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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

6,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 250

No Profit Y.M.C.A. and Diggers Loss on War Work

Evening News · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 1

The Y. M. C. A. Army and Navy Executive Committee announced that there will be no surplus was funds after the clone of the…

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War Precautions Act. to Cease in Three Months. Commercial Activities Excepted. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 7

A bill was introduced in the House of Commons in 1918 for the purpose of declaring when the war could be said to have ended. After consideration by a select committee [?]…

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The Civil War the British Attitude in the American Quarrel. Official and Public Opinion

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 8

There could be no greater aid to the cause of world peace than a thoroughly good understanding between the who great English-speaking people, the…

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General Monash. Civic Reception in Melbourne. Thrilling Days of the War. an Untold Story. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 7

Lieut.-General Sir John Monash was accorded a civic reception at the Town Hall to-night, when a distinguished gathering assembled at the invitation of the Lord Mayor,…

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Bibbenluke Estate Unsuitable for Settling Soldiers. Rough, Stony Country

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

At a meeting of the Bibbenluke shire repatriation committee at Bombala (N.S.W.) last week the sub-committee appointed to report upon the suitability…

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Land Settlement and Railways Soldier-settlers Complaints of Delay in Settlement at Parkes. Waiting for Land

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

At a meeting of the Parkes (N.S.W.) repatriation committee last week complaint was made of the delay in the settlement of soldiers on blocks of land…

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Soldier Members. State of Federal Parliament. Five Generals Elected

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 6

Members of the fighting forces of Australia have had their representation in both Houses of the Federal Parliament considerably strengthened as a result of the last Federal…

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Victorian Estate for Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- The famous Trawalla Estate, owned by the last Rear-Admiral Bridges, has been placed under offer by the trustees of hiss estate to the Government for…

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Soldiers on the Land. What New Zealand Is Doing. Mr. Bryant's Impressions

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 3

The New South Wales Director of Soldiers' Settlements. Mr. Bryant, who has returned from a visit to New Zealand, discussing yesterday the work of repatriation in the…

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Bilharziosis Sufferers. Treatment of Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 January 1920 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--It will be good news to the men who contracted the parasitic disease bilharziosis, while on active service in Egypt, to learn that the Commonwealth authorities…

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Federal War Bonus

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 11

Mr. W. G. Piper (president of the New South Wales Post and Telegraph Association) states that the failure of the Government so far to pay the war bonus awarded by Mr. Justice…

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War Service Home

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 2

A recently completed war service home is that of Mr. M. Adams, of Mimosa-st., Clyde. Upon Mr. Adams' return from active service he purchased an allotment…

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War Service Homes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 8

At an executive meeting of the Sailors' and Soldiers' National Federation, the following resolution was passed:—"That, in view of the existing high cost of both [?]and and…

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War Service Homes Meeting High Prices Soldiers Paying the Extra MELBOURNE

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 6

Further evidence was heard to-day by the Basic Wage Commission. Mr. E. R. Bradshaw, chief architect to the War Service Homes Commission…

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War Service Homes Larger Advance Sought

The Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 3

At an executive meeting of the Sailors and Soldiers' National Federation last night the following resolution was passed:--…

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American War Veteran Sudden Death in Sydney

The Sun · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 5

An American Civil War veteran. Cornelius Cadigan, aged 79, died in George- street yesterday. Cadigan, who was a native of Ireland, was in receipt of a…

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War Bonus N.S.W. Complaint Melbourne

Evening News · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 6

Regarding the complaint made by Mr. W.G. Piper, resident of the New South Wales Post and Telegraph Association that the failure of the Government to…

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War Crimes. Kaiser May Escape. Paeis, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 11

It is pointed out that one of the early obligations of Germany is to hand over those accused of war crimes, the number of whom is uncertain—some report, say 750 and others…

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Synthetic Cast Iron. Development of New Process During War

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 13

The production of synthetic cast iron during the war was the subject of an address at a meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute, at the Institute of Civil…

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Fratel Sentenced. Cruelty to War Prisoners. London, January 11

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 January 1920 · page 9

Warrant-Officer Fratel has been sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment from the date of his trial, reduced to tho ranks, and dismissed the service…

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