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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

11,879 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Petersham Seat a Soldier Candidate

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 3

[?] that Major S. J. Sh[?] at present one of the [?] Special Court importing [?] made by the troops…

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Insults to Soldiers

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 7

"A Friend of [?] writers—In [?], a paragraph [?]…

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Australia's Soldiers When Service Terminates MELBOURNE, [?]

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 5

[?] for years, [?] a Sydney [?] in a letter from Colo[?] other Australians he is [?]…

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Work for Soldiers Minister Approached. Problems of Repatriation. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 7

A deputation of about 60 returned soldiers waited upon the Minister for Repatriation (Senator Millen) to-day, and placed before him a number of grievances, and…

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Soldiers' Settlements. a Bathurst Complaint. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 6

At n meeting of the Bathurst Repatriation Committee Mr. J. J. Sullivan gave notice of motion for the appointment of a sub-committee to inspect and report on the soldier…

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Feeding the Soldiers. What the Officer Saw

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 7

Mr. Epps, secretary of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, writes— It is curious that, there, are people who persistently see something to find fault with,…

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Dr. Brissenden. a Soldier-barrister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 6

Dr. E. M. Brissenden, a prominent member of the Bar, enlisted in Sydney as a private, and in 1916 became Sergeant Brissenden. On his arrival in England the soldier-barrister was…

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Returning Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 6

Anzacs and other returned soldiers on "Q" list will arrive in Sydney on Friday morning. Particulars of the disembarkation will be announced…

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Soldiers' Graves. the Imperial Commission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 7

At a meeting of the imperial War Graves Commission, at which Mr. Walter Long (Secretary of State for the Colonies) presided, and all the British oversea…

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Soldiers' Demonstration. Fomented by Agitators

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 7

The War Office announced: At 3.15 p.m. to-day five or six lorries filled with soldiers from Kempton Park drove past the War Office. The soldiers left the lorries,…

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Doffing Khaki Soldiers Want Hustle Army Council's Intentions London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 1

The Army Council announces that no officer or private will be permitted to proceed to England on leave from France except on the distinct…

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Wharfies and Soldiers Trouble on Waterfront Mr. M'cristal's Theories

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 4

The feeling between wharf-laborers and certain returned soldiers is likely to be very bitter. There were few members of the union…

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Soldier's Wallet and Photographs

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 5

A soldier pocket wallet containing a number of photographs was found early last year on the Menin-road in France, by Driver H. J. Lander, of…

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Soldiers and Politics Queensland Federation Shirkers Not Eligible Brisbane

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 7

A largely attended meeting was held in the Centennial Hall last night under the auspices of the Returned Soldiers and Citizens' Political…

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Bolshevism Newcastle Outburst Soldiers' Repudiation NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 7

The Newcastle branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association last night adopted the following resolution:--That we view with absolute…

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Returned Soldiers. State Employment

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 4

During last year of 36 appointments made by the New South Wales Board of Fire Commissioners, 35 were returned soldiers, and one was an ex-fireman who had been rejected for…

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Sheep on Shares. System of Helping Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 3

During the past year a system of supplying sheep on shares to soldiers on certain of the group settlements was initiated by the Returned Soldiers' Settlement Branch. The has been of…

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Soldiers' Unemployment. a Serious Problem. Delegation to Repatriation Minister. Senator Millen States Position

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A delegation from the Returned Soldiers' National party had an interview to-day with the Minister for Repatriation, urging that the problem of soldiers'…

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Returned Soldiers Want Land. Cry From Bathurst District

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 January 1919 · page 3

BATHURST, Wednesday.--At Tarana to-day a deputation of returned soldiers urged Mr. C. Johnston, M.L.A., to assist them in securing land in the Oberon district upon which…

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