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

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The War. Zeppelins. Another Raid. 116 Casualties. London

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 1

Official: Another raid occurred on Saturday night on the north east coast. It was made by two Zeppelins. Sixteen people were killed and…

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Holland. Will She Enter the War? Germans Uneasy. Copenhagen

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

The correspondent in Berlin of the Copenhagen newspaper Polltiken says that the Dutch Government's incasures have caused the greatest…

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Late War News. Germans Take Malancourt Fighting All Night. London, April 1

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

A Paris official message, issued this afternoon, says:--We repulsed two band grenade attacks north of Av[?]court. The…

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The War Day By Day Verdun Battles. Heaps of Corpses. London March, 31

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

The following communique has been issued in Paris:--After violent bombardment the enemy penetrated our lines near…

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The Latest. the War. Verdun. French Gain Some Ground. Heavy German Losses. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 2

A communique states: The bombardment if the villages of Haucourt and Desnes continues. There were no infantry actions at night. The fighting around the Douaumont-Vaux region was…

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Returned Soldiers

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

Gunner C. H.Wiseheart (Young)' was amongst the wounded to arrive in Sydney yesterday. Private W. A. Mackenzie (Young), also returned…

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Soldiers Flooded Out

Young Witness · Tuesday 4 April 1916 · page 4

Heavy train fell at Cootamundra on Sunday. 380 points being registered. The soldiers' camp at the Show Ground suffered considerably, the water…

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The Australians. Wounded Recovering

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

It is understood that the British authorities favour the proposal that when the Anzaes resume fighting drafts of wounded shall not be brought to England, as it would leave English…

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Anzac Day Not for Festivals

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

Bathurst, Wednesday.—When the suggestion was made at a meeting of the Bathurst Military Camp Comforts Committee to hold a big military carnival on Anzac Day, Dr. Long, Bishop of…

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Wounded Australasians. Satisfactory Reports. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

The recovery of sounded Australians and New Zealanders is accelerated by milder weather, and as a result the number remaining in the hospitals has been greatly reduced…

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War Happenings

The Yass Courier · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

Military preparations are general in Holland. The Government have taken over the control of the railways. The French brought flown four…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

Pre. J. McGrath, formerly of Bungendore and Goulburn, was amongst the soldiers who returned to Sydney on Monday. Pte. Les. Neely, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs…

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The War. Western Front. Enemy Attacks Repulsed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

London, April 5.—A French communqiue says that the Germans bombarded the front of Douaumont and Vaux with great violence. German infantry strongly attacked south of…

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Zeppelins. Newspaper's Threat. "This Awful War." Amsterdam

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

The "Cologne Gazette" says: "Zeppelins will go to England more and more frequently armed with increasingly terrible weapons. The English, who are preventing this awful war from…

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The War. Western Front. French Confident of Victory

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

London, April 4.—A French communique states: Our artillery blew up an enemy blockhouse and ammunition depot in Avocourt Wood. There was a violent German attack between…

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Telegrams. the War. Zeppelins. Details of the Raid. "Vengeance for L19." London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

Details of tile Scotland raid state that the Zeppelin flying over a coastal town used a searchlight and dropped three bombs in a field. It was next seen at a, great height over an…

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The Latest. the War. Western Front. Germany's Brutal, But Futile Methods. German Losses Never So Terrible. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

A semi-official message describing the attack preceding the flight of the German remnant to Chauffour Wood states: The enemy's object was to turn our positions on Douaumont plateau…

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Venereal Disease. Action by Returned Soldiers' Association

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 2

A deputation representing the Returned Soldiers' Association waited upon the Premier on Tuesday to urge the necessity of taking steps to deal with the spread of venereal disease…

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Soldiers Flooded Out

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 April 1916 · page 4

Heavy rain fell at Cootamundra on Sunday, 380 points being registered. The soldiers' camp at the showground suffered considerably, the water flooding out tents and damaging property…

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