War News
A terrific battle is being waged on the western front, and German successes were recorded in the south. In the north the British beat off several…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
192 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 3 of 10
The War Loan
The subscription list of the sixth Commonwealth War Loan will close on April 10. The sun of £40,000,000 is required, and the citizens of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Raising Patriotic Funds. War Council's Restrictions
In spite of frequent announcements there would seem still to be a good deal of misunderstanding in certain quarters as to the rights of the public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Letters
Corporal Giles Jenkins writes home to "Restella," Davistown, from England:âAnother letter hoping it finds you as well as it leaves me. I…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Welcome Home. to Sergeant W. Eley
Sergeant William Eley, of Narara, who has been at the trout and in the firing fire in France fir over two year[?] member of the Machine Gun…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →America and The War
How America is in the war: For aeroplane construction £128,000,000 has been appropriated. Upon, merchant shipbuilding £227,000,000 is to be…
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Sapper Alf Sterland, writing to his parents at Gosford from Salisbury Plains, England, says :—Three thy after reaching Port Said I was on the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War Loan at Wyong
During the interval between acts in "Confusion " at Wyong, Mr. R W. Marsh, local manager of the Commercial Bank, made a solid appeal on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wyong Soldiers
Captain R. T. Tarrant, second eldest son of Mrs. Tarrant, of Wyong, has been officially gazetted Adjutant and second in command of the 12th…
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The Postal Department states that, at the instance of the British postal authorities, it has been decided that the weight of parcels posted to…
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Lance-Corporal C. E Riley, of Wyong Creek, writing to his mother, Mrs. W. Lervey, of Narara, from London, where he was on furlough,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Land for Soldiers. Preferential Selection
Under the Returned Soldiers' Act the Minister for Lands has the power of granting certificates of preferential right of selection to approved…
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During the week Mrs. J. J. Parry, of Erina, received word that her brother, Private Will Anderson, of the 36th Battalion, had been killed in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Lisarow War Chest
The annual meeting of Lisarow War Cheat was held Friday afternoon, April 19th. The report and balance sheet was read and adopted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Soldiers' Letters. Tumbi Boys Receive Parcels
Driver Doug, McLachlan, of Tumbi Umbi, writing to Miss Ruff, says:—Just a line in thanks for the big parcel I received from you on behalf…
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In last issue we published a letter written by Private W. H. Redgate from France thanking the lady members of the War League for parcels…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Oddfellows and the War
The annual conference of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows will open at Newcastle on May 6…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Letters
Private Abe Parsons, of Penang, writing to a Gosford friend from France, says:—"Our one thought here is war, and our one aim is war,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Killed in Action
Another Gosford lad has made the supreme sacrifice. Lieut. Victor J. Frewin was killed in France on 15th April, a cable conveying the sad news…
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Trooper Hughie Campbell, formerly on the Gosford TIMES staff, writes from Egypt:—The weather here at present is very warm, and flies are…
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