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... returned men were happy to be civilians again . Adjustment was specially difficult for those who had joined the A.I.F. at 18 ( or even younger in the case of some who had lied about their age ) , for they had known nothing but childhood ...
... returned men were happy to be civilians again . Adjustment was specially difficult for those who had joined the A.I.F. at 18 ( or even younger in the case of some who had lied about their age ) , for they had known nothing but childhood ...
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... returned soldiers complain that the promise of employers to keep their jobs open has been broken . " - News item . BANKER ( to returned soldier ) : " Yes , yes ; possibly I DID say something about keeping your position vacant , but it ...
... returned soldiers complain that the promise of employers to keep their jobs open has been broken . " - News item . BANKER ( to returned soldier ) : " Yes , yes ; possibly I DID say something about keeping your position vacant , but it ...
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The Twentieth Century Russel Braddock Ward. thereafter did a great deal for returned men and the dependents of those who did not return . The Returned Soldiers ' and Sailors ' Imperial League of Australia , universally known as the ...
The Twentieth Century Russel Braddock Ward. thereafter did a great deal for returned men and the dependents of those who did not return . The Returned Soldiers ' and Sailors ' Imperial League of Australia , universally known as the ...
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A NATION FOR A CONTINENT c 19001903 | 12 |
Legislation and White Australia | 29 |
New Protection and the Basic Wage | 46 |
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