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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

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State Labor Bureau. Finding Work for Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 26 July 1920 · page 2

The Department of Labor and Industry reports that during June 4155 new registrations were made. Of this number 1113 were returned soldiers…

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Anzac Tweed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 2

The third quota of the Anzac tweed for Wagga and district is now ready for booking. Mr. H. E. Gissing, president of the R.S. and S.I.L.A., is now…

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War in Syria. French Victory. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 2

Reuter's correspondent in Paris reports that a in Syria the Emir Feisal's forces have abandoned nine guns, 25 machine guns and a considerable…

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Facts About the War Toed in Figures

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 2

The number of men engaged was 60 millions. The number of workers engaged behind the men in the lines was…

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Soldier Settlements. Assistance for Commissioner. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 4

Mr. Mack K.C., and Mr. A. Maxwell have been retained by the Crown to assist the Royal Commissioner in the inquiry into the administration…

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Soldier Settlements Inquiry. Counsel Retained. Wide Scope of Commission. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 27 July 1920 · page 1

Mr. Mack, K.C., and Mr. Maxwell have been retained by the Crown to [?]sist the Royal Commissioner, Mr. justice Street, in the inquiry into the…

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Disaster at Pyrmont Six Men Buried in Coal Slack Four Killed and Two Wounded. Sydney

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 1

Four men were killed and two critically injured through the [?]apse of a wall at the City Council’s power house at Pyrmont this afternoon…

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China’s Civil War Militants Discomfited Montreal, July 26

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 1

Pekin reports states it is delivered the militarists, [?]llque has been completely discomfited. All forces have now been placed under Cabinet…

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Troops Sternly Impartial Civil War Averted. London, July 26

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 1

In the House of Commons, in reply to a motion by Mr. Devlin for an adjournment of the House to call attention to the events Belfast and the…

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Police and Soldiers Take Reprisals

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 2

Orange mobs are rioting at Banbridge and Dunmore. At each place there has been one fatality. At Lisburn and Ballyacarrett Catholic…

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Local and General Soldiers’ Memorial

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 2

The Returned Soldiers’ Committee last night discussed at length the matter of building a memorial hall in Wagga in conjunction with other…

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Proposed Soldiers’ Club

The Daily Express · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 2

The Wagga soldiers last night definitely decided to from a Returned Soldiers’ Club, to take part in the Wagga Cricket Association’s…

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The Rock Soldiers. Governing of Monument. an Impressive Scene

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 4

A large and enthusiastic gathering from all parts of The Rock district, including also visitors from Wagga, assembled at The Rock yesterday…

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Soldier Settlements Inquiry Royal Commission Issued. Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 1

At this afternoon’s meeting of the Executive Council a Royal Commission was issued to Mr. Justice Street empowering him to investigate the…

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Historic Function at the Rock Unveiling Soldiers’ Memorial a Magnificent Tribute a Record Gathering

The Daily Express · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 1

The Rock was eh fete yesterday, and rightly so too, for they were’ celebrating an event which must stud for ever la history of that town…

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Castigating the Crank. (Published by Arrangement). Unbalanced Extremism. Checking Soldier Settlement

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 8

Melbourne "Age" boldly attacks the Victorian Ministry for bending a supple knee to prohibitionists in regard to the settlement of soldiers in…

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Soldiers' Gratuity. Nearly £4,000,000 Issued. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

The Paymaster, Lieut.-Colonel Ferguson, stated to-day that to date £3,250,000 had been issued to soldiers in Gratuity Bonds, while the cash…

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Soldier Settlements. Royal Commission Issued Detailed Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 1

At a meeting of the Executive Council yesterday a Royal Commission was issued to Mr. Justice Street to make full inquiry into the administration of the Returned Soldiers'…

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Returned Soldier's Sudden Death

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

A returned soldier. Mr. C. S. Moor, who had a farm on the soldier settlement at Merungle, attended a Masonic Lodge meeting at Leeton on…

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Blinded Soldiers Tea Rooms

The Daily Express · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon the firs of a series of afternoon been was given by the Wagga Red Cross ladies, with the idea of popularising the Blinded…

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