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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Extent of the War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 20

A striking idea of the extent of the present war may be gained from the statement that more than half the inhabitants of the world are engaged…

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Gosford District War Relief League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 16

Our League is weekly growing in numbers, and our work is growing in proportion. The shortage of suitable wool is a great handicap to our…

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War Anniversary. the King's Reply

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 11

In reply to the Commonwealth Parliament's motion of loyalty, the following message has been received from the Secretary of State for the…

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A Wyong Soldier. Interview With Corporal Lawler

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 13 August 1915 · page 12

Corporal Lawler, of Wyong, arrived with the wounded soldiers on Wednesday. He was in the 4th Battalion of the 1st Brigade, and was…

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War Loan

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 17

Mr Kearsley: I desire to ask the Premier whether, in view of the general appeal being made for volunteers, and the fact that many men are…

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A War Invention

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 18

Mr Adam Spies, of Mudgee, claims to have invented an improved composition, of cannon, shell by which the effectiveness of the explosion and the…

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War Census. Specimen Cards Issued

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 21

War census cards will be available at every postal and postal receiving office throughout Australia in the course of a little time. Any male of…

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Gosford District War Relief League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 9

We are still working, and weakly we welcome fresh helpers. Some additional addresses were received, and parcels arranged to be forwarded at…

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Sport in War Time. Our State Member Seeks Information

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 8

Replying in the Assembly on Tuesday to Mr. Edden, who inquired whether the Premier would take steps to shut the Stadium down until the…

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A Victim of The War. "They Cannot Prosecute a Corpse."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 19

Ludwig Brack, who committed suicide in Sydney on Saturday night, in a letter to his late partner, referred to the proceedings pending against…

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The Rose Garden of Peace. Soldier's Adventure at the Front

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 6

One of the most beautiful accounts of war's contrasts—a lotus-land adventure sweet as the fairy tale-- is told by Private Charlie Riley, of the…

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Gosford C.P.S. Office. Deposition Clerk Enlists

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 2

At the Police Court, Gosford, on Friday last, reference was made by the Chairman of the Bench to the departure of Mr. Chippendiall,…

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Police Enlistment Debarred

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 9

No more police are to be allowed to enlist in the Expeditionary Forces. Mr. Black, the Chief Secretary, has found it impossible, in the interests…

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Drafts For Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 20 August 1915 · page 9

The police ask that the public be warned to be careful before forwarding money drafts in response to urgent appeals from the front. Many…

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The Federal War Tax

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 5

A correspondent writes:— The urgent necessity for increased economy and increased taxation to meet our liabilities on account of…

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Gosford District War Relief League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 9

Since last report, we have despatched parcels to the remaining addresses in camp and at the front. We have also sent to the Red Cross…

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The War. The Dardanelles Forced. SIDNEY

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 12

Two allied cruisers are reported to have penetrated the Dardanelles. They had the assistance of five submarines…

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A Councillor Enlists. "I Can't Stand It Any Longer."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 27 August 1915 · page 6

At the conclusion of the Blacktown Shire Council meeting on Tuesday, Councillor Pye sprung a surprise on his fellow Councillors by…

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Killed In Action!

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 9

Killed in action! can it be That death could visit such as he? His picture seems so life-like there, With smile of health and debonair…

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Our War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 21

We take the following from the "Bulletin":-- "Every fit man is wanted." For what? To win a politician's war? To…

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