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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

6,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

St. Andrew's Soldiers' Welcome

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 7

The soldiers' welcome in the grounds of St. Andrew's Cathedral had its doors finally closed at 10 o'clock on Wednesday night— the last night of the old year. In its favoured…

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On the Land. Soldiers' Settlement. Menister's Rejoinder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 11

Upon his attention being drawn to Mr. Beresford-Watters' letter in yesterday's "Herald," Mr. Ashford remarked that he was pleased that the Returned Soldiers'…

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Soldiers' Wives and Mothers Centre. St. George Branch

The St George Call · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 1

The members of the above made a presentation, of two beautiful invalid bed tables to the Scarborough Soldiers' Home, Doll's Point. Mrs. Laverty…

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The Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament Lest We Forget Change of Address

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 23

The Sydney branch of the R.S. League has moved to 118 and 120 Pittstreet. There are refreshment rooms, till billiard room, lounge, and reading and…

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Australian Soldier Sportsmen

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 January 1920 · page 6

After the Armistice, the Australian soldiers turned into Australian sportsmen--and astounded England. The A.I.F. Rugby football team came through with a first-class…

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A Capitalistic War

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 3

The conviction in Lille of the Herren Rojing, one of whom has just received a sentence of ten years' imprisonmen, makes the facts of the…

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For Sailors & SOLDIERS Sunday Times Information Bureau War Service Homes Misleading Advertisements

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 5

The attention of estate agents builders and other advertisers is drawn to Section 50A of the War Service Homes Act 1918-1919, which is being infringed in…

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War Leave Payment Delay

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 5

When is the war-leave payment to be doled out ? It is months ago since liament approved of it, and yet the poor widows and other dependents who were…

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Echoes of the World War Struck Ex-Officers Seek Strife Soldiers of Fortune Await Jobs

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 13

Hundreds of British ex-officers are to-day seeking new fields in which to fight. Soon British soldiers of fortune promise to be as common on the…

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War Widows Thank British Empire League

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 4

During the last few days a stream of letters has, come to the secretary of the British Empire League expressing the thanks of soldiers' widows and orphans…

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Captain Hardy New Naval Member Distinguished War Record MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 4

To relieve Commander Cochrane, whose term as second naval member of the naval Board expired at the end of the year, Captain C. T. Hardy left…

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Women's War Work Save Broken Toys Newspaper Depot Doings Holiday Time

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 18

For the first time for five years women have felt that they could take a good holiday at Christmas, and the strenuous wat workers who diverted…

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On the Murrumbidgee Fighting Mac Reports That Soldier-Settlers Have Great Opportunity To Make Good

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 2

Chaplain-Colonel McKenzie, who was employed recently by the State Government to visit Red Cross Homes and Institutions, soldiers' settlements, etc., for…

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Over the Top Fight the Caucus Machine Soldiers on Fire Step

The Sun · Sunday 4 January 1920 · page 4

Lieut. Cortis, of the Soldiers and Citizens' Federation, has supplied us with the following:-- There is a big light on at the…

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War Workers' Homes

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 8

There is a good deal of discontent regarding the conditions under which the War Service Homes' Commission is building cottages for Returned men in…

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British Shipping. More Tonnage Than Before the War

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

One hundred German ships, mostly interned in South American ports, many exceeding 10,000 tons, remain to be handed over to the Allies beyond…

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Sale of "War" Steamers. Vessels of the Australian Wheat Fleet

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 4

News has been received that several of the "War" steamers, which recently loaded wheat at the different Commonwealth ports for the United…

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Australia's Soldier Sports

Evening News · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 2

Australia's soldier-sportsmen, after helping to defeat the Huns, played a prominent part in the sporting events arranged almost immediately the armistice was singed. Just what…

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On the Land. Soldiers on Irrigation Farms

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 5

Mr. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, who is also acting as Minister for Agriculture and chairman of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, expresses the view that…

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Irrigation Farms. Provision for Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 January 1920 · page 7

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands and Aoting Minister for Agriculture, stated last night that the work of settling discharged soldiers on the Murrumbidgee irrigation areas was proceeding…

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