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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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Batlow Soldiers' Settlement

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

Rev. H. J. Velvin, Church of England Rector at Tumharumba, will conduct service on the Batlow Soldiers' Settlement at 3 p.m. on Sunday…

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Unknown Soldier. Belgian Memorial. (Reuter.) BRUSSELS

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

The Senate has decided that an "unknown soldier" shall be buried under a monument to be erected to the memory of all Belgian soldiers who…

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Returned Soldiers’ League

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 2

A meeting of the Coolamon sub-branch of the R.S. and S I. League was held in the School of Arts on Tuesday night last. [?] Kingdon presiding. There was…

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Quite Preposterous. an Anglo-american War. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 4

American newspapers comment in a surprised and rather desultory way on the London cable message which stated that a high official of the…

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Soldiers' Settlements. Encouraging Initiative. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, who returned to-day from a tour of the soldier settlements in the Riverina and Gundagai districts, said that he was well…

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Gunners’ Protest an Anzac Day Request. Sydney

The Daily Express · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

At a reunion of ex–A.I.F. gunners at the Burlington Cafe last night General Sir Charles R[?]nthal strongly protested against what [?]e characterised…

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War Gratuities. General Consents Withdrawn Commonwealth Action

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 4

All general consents to accept the transfer of war gratuity bonds issued to traders and land and estate agents from the Commonwealth Sub-Treasury,…

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Wilhelm’s Wail “My People” Untrue. Why Germany Lost the War. New York, Feb. 11

The Daily Express · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 1

The correspondent of the United press at Berlin has obtained from Heinrich Peter Meyer, formerly tutor to Count Bentick’s sons, an interview…

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Returned Soldier Complains. of Land Board's Action. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 3

The Minister for Lands referred to-day to a complaint from Armidale regarding the case of a returned soldier named Churchill, who alleged that…

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Deliberate Forgetfulness. of Soldiers' Great Work, Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

At the opening yesterday of a soldier's cottage, Sir Charles Rosenthal said there was deliberate forgetfulness of the great great work done by…

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Pre-war Cost Post-war Taxation. Sydney

The Daily Express · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 1

The chairman of directors of the Mangrovi[?]e Belting Company stated to-day that the price of raw materials was now at pre-ward level, but the cost…

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Batlow Soldiers' Settlement. Picnic Race Meeting. Easter

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

Following upon the very successful sports meeting held on the Gatlow R.S.S. Settlement in aid of the Bush Nursing Fund, a further effort…

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Soldiers on the Land. Mr. Loughlin's Visit to Tarrabandra. Satisfied with Their Prospects

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

MR. P. F. Loughlin, Minister for Lands, who has returned from a tour of the soldiers' settlements in the Riverina and Gundagai…

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Soldiers' Gymkhana

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

The gymkhana to be held on Anzac Day at Leeton, has captured the sporting spirit of the community in a wonderful way. Results already show…

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Reopening of Parliament. with Pre-war Splendor

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 2

The King will reopen Parliament to-morrow with all the pre-war splendor. There was a meeting of the Cabinet to-day, presided over by Mr. Lloyd…

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Ex-soldier Charged a Bad Record Guilty of Manslaughter. Brisbane

The Daily Express · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 4

In the Supreme Court on Monday August Haines was found [?] of the [?] under provocation, of Robert Burleigh, his next d’sor…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Anzac Week Carnival

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 3

At a meeting held last Friday night in the Town Hall by the executive committee of the Soldiers' Memorial and the R.S.S.I.L.A., the president of…

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War Medals First Issue Received Distribution on Anzac [?] MELBOURNE

The Daily Express · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

Senator Pearce, Minister of [?] announced to-day that the first [?] of British war medals, number about 128,000, would be distrib[?]…

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Soldiers’ War Memorial

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

The Coolamon War Memorial is now under construction in Sydney, and the builders are completing it in time to exhibit it at the Royal Agricultural Show,…

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War Gratuity Bonds

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 1

Owing to the undesirable features connected with the transfer of soldiers' war gratuity bonds where land formed portion of the consideration…

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