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The wars & local soldiers, 1921

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

Anzac. Use of Word Prohibited. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 8

Regulations issued to-day under the War Precautions Act Repeal Act provide that no person shall, without the authority of the Govornor-General or a Minister of State, use…

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Wounded Man Wandering With Tomahawk PARKES

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 7

George Hong, a vegetable hawker, was found wandering in the street last night carrying a tomahawk and clad only in a shirt. He was covered in…

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From War to Peace

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 7

A novel use has been found for old battleships in England. The scientific officers of the Board of Agriculture are attempting to solve some problems in…

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Arrival of War Picture

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The picture by the South Australian artist, T. S. Power, "Bringing up the Guns at Villers Bretonnoux," which attracted -much comment at the Royal Academy…

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£400 in War Bonds How They Went Astray Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

The [?] War Bonds which earlier in the week were reported as having [?] disappeared from the office of the Master in [?] have turned up…

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War Service Homes "Diggers Living Rent Free" Allegations in Brisbane Brisbane

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

Returned soldiers at a meeting last night trenchantly [?] the admin[?] of the War Service Homes Commission…

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Soldiers' Fowls

The Land · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 10

Evidence of the quality of the poultry supplied to our returned soldiers was supplied last week at the Municipal Poultry Markets in the…

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Fruit-trees and Vines. Soldiers' Areas at Mirrool

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 9

To date, on the Yenda-Griffith Soldiers' Settlement area, fruit trees and vines have been planted totalling £371-acres. The number of settlers…

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Soldiers' Land. The Commission's Inquiry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

The N.S.W. Government has [?] an extr[?]of time to Mr. Just[?] of one moth, for the contin[?] of the inquiry as a royal…

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Soldiers' Homes Thousands of Applicants Large Expenditure

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

The extent of the operations of the Commonwealth Government in providing war-service homes is not generally recognised. The scheme was put into…

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N.S.W. Grown Lands. Soldiers' Preference Blocks. Group Purchases Areas. Land District of Tumbarumba, and Tumbarumba Shire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

County of Selwyn, parish of Mannus [?] blocks [?] acres to [?] capital value[?] to [?] survey for [?] nearest town…

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W.A. Strike. Soldiers' League Strong Motion. Will Resist Force. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 9

Strike affairs were quiet to-day. Members of the Railway Officers' Association held a mass meeting during the morning. About 600 were present, and a resolution…

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Robbed of £118 Ex-soldier's Suicide Perth

The Sun · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 7

George Leslie Gay shot himself In a hotel at Fremantle last night with a military service revolver. Gay was a member of the A.I.F.. and transferred…

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Soldier Teachers. Department's Treatment. Mr. Mutch's Claim

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

The Education Department of this State is doing quite as much for its returned soldier teachers, according to the Minister for Education, Mr. Mutch, as any State in the…

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Anzac Prohibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Friday.--To use any word even remotely resembling Anzac is still an offence. The Commonwealth Gazette says so. If it is now employed by any commercial organisation…

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Kogarah Anzac Memorial

The St George Call · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 8

The Boston Follies (under the direction of Miss Christie), will give a grand concert, in aid of the Kogarah Anzac Memorial, in Brett's Hall, Kogarah, on…

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The Invited Guest Host Wounded with Knife

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

William Richard Judge was at Redfern Police Court committed for trial on a charge of ma[?]oulsy wounding John Hall…

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War Memorials. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 8

Sir,--I wish to bring under the notice of the public and those governing authorities who have been, and are at present, engaged in erecting memorials to our sailors and soldiers…

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War Service Homes Disappointment at Wagga WAGGA

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

The question of the construction of the war service homes at the Mount-Erin Estate was discussed at the meeting of the Waga Council. It was explained…

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War Service Homes Materials Grow Scarce GOULBURN

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 4

In spite of delays due to the difficulty in obtaining material, good work has been done during the last twelve months by the Goulburn branch of the War…

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