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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

11,879 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

The War and the Engineer With a Word About the Architect and Builder

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 12

The two Australians who have won the highest honors of the war have been an Engineer and an Architect. John Monash, Directing Engineer of…

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Sardinia Trouble Soldiers' Allegations Conditions on the Vessel Evidence Before Special Court

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

The [?] military authorities to [?] made by the [?] recently returned to Australia [?] the…

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Soldiers' Letters Returned Unclaimed In City and Country

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

Communications addressed to the undermentioned have been returned [?] claimed:— Mrs. M. M'Laughlin, 1st Casiler[?]…

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Soldier Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 8

Albert Bert Egan, 23, a soldier, was at the Central Police Court this morning sentenced to two months' hard labor for having assaulted Police Sergeant James…

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Soldier Settlers. Sharp Criticism From Wagga. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 7

A meeting of the Wagga Repatriation Committee severely criticised the Government's efforts to settle returned soldiers. Many experienced farmers expressed the…

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Soldiers' Wives Arrive. Arrangements Bungled in London. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 6

On the steamship Zealandia, which the Navy Office expects to reach Hobson's Bay late to-morrow, 135 wives and 87 children of members of the A.I.F. are returning to…

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Returning Soldiers. "Z" Men Arrive To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 6

Invalid soldiers will arrive this morning by two special trains from Melbourne. Friends and relatives who have tickets marked "Z" from the staff officer for invalids will be…

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Sports for Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 7

An Australian Sports Contest Board has been created under General Dodge, and will conduct international test competitions with French, British, Belgian, and American tennis…

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Too Much "Bully" Life on a Transport Catering For Soldiers Food That Went Overboard a Pigmy Breakfast Photographed

The Sun · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

Fried bully beef was supplied for breakfast, but there was plenty of fish for the officers in the saloon. "Bully" appeared too frequently on the menu and the men threw it into the sea. The bread was state and unpalatable…

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In Soldiers' Interests. Special Benefits for Blind

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 4

The secretary of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, has received the following communication from Col. A. G. Farr, Deputy -Comptroller of the Department of…

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Sports for Soldiers. Appeal to Australians. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

An Australian sports contest board, created under General Dodge, will conduct International test competitions with French. British, Belgian, and American teams in various branches…

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Soldier Students. London

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 5

Lord Gorell stated that there were 3,000,000 University and college students in the army. Education before the armistice was a diversion now It was directed to help mon in their…

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Anzacs and Invalids. Yesterday's Contingent. Hearty Welcome Home

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

Sydney extended a hearty welcome yesterday to a contingent of 1914 men, invalids, and war workers. They came overland from Melbourne and totalled altogether 503 men, of whom 160…

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Wharf Complications. Union and Returned Men. a Subject of Difference

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 5

Further difficulties have arisen between returned soldiers and members of the Sydney Wharf-laborers' Union. A card, purporting to be signed by F. Sykes,…

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The Wine Industry Profitable Occupation for Returned Men. Grape Culture

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 7

Much interest has been aroused in connection with the viticultural industry by the announcement by the N.S.W. Minister for Lands (Mr…

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Australian "Huns" Colonel Abbott Tells of Bad Treatment of Sodiers. Returned Men Jeered At

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

Lieutenant-Colonel Abbott, M.H.R., replying to complaints by members of the Glen Innes branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League,…

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Returning Soldiers What War Chest is Doing

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 8

The hon. secretary of the Australian Comforts Fund, of which the Citizens' War Chest is the N.S. Wales division, has received word from the Chief…

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Shipping Disasters Terrible Experiences on an Hospital Ship. Wounded Men's Peril

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 4

The 1744 wounded American soldiers that were on board the United States hospital transport Northern Pacific narrowly escaped with their lives…

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War Chest Club Extensions Commenced

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 8

The hon. secretary of the Citizens' War Chest Fund states that £10,000 was cabled to London for extensions to the War Chest Club, Horseferry-road, in…

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War Service Bonus Sailors' Claims Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 7

Seamen are greatly dissatisfied with what they claim to be gross neglect of their claims for recognition as regard war services rendered. They say that…

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