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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The War. The Naval Battle

The Yass Courier · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 2

A naval victory in Heligoland proves to be more splendid than the official report indicates. The battle was characterised by a…

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The War. Sydney, Friday. British [?] Charge

The Yass Courier · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 4

[?] in the North moved back a short distance [?] crossed the French frontier Eventually they met the F[?]…

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How the Soldiers are Getting on. B Troop B Squadron, 1st Light Horse Reg. Roseberry Racecourse, Sydney. to the Editor

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 2

We arrived at our camp after a very long train journey. We were 23 hours in the train. The camping arrangements were not altogether…

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British Wounded in London. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

There are 300 British wounded in London hospitals, mostly suffering from slight injuries to the legs and feet…

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War Literature

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

At this moment, when war in its most alp palling guise mainly occupies the attention of the world, and the soldier elbows the philosopher out of the limelight, and when even the…

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The Latest. the War. London, Monday. Monks Enlisting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

A Seville correspondent states that 800 French monks exiled to Spain have enlisted, including almost the entire community of La Grande Chartreuse…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 4

The Waratah Football Club and supporters gave a send-off at the Empire Hotel on Saturday night to three members of the club who have volunteered for the expeditionary force—…

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Goulburn and the War Patriotic Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

A meeting of the Patriotic Fund Committee was hold on Monday night. The Mayor and secretary reported on tile steps that had been taken since last meeting, and the members…

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War Map 221-3 GeorgeStreet SYDNEY. Copyright

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 1

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The War. the North Sea Fight. London, Aug. 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

The Admiralty announces that the British losses in the fight in Heliogoland Bight were as follows:—Killed, 2 officers and 27 men; severely wounded, 19 men; slightly wounded, I officer…

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Telegrams the War. The German Withdrawal. More Confident Feeling. Antwerp

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 1

It is officially stated that numerous trains conveyed German troops from the Courtral region in an easterly direction. The retreating movement is greatly on the increase. The enemy…

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War Office Account. Four Days' Fighting. Ready for the Next Battle. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 1

The Official Press Bureau says that the, War Office gives a general outline of the British share in the recent operations. In effect there has been a four days' battle, from the 23rd to…

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The War. Russian Advance Tilsit Taken Held by the Enemy St Petersburg, August 28

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 2

Important news has come through regarding the Russian advance in North east-Prussia. It is officially stated that the…

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The War. the Sea Fight. Germans Beaten. German Advance. Belgians Attack German Rear. London, Aug. 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 1 September 1914 · page 4

The Government Press Bureau reports in connection with the naval engagement in Heligoland Bight that the German submarines attacked the British battle cruiser squadron, and…

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The British Battle. Stories of Wounded Soldiers. Why the French Retired. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 4

It is officially stated that on the Allies' left wing a series of circumstances favoured the Germans, and despite counter attacks the Allies had to give ground. "Our armies," it is…

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The War

The Yass Courier · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 2

Accounts of battles On Friday and Saturday, and Sunday which are filtering through, show that the Germans threw their whole weight in the…

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The War. Tuesday, [?]

The Yass Courier · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 6

Desperate fighting [?] places in the M[?] Valley The French [?] excellent [?] on the [?]…

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Freetrade Would Abolish War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 1

In the present war scare Broken Hill has seen how the world now-a-days is a "homogeneous organism." Industrially and commercially the world is one unit. It is good for Broken Hill to…

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War Bulletin. Melbourne

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 2

The following cable has been received by Mr. Glynn from Sir George Reid, dated London, September 1, 8.20 a.m.:—"The War Office, Paris, states hat the right flank, after partial checks,…

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Talking Truce and Acting War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 3 September 1914 · page 4

The following is from the Daily Telegraph:—A suspicion is gaining ground that the Labour leaders are seeking to make altogether too much capital out of the Empire's adversity. This…

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