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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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Ex-soldiers' Federation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Returned Soldiers Waterside Workers' Federation held tonight rejected by a small majority a propsal to amalgamate with the…

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Soldiers' Memorial Ball

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 7

A hall in aid of the Cookardinia Soldiers' Memorial Hall will be held at Cookardina on Friday night. Arrangements have been made to ensure good…

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A Few War Calculations

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 6

Statistical methods familiar to the readers of popular magazines have been employed by an ingenious German for purposes of peace…

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War-time Profits Tax

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 1

The War-time Profits Tax Assessment Act, l924, provides that in respect of assessments where the value of live stock has been taken into…

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France and Germany Story of German Duplicity Preparing for Future War

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

The well known military critic Lieutenant Colonel Chutes [?]Court Repington, reveals the story of the port of the Allied Commission, not…

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Enquiry Into Soldier Settlement

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 2

In our next issue we will print a full report of the important meeting hold on Sunday last in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall, L[?] of the Soldiers…

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War Service Homes Bill Another Bill Desired' SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 1

At the Soldiers Fathers' Conference, held in Sydney to-day, Mr. Clayton, of Victoria, described the method of passing the Amending War Service…

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Items of News Soldier Settlement Subdivision

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 2

Mr. M. Kilpatrick, M.L.A., writes that as the law does not provide for subdivision of holdings under group soldier settlement, the Lands…

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Napoleon's War Treasure

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 5

After the destruction of Moscow on October 15, 1812, Napoleon was compelled to seek safety by a rapid return to the frontier. He himself hurried…

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The Serbian Soldier's Pension

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 8

Pensions for Serbian soldiers are granted only to invalid cases. The ordinary veteran who does not suffer some injury which would render him…

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Soldiers' Fathers' Conference Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

The Soldiers' Fathers' Conference decided to urge that preference to returned soldiers should be observed on the Queensland section of the…

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Another Amusement Place for Leeton. Soldiers' Open-air Dancing. Floor Opened

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 2

Again the dancing public of Leeton and district are being catered for to an extravagant extent. This time in the form of a large open-air dancing…

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Soldiers' League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

A meeting of the committee of the Griffith Soldiers' League was held on Friday evening, there being present: Messrs. Broome (chair), Dunn,…

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Soldiers' Central Executive

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

A meeting of the Soldiers' Central Executive was held in the Soldiers Memorial Hall, Leeton, on Sunday last. The following delegates were…

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Anzac Concert

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

Wagga's Diggers have commenced the organisation of the 1925 Anzac concert, on a scale that augurs well for a greater success than the function has…

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Diggers Fight to Repatriate Themselves Weaving of Anzac Tweed to He Carried On

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 7

When the work of repatriation was begun by the Victorian State War Council in 1915, returned disabled soldiers were instructed in the art of…

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Soldiers' Home Destroyed. NEWCASTLE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 2

At about 3.30 o'clock yesterday, morning Arthur Picton, who occupies a war service home at the Ryders Estate Soldiers Settlement. awoke to find…

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Still no Memorial Wagga Soldiers Want Action Wagga

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 9 March 1925 · page 1

There is still no war memorial in Wagga. So the Diggers themselves have had to take auction, and last night the discussed the delay…

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Soldier Workers. Weaving of Anzac Tweed

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 4

When the work of repatriation was begun by the Victorian State War Council in 1915, returned disabled sodiers were instructed in the art of…

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Returned Soldiers' Union. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 2

The secretary of the Returned Sailor and Soldiers' Waterside Workers' Union states that, although many members have joined the Waterside…

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