Our Soldier Lads
Mr. V. Taylor, of Roseville, formerly stationmaster at Morisset, has received a letter from his brother, Trooper L. Taylor, dated April 28,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
189 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 6 of 10
Killed in Action
Private Alfred Dunleavy Nesbitt, who for some years worked for Mrs. S Dermody, at the Boys' Home, was killed in action in France on May 2,…
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This morning we were handed an alteration of the old-established Brisbane Water Butchering Co's advt, too late for insertion in to-day's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Original Verse. The Withering Blast of War
I roam through desolated lands 'Mid ruin wrought by hostile hands ; Where once were fields of brightest green Refulgent with the noonday sheen ;…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Soldiers' Letters. What Rev. Edwardes Says
Rev. W. H. Edwardes, late of Gosford and Erina, who was appointed Chaplain to the B.E F, writes to Mr. M. C. Ogden, from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Letters. a Lurking Danger
If you have a male friend at the front of whom you are rather fond, have a care. If he is a son, husband or lover, do not let your affection carry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed in Action. Sergeant-Major "Archie" Bushell
The sad news was received on Friday last that Sergeant-Major A. E. Bushell, 5th Reinforcements, 36th Battalion, had been killed in action on…
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Balance sheet for half-year December 1916 to June 1917, audited by Mr. C. Hills :— Income.—Balance carried forward…
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Trooper Harry Grigg, of Ourimbah, writing from Salisbury, England, to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hodson, of Narara, under date 9th May, says :—…
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Mr. Col. Campbell, of Wamberal, who enlisted with the Engineers and sailed about Easter last for the war, writes while voyaging across the…
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The last letter written by the late Private John S. Johnson to his parents at Gosford contained the following description of the battle of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Welcome Home & Send-Off
One of the most successful socials, under the auspices of the Girls' Patriotic Society, was held in the Gosford School of Arts on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ERINA. Win-The-War League
The Erina Win-The-War League at its regular monthly meeting decided : 1. To encourage school children to buy war-saving certificates, by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Building Soldiers' Homes
The Voluntary Workers' Association, which was inaugurated by Dr. Arthur, M.L. A, in 1916, has already built over one hundred homes for war…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Soldiers' Wives. Increased Allowances
At the recent conference of interstate representatives of Patriotic Fund Committees the discrepancy existing in various States between the amounts…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Soldiers' Letters. French Farmers at Work
One of our lads, writing from France, says:—I had a great chance of seeing the French farmers at work. There is no room to doubt their ability…
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The Cootamundra LIBERAL publishes particulars of a remarkable prophecy. The authority is given and it satifies that the thing is true. A bank…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A New Disease. Introduced by Soldiers. The Danger of Infection
The medical authorities of the Commonwealth are taking steps to guard against the introduction of a formidable disease into Australia,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Original Anzacs. Help to Give Them a Spell. Enlist on Sportsmen's Day
Every man who enrols in the A.I.F. on Friday, July 27 (Sportsmen's Day), is giving the chance to one of the original Anzacs to enjoy a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers
A return has been compiled by the Defence Department showing that up to 1st June last the Department had given employment to 2106 returned…
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