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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

63 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 4

Incident of the War

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 August 1921 · page 3

When Mr. Ted Fuller, formerly of Rylstone, enlisted for military service at Mittagong in 1916, he was presented with a wristlet watch. This be…

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Post War Troubles Ending

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 August 1921 · page 1

"We are now entering upon the last stage of the post war period. As far as die banking world is concerned, our worse problems are past." This…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 2

The meeting convened for Friday night last, in connection with the local Soldiers' Memorial, was very poorly attended, there being present…

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School Concert at Narooma. Soldiers' Memorial Benefits

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 3 September 1921 · page 2

A very successful concert was given by the pupils of Narooma public, school on 20th ultimo, in aid of the Narooma Soldiers' Memorial School of…

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War Memorial

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 4

The War Memorial Committee met on Tuesday night and [?] to command to a put he meeting the [?]ment of the School of Arts…

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C.e. Soldiers' Memorial. Dedication of Lych Gate

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 3

Some year or more ago the members of the Church of England in the parish of Shoalhaven decided, in public Meeting assembled, to erect a…

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Church of England Soldiers' Memorial. Unveiling of the Lych Gate

The Nowra Leader · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 4

On Thursday afternoon last week the Lych Gate at All Saints' Church of creeled to the memory of the fallen soldiers, was unveiled, in the…

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War Memorial Meeting

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 2

There was an attendance of over a hundred at the School of Arts on Thursday night, when the object of the meeting was to arrive at…

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Mounting a War Trophy. Burrier's Machine Gun

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 4

On Friday last a number of people from Nowra and farms adjacent to the Shoalhaven River journeyed to Burrier to witness the ceremony of…

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Welcome Home at Meroo Meadow. to Mr. and Mrs. John Muller

The Nowra Leader · Friday 30 September 1921 · page 3

On Friday afternoon last many friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Muller of Moroo Meadow assembled at their homestead--the recognised recreation…

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Proposed Soldiers' Memorial Hospital

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 19 October 1921 · page 2

Mr. C. S. Moss, secretary to the soldiers' memorial hospital movement, is in receipt of the following communication from the Chief Secretary's…

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Operetta: "Little Red Riding Hood." Senior Benefit Concert. Presentation of G.s. Medals to Returned Soldiers

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 October 1921 · page 1

R. W. Senior, late of the ALF., has, since his return from active service, fallen on evil days. He applied to the Repatriation Department for…

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Nimmitabel’s War Memorial

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1921 · page 2

Fully five hundred people were present at Nimmitabel on Sunday afternoon when the foundation stone of the war memorial, which…

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Repatriation and Soldiers' Pensions

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 November 1921 · page 5

Last week, in Parliament, Mr. Austin Chapman asked the Minister for Repatriation, with reference to the cases of wounded and invalid…

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The Next War

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1921 · page 4

Mr. Marks, in the House of Representatives, recently made a remarkable speech (which we reproduce from Hansard):—…

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Armistice Day. Returned Soldiers' Reunion

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 November 1921 · page 1

The returned soldiers were entertained at tea by the Voluntary Workers League on Friday night, in commemoration of Armistice Day. The…

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Death of a Nowra Soldier

The Nowra Leader · Friday 18 November 1921 · page 7

In 1915, Dow Stewart Bogan, forsook his fishing nets and laid his life at the feel of the gods of war. In 1918, the A.I.F…

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Soldiers' Pensions

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 November 1921 · page 3
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Mr. Austin Chapman asked the Minister representing the Minister for Repatriation, upon notice— With reference to the cases of…

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Soldiers' Memorial Hall at Gerringong

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 November 1921 · page 1

On Saturday last a soldiers' memorial hall, erected at a cost of over £1000, was opened at Gerringong by Brigadier-General Cox, in the…

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