memorial to commemorate the patriotism…

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Soldier's Grace in Abbey

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 19 November 1920 · page 2

The Abbey grave, in which the unknown soldier's body was buried on Armistice Day, has been filled in and a slab of black marble placed…

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The Nation,s Gratitude Treatment Op Soldiers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1920 · page 6

As in Australia So it is in Britain the prolific promises made to the soldiers during the progress of the war have been forgotten since…

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