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

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

2,505 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 41 of 126

Taralga. Soldier's Send-off

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 4

On Monday last at Mooney's Hotel a number of the leading citizens of Taralga met to say farewell to Private Austin Mcloney, who is on final leave. The President of the Taralga…

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A Colinton Soldier

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 May 1916 · page 4

Driver Victor A. Povey, writing to his mother, Mrs. A. Povey, Colinton, from Maadi, Egypt, February 17, states that he is quite well. He acknowledges the receipt of letters, papers,…

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Federal Parliamentary War Committee. Soldiers' Repatriation Fund; Retails Cf the Scheme

Young Witness · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 6

1. The Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Fund is designed to provide general assistance, by way of loars without interst to returned soldiers…

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Burrowa War Service Committee

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

There was a most disappointing attendance at the Mechanics' Institute on Monday evening last at the public meeting held under the auspices of the…

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The War. Turks Flee Westwards

Young Witness · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 1

A Petrograd official message says that in the direction of Bagdad the Turkish forces are being driven westwards…

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War Map 221-3 Geogestreet SYDNEY

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 1

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The War Fall of Kut. Townshend Surrenders

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

For some days there had been considerable anxiety concerning General Townshend and his fores at Kut-el-Amara, owing to…

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The War. British Shipping. Statement by Sir Edward Carson. London

Young Witness · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

Sir Edward Carson informed the House of Lords that 450 enemy ships have been detained, seized, or captured since the war began by the Allies…

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Soldiers' Club, Goulburn

The Burrowa News · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 3

As there are a number of men in the camp at Goulburn enlisting from this and other districts and they will be…

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A Soldier Injured

Young Witness · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

Private J. Matheson, of B Company, Ploneer Ballallon, who is believed to have come from Sydney, had his right arm torn off at the elbow…

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Yass Soldier Killed

Young Witness · Friday 5 May 1916 · page 2

On Friday last the Rev. Father Leonard of Yass, received a telegram from the Defence Department conveying the sad intelligence that Clement…

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The War. the Balkans

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 2

Salonika, May 5.—The French have occupied Florina (20 miles south-east of Monastir and 80 miles westward of Salonika)…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 2

A presentation was made at the Goulburn camp oft Friday to Lieut. F. M. McLeod. and Lieut. Clark, of C Company, who left last night for further…

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The War. Western Front. Great Activity. What Does It Mean?

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

Amsterdam, May 4.—There is great activity in the German lines in Belgium. Numerous troop trains are passing, and reserves are camped at the chief railway junctions ready to…

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The Latest. the War. Ireland. Four Ringleaders Shot. Some Sentences Commuted. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 2

It is officially announced that Joseph Plunkett, Edward Daly Michael O'Hannahan and William Pearce have been court-martialled and shot in connection with the Dublin rebellion…

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Telegrams. the War. Turks and Germans. Von Der Goltz's Death. Where Is Enver Pasha? Cairo

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

The newspaper "Mokatam" states that Turkish officers stabbed General Von Der Goltz, and adds that General Von Sanders' house at Constantinople was bombed, also that the…

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Soldiers' Repatriation Fund. Details of the Scheme. (Published at the request of the Acting Prime Minister, Melbourne.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 1

The Australian Soldiers' Repatriation Fund is designed to provide general assistance, by way of loans without interest, to returned soldiers and their families, with a view to their…

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Entertainment at Soldiers' Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 2

An entertainment, organised by the Rev. T. M. Taylor at the request of the committee of the Soldiers' Club, was given at the club on Tuesday evening. The room was packed with soldiers,…

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Soldier's Letter. a Goulburn Footballer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

Trooper Jack O'Rourke, Queanbeyan, writes under date 11th February, 1916—"I hurt my left foot playing football, and I am how in the First A.G.H., Heliopolis. Have been under the X…

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Soldiers and Drink

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 May 1916 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday.—The Federal Executive Council has approved of a regulation under the War Precautions Act, which gives to the naval and military authorities most…

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