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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

4,797 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 21 of 240

The War London, Sunday Night. Germany Excited. All Meetings Prohibited. Mutiny of a Garrison Near the Capital

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 21

A report from Zurich states that owing to political excitement, the holding of all meetings has been prohibited in Germany…

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Old Soldier in Trouble Domain Incident

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 4

James Murphy, 46, William Henry Taker, and Thomas Murphy pleaded riot guilty, at Darlinghurst Sessions, to a charge of having, on January 13,…

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"Doing Well." Bathurst Soldier Badly Cot About. Father Loneragan Hard at Work

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

John A. F. Begley, of the 57th. Batalion, A.L.F., writing to Mr. H. C. Slade, of Bathurst, from the War Hospital, Surrey (England), on December…

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Turill. Veteran Teacher—Angler's Luck.—A Larrikin Raid—Personal Notes—Soldiers' Movements.—A Good Harvest

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 24

Harvesting is over. Owing to the splendid season farmers are all satisfied. Mr. Waggoner, of Lismore, is…

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Binnaway. Returning Soldiers Welcomed Home.—An Up-to-Date Residence—Building the Hotel.—Beaten Cricketers Have a Good Time

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 12

Private Edwards, who returned last week, was entertained at a social in the Nechannies' Institute. Private S. Potter arrived by…

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Enlisted Again

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 24

Serjeant E. Cornish, who recently returned from the from, has again offered his services to his country, and has passed the…

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Soldiers' Movements

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 11

Mr. and Mrs. J. Baker have been informed that their son, Private Chris Baker, of the 54th Battalion, is returning to Australia…

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Concealing a Deserting Soldier

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 20

A married woman was yesterday fined £20 at Adelaide for concealing a military deserter…

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Soldier Murderer Executed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 20

The man Budd, a returned soldier, convicted of the murder of his sister-in-law at port Melbourne, was executed yesterday. He ascribed…

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Late Private N. Lockhart "An Excellent Soldier."

National Advocate · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 1

Mrs. Lockhart, of [?] and and formerly of Durham Street Bathurst, has received the following letter from Lieutenant Colonel Morshead, on act…

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Cullen Bullen. Welcome Home to Soldiers

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

Quite 100 residents of Cullen Billion assembled in the P.A. hall on Friday night for the purpose of extending, a formal welcome home to Ptes. Fred. Hodges and Geo…

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Leura. Successful War Chest Effort

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

A grand revue and concert were held in St. Alban's Hall on Monday night (in conjunction with the Ritz garden fete which was held on Saturday) in aid of the War Chest…

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Publications Prohibited How Hughes Wins the War. Melbourne

National Advocate · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

Acting on behalf of the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) the Minister for Works and Railways (Mr. Watt) has signed an order under the War…

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Chaotic Russia. Heavy Fighting in Finland. "War with Roumania."

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

Lenin has issued a decree sanctioning the 'expenditure of '20 million roubles for the organisation of a workers' and peasants' red army…

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Finland Civil War Extending. Terrible Struggle Expected. London

National Advocate · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

The "Times" correspondent at Stockholm states that a succession of sensational reports are coming from inland. Civil war is extending. It…

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The War. (Australian Cable Association Messages.) on the British Front. London

Leader · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

Field Marshal Haig reports: Our patrols successfully attacked a post northeastward of Havrincourt, killing and prisonering a number of the…

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To-day's War News. Remarkable Russian Manifesto. on Brest Litovsk Proceedings. London

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

The Admiralty, per wireless, says a Russian political statement issued at Brost Litevsk denounces the speech of Von Hertling, the German Chancellor, and describes him as…

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The Soldiers' Dance

Leader · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6

Mrs. Caldwell has received a cheery letter from Private Arnold Cockett, of East Orange, in which he says:—"We have been hearing a good deal about…

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Soldiers' Letters. Brindle's Tales

Leader · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6

Gunner Dave Worrall formerly of the Orange "Leader" sends the following racy account of things from the west front…

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Soldiers Huts

Leader · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

It should be mentioned that numbers of returned soldiers of all denominations, and many of them in Orange, can testify to the wonderful and…

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