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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

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Tumut District Fund in Aid of Local Soldiers and Their Dependents

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Literary Institute od Thursday evening of last week, the Mayor (Ald A E…

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Federal Parliament. Soldiers' Gratuity. Payment in Bonds. Mr. Hughes Attacked. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 3

The House of Representatives sat unfit 6.30 this morning and passed a number of Bills without incident. In the afternoon, on the motion to…

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To-day's Wires and Cables Captain Jacka, V.C., M.C. Returned To-day. Soldiers Who Won Great Renown on Gallipoli. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 1

Among the soldiers who returned by the transport Euripides, which arrived in Sydney to-day, was Captain Albert Jacka, V.C. and M.C., who won…

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Coolamon District Soldiers’ Memorial

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 2

The record of the Australian Imperial Forces is such that it will live in the [?] of the world’s history for all time, shedding on the prowess of the British…

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The Soldiers' Gratuity. Proposed Method of Payment

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 2

Speaking at Brisbane on the question of the war gratuity to soldiers, Mr. Hughes said:—"The executive made certain recommendations, and these we…

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War Memorial Hospital. Methodist Church Effort

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 3

Last year, whilst in the office of the presidency of the Methodist Conference, the Rev. Chaplain-Colonel James Green, C.M.G., advocated the foundation of a…

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Unkind Fate Returned Soldier Killed Run Down by Water Train

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 3

The water train which left Gundagai on Saturday afternoon, just before 6 p.m. conveying home to Cootamundra a jolly lot…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Aid From Sporting Bodies

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the Soldiers' Memorial Committee was held at the Town Hall on Friday night, at which were present the following delegates from the…

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Christmas Cheer for Soldiers. Bed Cross Market Day in Wagga. Successful Effort

Daily Advertiser · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 2

The members of the Wagga Red Cross League may have worked more successfully on former occasions, but they certainly never worked more…

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Palace Hotel Purchased for Soldiers. by Broken Mining Companies. Largest Residential Hotel in Broken Hill District. Broken Hill

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 1

Palace hotel, Broken Hill, one of the largest residential hotels in the district, was purchased at a cost of £12,000 by the Broken Hill mining…

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The Soldiers, Farmers, and Graziers

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 1

Mr. Trethowan, the president of the F.S.A., says the following agreement has been entered into and signed by himself as president of the Farmers…

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Gratuity for Soldiers

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 4

Speaking at Brisbane on Tuesday night last, Mr Hughes, Prime Minister, announced that as the result of a conference between the…

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The Soldiers' Gratuity. Proposed Method of Payment

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 October 1919 · page 2

Speaking at Brisbane on the question of the war gratuity to soldiers, Mr. Hughes said:—"The executive made certain recommendations, and…

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The Soldiers' Memorial. Large Committee Appointed

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 2

At a meeting to give further consideration to the question of a Soldie s' Memorial for Lockhart, Mr. J. W. Wilks was unanimously…

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Medals for Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 2

The chairman of the Junee Returned Soldiers' Association (Alderman W. J. Hancock) on Monday night remarked that it might be interesting to know…

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Welcoming Returned Men. Junee Associations Social

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 1

Junee Returned Soldiers' Welcome Home Association held a social evening in St. Luke's Hall on Monday night. There was a large gathering…

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£5000 in War Bonds

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 3

When Leonard Winkler, an old man, poorly clad, appeared at the Melbourne Court to answer a charge that he had insufficient means of…

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Returned Soldier Killed. Run Down by a Train

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 4

A water train which left Gundagai on Saturday afternoon dashed into a railway brolly, on which were two railway fettlers, Mr Wm…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Arrangements for Sports Day

Daily Advertiser · Friday 31 October 1919 · page 2

A general meeting of the Wagga and District Soldiers' Memorial Committee was held in the Town Hall last evening. The mayor (Alderman E. E. Collins)…

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Salvage. What the Nations Lose in Wastage. Lessons of the War

The Daily Express · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 4

(Specially written for the “ Daily Express ” by D. T. Byrnes, Secretary of Wagga Repat. Committee and late of A.I.F.)…

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