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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

11,879 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Tempest Tossed Wounded Sammies in Peril Rescues in Wild Sea Destroyers Quell Waves with Oil (Fifty-fourth Day of the Armistice) VANCOUVER

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 1

Several boatloads of wounded soldiers were to-day transferred from the stranded American hospital transport Northern Pacific…

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The Government and Boxing War Conditions Imposed by the Military to be Continued

Arrow · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 1

Politicians in this country are havi[?] their innings just now. But if things do not quickly alter in some directions the will surely be up against a Nemes[?]…

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The War (Continued from earlier pages) Frank Speaking Allied Conferences Differences Revealed Satisfactory Adjustment VANCOUVER

The Sun · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 6

Mr. Dafoe, a leading Canadian journalist, who is accompanying Sir Robert Borden (Canadian Premier), cables:--While the series of informal…

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America's First Monitor Earliest Ironclad in History Built by Southern States During American Civil War and Adopted by North

The Mirror · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 6

Just as Dreadnought, in the sense of first-class battleship, is an extended use of the name of the first type, launched in 1906, so Monitor perpetuates the name of…

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N.Z. Soldiers. Steady Repatriation. Arrangements for Wives. [?]

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 1

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Returned Soldier Killed. Twenty-five Musics Under a [?]

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

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Lord French. Appreciation of the Great Soldier

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 6

[?] writes from Homebush:—Many of J.H.M. Abbott's old comrades will rejoice over his article on Lord French. At the back of our feelings we had the…

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Colonel Herrod. Sydney Soldier Honored

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

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Wine Industry. Vineyards for Soldiers

Evening News · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 8

A proposal [?] Victorian [/] returned [?]…

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Patriotic Work Fruit and Vegetables for Dependants of Soldiers. Dispensing Christmas Cheer

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 8

It is true of most of us that although we may read pages and pages of well-written matter describing the sufferings of a stricken people, and appeals…

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A Soldier Settler. Complaint Concerning Sustenance Allowance

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

Albert (N.S.W.) sends an inquiry concerning certain business that he is transacting with the Returned Soldiers' Settlement Branch…

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A Soldier's Grievance. Pay withheld by the Department

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

Crookwell (N.S.W) complains of the action of the Defence Department in withholding a portion of the pay to which be claims to be entitled; and he…

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Our Soldiers' Pay Difficulties in Closing Deceased Men's Estates. the Soldier's Will

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

Ravensworth (N.S.W.) tells me that his son was killed on active service in September last, and he seeks information regarding his pay…

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Soldiers' Badges the Gallipoli Imperial Star, Ribbon and Clasp. the Commonwealth Medals

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

The Australian Defence Department has decided to issue to all men that have at any time been in camp in Australia, or that bad been accepted for…

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Land for Soldiers. Offer to Sell a Block for Settlement

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

Hawkesbury (N.S.W.) has a block of land that he desires to dispose of to the government for returned soldiers' settlement purposes, and he…

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A Soldier's C.P. LEASE. Must the Beneficiary Sell it?

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

Uki (N.S.W.) informs me that a soldier, who was recently killed at the front, was the holder of 200-acres of C.P. lease. In his will the property…

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Land Settlement Repatriation Work the Montayella Soldier Settlement at Bathurst. Farms Now Self-supporting

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

The whole of the settlers at present on the Montavella soldiers' orchards near Bathurst (N.S.W.) have decided to "confirm*' from the beginning of the…

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Complaint of Extortion Soldiers at Gilgandra Charged Excessive Rents. Inferior Grazing Land

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

At a meeting of the Gilgandra (N.S.W.) repatriation committee on Wednesday, Mr. W. Barden referred to the high rental values placed on land…

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Soldier Settlement Land-owners That Want to Sell Their Blocks. Large Areas Acceptable

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 5

Penrith (N.S.W.) has a block of five acres of land that he is anxious to sell to the government for the establishment of a pig farm for…

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Soldiers' Fruit Returns. The Clinton Settlement

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 7

The November returns from fruit at the Clinton (N.S.W.) soldiers settlement, amounted to £712. Under the new government scheme, 90 per cent…

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