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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Soldier's Letters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 9

Private George Willis writes to his mother at Narara from "Somewhere-in-France," dated March 14 :—I am still writing at…

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Soldiers' Votes

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1917 · page 16

It is understood that about 117,000 effective votes have been recorded by members of the A.I.F. in different parts of the world. When the de…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 15

Sapper Charlie Daley, of Woy Woy, writes to Mr. W. E. Hadley, of the Woy Woy Hotel :— France, March 12.—Just a few…

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Soldier's Letters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1917 · page 7

Writing from France under date March 16th, Private Jack Beresford (late of Woy Woy) says :—I have just left the trenches after doing several…

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Our Soldier Heroes. Killed in Action

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 8

Recent casualty lists have added five names to the roll of heroes from this district who have died nobly on the battlefield. Last Tuesday Rev. A…

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Erina Win-The-War League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 4

Everything is ready for the work of ploughing and digging Cpl. W. Archibald's orchard on Saturday, 2nd June…

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Soldiers' Letters. London's Historic Sights

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 6

Private Harry Grigg, of Ourimbah, writes to Mrs. Tom Hodson, of Narara, from Salisbury Plains, England, describing some of the sights of London…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 14

Private F. W Hill, Yarramalong, writes to his sister, Mrs A Jennett, The Entrance, dated No 10 Camp, Lark Hill, March 4:—Rube…

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For a Soldier's Widow

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1917 · page 7

"M.G's" ingenious epistle, written to the Sydney SUN from Thomag- street, Gordon (Sydney) in a large round-hand, is accompanied by a…

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War Loan Bonds

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 8

All applicants for bonds in the 3rd issue of the Commonwealth War Loan who have now paid their final instalment, also applicants for bonds in the…

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ERINA. The Win-The-War League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 4

True to the terms of their resolution re the ploughing and d[?]ging of Corporal Wm. Archibald's property at Wamberal, the members of the Erina…

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417 Soldiers' Shirts

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 14

During an organising tour by Mr. A. H. Garraway, of the Citizen's War Chest Fund, in Dubbo and district, he visited Mrs. Mitchell, 83 years of…

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Killed In Action

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 10

Corporal A. J. Hammond, aged 24, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Hammond, of Somersby, Penang Mt., is reported to have been killed in…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 10

Miss D. Ward has received the following letter from Palestine written by Lieutenant Tom Humphreys, of Kincumber :—Never was parcel more…

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A Soldier's Cottage

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1917 · page 15

The cottage built by voluntary workers in Oarrington-road, Hornsby, for Corporal C. Woods, a returned soldier, has just been handed over to…

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Teachers and The War

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 2

The annual report of the Chief Inspector of Schools states that, during 1916, 310 teachers enlisted, 87 of whom were married men…

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War-time Economy. Implements and Machinery

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 12

There are two ways of buying. The first is to buy the lowest priced article on the market. The second is to buy a high-grade standard…

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A Soldier and a Man

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 12

We have been informed on reliable authority that there is at present working in Grafton a returned soldier whose patriotic conduct would be hard…

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Australian Soldiers

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1917 · page 10

Mr. Groom, representing the Minister for Defence, stated in the House of Representatives on Thursday that 300,521 Australian troops had…

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Gosford War Relief League

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1917 · page 9

Parcels have been sent to Privates Moore, G and A. Archibald, J. D. Wilson, V. Ogden, S. Hubbard, C. H. Hawkins, L Gell, W. J. Humphrey,…

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