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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Anzac Day. Anniversary Celebration

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 2

Last Friday evening there was a large and merry meeting of soldiers at Carter's Mart, Leeton, to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the landing…

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Our Sydney Letter. Anzac Day

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 3

The memory of the brave deeds and gallant endurance of "Our Boys" in thier fight against overwhelming odds on the Gallipoli peninsula will…

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Anzac Services Church of England

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 4

The annual Anzac Day services were held at St. Andrew’s Church on Friday last (St. Mark’s Day ) At 7 a.m. there was a…

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War and Influenza. Effects Upon Friendly Societies

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 3

The war imposed a heavy strain upon Australian Friendly Societies. It is now feared by some of them that the epidemic of influenza, if…

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Agricultural Experiments The Effects of the War

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 6

The complaint is sometimes made by farmers and others that the Department of Agriculture has not been as active latterly in experiment work…

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War's Crowning Moment. Reception of Germans. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 2

The crowning moment of the war seems to be arriving. Count von Brockderff-Rantzau, tall and pale and mastering with difficulty his emotion, stepped…

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Repatriation of Local Returned Soldiers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 6

The land sub-committee of the local Repatriation Committee sees the [?]sibility of having soon to face serious difficulties in finding suitable land in…

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REPATRIATION. Holdings for Soldiers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 6

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, addressing a large meeting at Murwillumbah, saidthe settlement of 5000 soldiers in the two-year period might…

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Returned Soldiers & Rents

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 2

The Victorian Returned Soldiers' Association has requested Mr. Watt to retain the provisions of the moratorium, preventing the raising…

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Work for Soldiers 35,436 Placed in Employment

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 5

THE end of March signalised the completion of 12 month's operations by the Department of Repatriation. A statement of assistance, other…

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Soldiers Recalled. Wanted in France

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 2

In the House of Commons during question time, Mr. Churchill stated that the Cabinet had decided to recall to the army soldiers who were…

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Returned Soldiers. Extent of Assistance Rendered. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 3

During the past month the Amelioration Committee expended £13,887 in rendering aid in 95,535 cases. The total expenditure to date has been £285,810,…

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Tragedy on the Express. Soldier Shot

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 2 May 1919 · page 2

A tragedy occurred on F[?] on the express train running from Melbourne to Sydney. Nine military prisoners were travelling under escort on the train for…

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Agricultural Experiments. the Effects of the War

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 2

The complaint is sometimes made by farmers and others that the Department of Agriculture has not been is active laterly in experiment work…

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Soldiers and the Wine Industry. (To the Editor "Hillston Spectator.")

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 1

SIR,—Mr Ashford proposes to settle two to four hundred soldiers on wine-growing areas in the State, and it is reasonable to ask the question—Why…

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Hillston District Soldiers' Relief Fund

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 6

A meeting oF the committee of the Hillston District Soldiers Relief Fund was held on Saturday afternoon last at the Council Chambers…

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Concessions to Returned Soldiers. Report of Bureau. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1919 · page 7

A report upon the operations of the A.I.F. Furlough Privileges Bureau shows that concessions to returned soldiers valued at £44,000 and…

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Soldiers Reviewed. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 1

A review of 7,705 returned soldiers, and sailors was held yesterday on the Melbourne, Cricket Ground in the presence of over 60,000 spectators…

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Soldier Vocational Trainees. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 1

Between two hundred and three hundred returned soldiers who are receiving vocational training at the Technical College, Sydney, held a…

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Welcome Guests. Australian Soldiers in Belgium

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 May 1919 · page 1

Writing from Belgium on February 29 last to his father, Mr. J. Saunders, C.P.S. at Wagga, John Harold Saunders, formerly a gunner, but now…

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