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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Bogus Soldier. Fined Ten Pounds. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 May 1919 · page 4

James Archibald Sloan was fined £10, in default two months' imprisonment, on a charge of having represented himself to be a returned soldier…

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Yanco "War Chest."

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

The affairs of the Yanco "War Chest" have now been wound-up. The branch was only in operation since August, 1918. After the purchase…

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Soldiers' Memorial

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

Mr. R. Emblen, hon. secretary of the Wagga and District Soldiers' Memorial Fund, received the following letter from Mrs. J. Jeremy yesterday:…

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Soldiers' Delegation at Mirrool

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

The delegates of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Association (Major Dooloy, and Messrs. Barnier and Wilson) who recently reported on the…

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Mirrool Soldier Settlement. Report of the Committee of Investigation. Prospects Favorable

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

Some little time ago it was decided by the members of the Mirrool branch of the Fruitgrowers' Association of N.S.W. to invite a committee…

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Welcome to Yanco Soldiers

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 2

A welcome home to returned soldiers was held in the Yanco School of Arts on Saturday night. The function took the form of a dance-social,…

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Settling Our Soldiers. Their Representatives at Mirrool. Meeting of the Fruit Grower. Association

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 May 1919 · page 3

A large and enthusiastic meeting of the Mirrool Branch of the Fruitgrowers' Association was held at the Griffith Hall on Tuesday, the 20th…

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War Calculations

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 3

A statement has lately been made to the effect that the war has cost all the nations engaged on either side the sum of £32,000,000,000…

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War Pigeons Demobilised. 300-Mile Flights Made

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 2

The war pigeons, as many as 100,000 of which were employed, are being "demobilised." Most of them are being sold or…

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Soldiers' Pensions. Affected by Marriage. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 3

By the pension amendments the widow of a soldier under certain conditions on marrying a second time may retain the pension. At the present time the widow…

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Soldiers and Land. Expatriation Policy. Mr. Ashford at Junee

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 3

The Hon. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, gave an address at the Council Chambers, Junee, last night, on the Government Repatriation Soldiers…

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Items of News. Soldiers' Letters

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 4

Mrs. G. H. Kelsey, "Noitgedacht," Coolong-road, Vauclause Bay, Sydney, acknowledges receipt of the following letters, to be delivered on…

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Soldiers and Employment. Mr. Holman Quotes Figures. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. Holman, in a statement to-day, said that, while the officials had no direct knowledge of the actual situation among soldiers who were…

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Soldiers' Widows and the Pensions

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 1

It is stated in Melbourne by the pension authorities that the widows of soldiers, under certain conditions, on marrying the second time, may…

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Employment for Soldiers. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 1

Mr. Holman, in a statement to-day, stated that while the officials had no direct knowledge of the actual situation among the soldiers…

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Our Soldiers

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 31 May 1919 · page 4

"Coming home!" Yes, they are coming home now at a rapid rate. There is a string of boat-loads of them on the water, and the procession will be…

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Toll of War. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 2

The total Australian casualties are now given as 318,000, including: Dead 58,888, wounded 156,296…

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Newspaper War. Another Writ. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 1

A writ has been issued out of the Supreme Court on behalf of the "Sun" Newspaper Company, claiming £5000 damages from the proprietor of the…

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Lenin Dismisses Poles. Threat of War Made. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 2

Wireless messages received from Moscow, says the Berne correspondent of "The Times," state that the Ukrainian Bolshevik Army has crossed…

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Our Soldier Boys

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 2

Shortly returning from the front, Captain Donald Macpherson, Gundagai's stock Inspector…

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