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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

4,638 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 232

Soldiers' Cottages

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 2

The building inspector reported to Tuesday's meeting of the council as follows:— "With a view to pushing on with the erection of War Service Homes for Granville,…

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Soldiers' Settlement Deputation

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 5

Hillview Soldiers Settlement Progress Association wrote in the following terms to Tuesday's meeting of the council:—"I am instructed by this association to ask…

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Hillview Soldiers' Settlement. Picnic and Sports

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 4

Last Wednesday the settlers of the Hillview Soldiers' Settlement, along with a number of friends, spent a very enjoyable day In picnicing and sports. The festival…

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The Soldiers' League

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

The adjourned annual meeting of the Penrith Sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. was held on Thursday evening of last week. Chief business was the…

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Wearing Uniform. State Commandant's Prohibition. Ex-soldiers' Protest. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 12

At a largely-attended meeting of the Brisbane branch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night considerable discussion took place on the refusal of the District Commandant,…

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Pacific Territories Preference to Soldiers Appointments Now in Hand MELBOURNE

The Sun · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 7

It is the intention of the Federal Cabinet to maintain the policy of preference to returned soldiers in connection with appointments in the…

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Most Popular Man Soldiers' Memorial Benefits MOREE

The Sun · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 3

The amount being raised towards the erection of a local Returned Soldiers' Memorial (Hall was considerably augmented by a "Most Popular Man"…

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More Realty Jokes. Sewel's "Assets Co." Again Soldier and £600 DEPOSIT Obliging Brother-in-Law Reginald

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 1

Real Estate business as conducted by the Realty Assets Co., Ltd., of Mendes Chambers, Castlereagh St., Sydney (managing director, H. L. Sewell), continues to invite close attention. The Crown's advisers should examine the transactions of…

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Sailors' and Soldiers' Parliament the Land Is There But Nobody to Till it Bureaucracy's Grip on Continent

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 19

A set of officials has just been installed in London for the purpose of promoting emigration. It is proposed to instal further groups of these…

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The Soil Soldier Settlers. Marketing of the Produce

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 9

Mr. A. A. Watson, acting director of the Returned Soldiers' Settlement Branch, in a report to the Minister for Lands, states that the co-operative marketing scheme is in…

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A Soldier's Home

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1921 · page 13

General Sir Charles Rosenthal will this afternoon open a home erected by the Voluntary Workers' Association for Sergeant Moffat, in Niblick Street, North Bondi…

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War Service Homes Work of Tribunal Inquiry Open to Soldiers

The Sun · Sunday 6 February 1921 · page 2

Mr. A. S. Rodgers, the Acting-Minister for Repatriation, who arrived in Sydney yesterday from Melbourne, on route to Queensland, spent a good deal…

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War Service Homes Enquiry Open to All Soldiers or Dependents

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1921 · page 2

The Hon. Arthur S. Rodgers, Acting Minister for Repatriation, and Assistant-Treasurer, arrived in the Melbourne express yesterday. He spent the remainder…

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War Memorial Hospital First Section Opened

The Sun · Sunday 6 February 1921 · page 5

"Ellerslie," a fine two-storyed brick building in Birrell-street, Waverley, was opened yesterday as a War Memorial Hospital, under the auspices of…

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Advisory Committee on War Service Homes

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1921 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-It is announced that the Federal Ministry has decided to appoint an Advisory Business Board to examine the entire organisation…

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"The Next War". What Might Happen to Australia

Truth · Sunday 6 February 1921 · page 6

Many men and women have visited Australia, and expressed their opinion with regard to the necessity of "more population" for this country. None of…

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Soldiers First Appointments for Pacific Policy of Government Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 6 February 1921 · page 4

It is the intention of the Federal Cabinet to maintain the policy of preference to returned soldiers in connection with appointments in the…

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Missing War Bonds

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 6

The police are searching for two £[?] War Loon Bonds. Nos. [?] in the Third War Loon and 007,[?]17 in the Fourth War Loan, which were stolen from Mr…

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War Memorial. New Hospital. Methodist Movement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 8

The war memorial in this State of the Methodist Church of Australasia takes the practical form of another link in the chain of intermediate hospitals in the…

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War Service Homes a Tribunal Appointed

Construction and Local Government Journal · Monday 7 February 1921 · page 5

A Tribunal consisting of Messrs. John Stinson (Chairman), John Hicks and Captain T. V. Roberts, representing the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial…

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