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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

1,279 stories in Riverina's papers · page 43 of 64

Blinded Soldiers’ Tea Co

The Daily Express · Thursday 26 August 1920 · page 1

The Blinded Soldiers’ Tea Co. had a stall on the verandah at the Hammond Hall, and was under the management of Mr. Vic. Watson, who was…

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Soldiers’ Settlements Inquiry Continued Sydney

The Daily Express · Thursday 26 August 1920 · page 2

Mr. Justice Street to-day granted Mr. A. M. Cohen permission to appear for the Returned Soldiers’ imperial League, at the Royal…

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Hay District War Memorial High School

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 3

A movement has been inaugurated in Hay to secure £5,000 with which to build a Memorial High School. The Education…

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Another Balkan War. Serbians Invade Albania. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 2

Sporadic warfare has been going on for some time between the Albanians and Serbians wherein the latter, according to a report from Rome, have…

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Soldiers' Grievances Big Meeting in Cootamundra

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 2

Notwithstanding the heavy rains and boggy roads, there was a big gathering at the Town Hall on Tuesday night, in response to the call of a public…

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Soldier Settlement. Royal Commission Sitting the £500 and the Bonus. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 4

The Royal Commission (Mr. Justice Street) continued his inquiry into the question of the administration of the Soldier Settlement Branch of the…

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Soldier Murdered Assassin Escapes. Auckland

The Daily Express · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 3

A returned soldier named Byre, reading [?] with his family on a small farm at Pakekawa, New Zealand, was shot dead while in tod near a window…

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Proposed Soldiers’ Memorial Meeting of Subscribers

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 27 August 1920 · page 6

At the Schoool [?] Tuesday [?] last there was [?] of subscribers in the memorial [?] to be [?] in…

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War Service Homes. Commissioner's Statement. Bald Facts Presented

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 4

In Monday's issue of the "Daily Advertiser," a paragraph was published stating that Colonel J. Walker, War Service Homes Commissioner,…

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The Red Terror. Plans for Attacking Empire. Inflaming the Whole Moslem World. Britain Nearly, Dragged Into War. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 4

The "Pall Mall Gazette" learns on the highest authority that before Mr. Balfour's letter was received in Moscow, Kameneff, the Bolshevik political…

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Soldier Settlements Allegation Against Mr. Ashford. Mr. Mack's Statement. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 4

The inquiry into the administration of the Soldier Settlements Branch of the Lands Department, under Mr. J. G. Bryant, was continued to-day…

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Soldier Settlements Inouiry Bryant's Salary As Director Arthur Brown Cross-examined Dividing the Bonuses

The Daily Express · Saturday 28 August 1920 · page 1

At the Solder Settlement Commission to-day Mr. Mack K.C. put in a number of Departmental papers with reference to Bryanl’s salary, which…

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Ten Killed, 70 Wounded Later

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 1

Further reports from Belfast Show that the riots are still proceeding. The shipyard workers are attacking The York street authorities are…

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Junee's Anti-war Motion

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 8

At Sunday night's meeting of the New South Wales Labour Council the secretary (Mr J. Garden) said that he had received a letter from the Junee…

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Red Army Scattered. Fifty Thousand Killed and Wounded. Prisoners Number 107,000. PARIS

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

The "Matin" states that there is no real organised Red force remaining in Poland. Still large numbers of men are scattered in small groups, but…

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Civil War in Ireland In Appalling Proportions Streams of Refugee Catholics LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 1

Flying bottles, bricks, iron bolts, glowing fires, wholesale shootings, and deaths continue to be features in the messages from Belfast…

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Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' Imperial League

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 4

A meeting of the R[?] Soldiers' and Sailors' Imperial League was held at the Repatriation Office on Friday evening last, there being present…

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Our Soldier Boys. Big Welcome Taking Shape

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

The big welcome home to our returned soldier boys is gathering shape. It is expected that about 300 returned men will be given the…

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Local Soldiers' Memorial

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 4

At a meeting of delegates appointed by the Municipal and Shire Councils, the Committee of the Literary Institute and the Reurned Soldiers' League, it…

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Soldiers' Settlements. Brown in the Box. Passage for Young Lady. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 2

At the inquiry into the administration of the Returned Soldiers' branch of the Department of Lands to-day Arthur Chalmers Brown, formerly a…

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