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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1927

31 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 2

War on the Mosquito

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 7

Malaria, although not “catching” in the ordinary sense of propagation by contact, is borne from one person to another by the mosquito. It is…

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War Wrecks Work of Red Cross

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 30 September 1927 · page 8

Now that the war is only a memory there are many people who wonder what the Red Cross stands for to-day and what it is doing. Little doubt is…

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Soldiers’ Poppy Day Appeal 11th November, Armistice Day

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 1 November 1927 · page 4

On 11th November inst. (Armistice Day), the United Returned Soldiers’ Fund which consists of the Limbless Soldiers’ Association T.B. Sailors and…

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A War Echo

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 2

One man was mainly responsible for the escape of General Von Sanders from the clutches of the Australian Light Horse after the rout of the…

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Redemption of War Loans

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 4 November 1927 · page 8

The Federal Treasurer, Dr. Earle page, announced to-day that he is prepared to cash at once up to £4,000,000 of the bounds and stock of…

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Returned Soldiers’ Resolution Sydney

Queanbeyan Age · Thursday 10 November 1927 · page 1

The Returned Soldiers’ Conference, now sitting in Brisbane, has passed a resolution deploring the attitude of Mayor Thompson, of Chicago…

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Sales of War Stocks

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 November 1927 · page 6

A sum which exceeds £680,000,000 has been realised by the sale of British war stocks since the Surplus Stores and Liquidation Department…

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How Soldiers Repatriated Themselves Anzac Tweed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 5

When the work of repatriation was begun by the State War Council in 1915, several returned disabled soldiers were instructed in the art of…

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Latest Cable News War Debts

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 November 1927 · page 2

Mr. Churchill stated in the House of Commons that the maximum war debt repayment due in one year was £20,000,000 and the maximum…

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Sentimental Soldier Why He Likes Radio

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 November 1927 · page 6

There is a strong touch of sentiment about a sick digger lying in one of the military hospitals. He has had a very rough spin, but he gets a great…

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Grant to Unemployed Soldiers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 December 1927 · page 2

It was announced last night that the Federal Ministry had decided to make a grant of £1000 tor distribution to unemployed returned soldiers…

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