Killed In Action
News has been received of the death in action of Private S. L. Hackworthy, which occurred in France on 6th May. Private…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Central Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1918
192 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 5 of 10
Welcome Home Social
A welcome home social, organised by the Girls' Patriotic Society, will be held on Monday evening next to welcome home Bombardier Aclan…
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Sergeant A. J. Love has returned from the war after 3 years 5 months' active service, 18 months of which he spent in Egypt and Gallipoli (where…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Teachers and the War Loan
The Governor of the Commonwealth Bank has written to Mr. James, Minister for Education, thanking him for the assistance rendered by Public…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Insuring Soldiers. To the Editor
Sir,—Mrs. Staples and myself both wish to insure a recruit from the Erina Shire for £200 each, and [?] have communicated with the Public…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Letters
Private Frank McDonald, son of Mr. T. McDonald, Lisarow, writes from France:—Never in my life have I been through anything like…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Welcome Home
On Monday night the following lads who recently returned from the war were entertained at a social at the Schoo of Arts:—Bombardier A. C…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lisarow. Welcome Home!
A very pleasant function was held on Saturday afternoon last in Mr. Howard's packing shed, when a Welcome home Tea was tendered to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →War Chest Fund
Gosford Dramatic Society is giving an entertainment at Narara on Saturday night in aid of the War Chest Fund, the object of which is to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldiers' Letters
Mrs M. Brown, of "The Grange," Springfield, has received a letter from her brother, Private Percy J. D. Wilson, of Wamberal, who has now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Letters
Mr. and Mrs Hastings, Gosford, have received the following letter from their son, Henry, who has been on active service over three years:…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Soldiers' Letters
Private R. W. Chandler, Wyong Greek, writing to his wife from Lees Court Hospital, England, says:—No doubt you will be surprised to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Soldier's Plea
This is an excerpt from a returned soldier [?] letter, recently read in the House of Representatives:—"The only land I have ever owned is that which…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Soldier Decorations
We have been given the following information by one of our returned soldiers, and we think it will be of interest to our readers:—The various…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Letters. The Peace We Want
Extract from a letter written by Arthur Beveridge to his father at Erina:â"In action, 4th April, 1918.âWhat do you think of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Lower Mangrove. a Gallant Soldier Lad
Mr. E. J. Woodbury, of "Mount Carmel," Lower Mangrove, has received the following letters referring to the death of his son, Driver Sid…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →England in War Time. The Bull Dog Breed
Following are some extracts written by one of our Australian lads:—In England now almost everyone, women included, is on war work of one kind…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Worse Than War. Criminal Waste of Infant Life
Terrible as it is, war is less wasteful than the appalling sacrifice of infant life which is tolerated in Australia. Every day, all the year round, 27…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →How Prussia Was Saved to Wage The Present War. To the Editor
Sir,—During the present year (1918) Henry Stead, the most accurate and least jingoistic of our present day journalists, has published under the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Free Railway Passes for Returned Soldiers
Speaking in the Assembly Mr Ball said: A few days ago the hon member for Macquarie asked me a question with regard to the granting…
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