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

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Returned Soldier. Trooper A.j. Herbert

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 4

Trooper Albert James Herbert returned to Goulburn on Thursday from Egypt, having been invalided home. He was suffering from rheumatism. He was in Egypt for about three weeks…

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The War. Verdun. French Success

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

Paris, March 21.—The latest communique is as follows: Our artillery at Haute Chevauchce destroyed German reservoirs, releasing clouds of sulphurous gas. A fresh German division, using…

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Mr. Hughes. Post-war Policy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

London, March 20.—Remarkable scenes of enthusiasm marked Mr. W. M. Hughes' visit to the city. After he had been closeted with Mr. Bonar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies,…

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For War Fund and Hospital

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 2

On Wednesday, March 15, a vealer sold by Wood and Co., and kindly donated by Mrs. M. Wood, of Mummell, on behalf of the War Fund, realised £6 3/6. The following gentlemen…

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He Would Go to the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

At a meeting of the Young War Service Committee on March 20 the recruiting sergeant handed in an account which a prospective recruit had when giving him, told the sergeant…

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Income Tax Exemptions. the War Loans

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 3

Melbourne, Wednesday.—As some doubt has arisen in certain quarters regarding the exemptions allowed under the Federal Income Tax Act for contributions to war loans, and to war…

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The War. Western Front. German Offensive Broken

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 2

Paris, March 21.—All the Paris newspapers declare that a formal assurance has been given that France has now broken the German offensive at Verdun…

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Telegrams. the War. Short Naval Fight. Germans Turn Tail. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

German destroyers turned and ran towards Zeebrugge when British vessels approached them. During a short fight four British were wounded…

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The Latest. the War. Verdun. Disastrous Effect on German Public Opinion. Geneva

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 2

Advices from Berlin state that the Verdun defeat has had a disastrous effect on public opinion. The Bavarian Staats Zeitung denounces "the…

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Bulgaria. Mutiny of Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 2

Athens, March 21.—A Bulgarian monk, who has reached Salonica, reports that a Bulgarian regiment at Egri Palanka (in the Uskub district) mutinied, and killed the officers. The…

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A Soldier's Death. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 4

An inquest was opened to-day concerning the death of Matthew Downie, a soldier who died from wounds received a fortnight previously. Mrs. Emily Anderson deposed that she saw the…

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Soldiers at Buckingham Palace

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 2

London. March 23.—There were unprecedented scenes at Buckingham Palace, on the occasion of the entertainment of soldiers. Motor omnibuses and char-a-bancs brought up wounded…

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Australian Soldier Injured

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1916 · page 2

Milnes, an Australian soldier travelling to Weymouth, fell from the train at Dorchester. His left leg was crushed and had to be amputated…

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Fruit for the Wounded Returned

Young Witness · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 6

The committee of Red Cross wish to thank those who have already sent fruit, and hope for many more cases before the season is over also for Jam…

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A Prisoner of War

Young Witness · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 4

After months of anxiety Mrs. Carter, of Henry street, Bathurst, has received definite information that her husband Pte. F. Carter, who has been…

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Railway Supply Men. Last to Leave Anzac. Young and Harden Well Represented

Young Witness · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

Advices from Egypt make it clear that the 'Railway Supply Detachment of the Australian Imperial Expeditionary forces, recruited from the New…

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War Map 221-3 George Street SYDNEY

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 1

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Late War News. Allied Fleet, Paris, March 22

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

A German official report says:--Our air hip attacked the Allies fleet at Kara Penininsular south of Salonika…

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The War. Western Front. the Meuse Bombardment. London

Young Witness · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

A Paris official message says:—"A violent bombardment has continued in the region of Malan-court, but the enemy did not attempt to…

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The War Day By Day, the French Front. Verdun Battles. London March 21

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 24 March 1916 · page 2

The following communique has been Blued at Paris:-- The Germans westward of the Mouse violently bombarded the region of…

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