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

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Britain's War Bill. Another Big Credit Vote. Daily Expense £4,600,000

Young Witness · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 6

Moving in the House of Commons for a credit vole for war purposes of £300,000,000, Mr. Asquith, as First Lord of the Treasury, confined himself…

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The War. Western Front. the Fight at Verdun. Village of Cumieres Penetrated. Parts

Young Witness · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 2

The latest communique says:—The Germans under cover of a gas curtain attacked westward of Vavarin, Our curtain of fire drove them back to…

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Soldier Identified by a Bible

Young Witness · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 1

Further proof regarding the death of Private Allan Maxwell at Gallipoll, reached Grenfell last week (says the Greafell Observer). Trooper Gilbert,…

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Bimbi Soldier's Letter. Interesting Account of Voyage

Young Witness · Friday 26 May 1916 · page 3

Signaller Jack Napier sends the following interesting account of his voyago to Egypt to his relatives at Bimbl: "I will start from leaving Australia…

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The War. the Italians

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 2

London, May 26.—Rome and Vienna communiques indicate that heavy fighting is in progress in the Trentino. The Austrians claim to have captured several villages…

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The War. Western Front. Fort Douaumont. Recaptured by Germans

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

London, May 24.—Wednesday night's French communique says: Infantry actions have been continued east of Mort Homme. Our artillery stopped the enemy debouching from Cumieres…

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Telegrams the War. Western Front. Fiercest Fighting Yet. the Douaumont Struggle. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

A semi-official statement states that the Verdun struggle continues with the fiercest violence. The fighting on Wednesday assumed a desperation not previously reached since the…

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Returned Soldier

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 2

Corporal Jack Moran (better known in Goulburn as "Cardinal"), a returned soldier, is in the city on a visit. He is well known to many in Goulburn, and was prominent in football circles…

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Meningitis. a Soldier's Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 2

Wentworth, Friday.—Pte. Archie Grieves died last night at Wentworth Hospital of pneumonia, following on an attack of meningitis. The hope is expressed that greater…

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A Home for a Returned Soldier in Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 May 1916 · page 4

The pupils and staff of the Goulburn High School are appealing to the public in furtherance of a scheme devised by Mr. Bretnall, manual training instructor, to provide a home…

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The War London

The Yass Courier · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 2

The Rotterdam correspondent of London Daily Telegraph states that the Germans have reconsidered their general war plans, and are…

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Honour Roll

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

An honour roll in the Baptist Church will be unveiled to-morrow (Wednesday) evening by Mr. A. James, M.L.A. An odd address will be given by Major Muhs, and a male quartette…

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War Time Profits. (Contributed)

Young Witness · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

Mr. "Wade has many a time been able to put his finger on the weak spot In Labor measures and to show the wrongs that would be done it they…

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To Win the War. Efficiency Indispensable

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

Chaplain Captain Rev. George Tulloch, who is on a visit to Goulburn, writes:— The need of prohibition of the sale of liquor in Great Britain during the war, or at least…

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War Map 221-3 Georgestreet SYDNEY

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 1

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Alsace-lorraine After the War. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

Important negotiations are beginning in Berlin to decide the position of Alsace and Lorraine after the war…

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The War. Greece. Invaded by the Bulgars

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

London, May 28.—An Athens message says the Bulgars crossed tire frontier at 3 o'clock in the morning. German and Bulgarian superior officers informed the Greek commander they…

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The War. Western Front. Cumieres Partly Re-taken

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 4

London, May 28.—A French communique, issued yesterday morning, says:—The enemy launched a powerful attack on Friday afternoon on the trenches about Douaumont Fort, but it…

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War Finance. Tax on American Securities. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

In the discussion on the Consolidated Fund Bill members criticised the financing of the war by short time bills and urged a permanent loan…

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The Sketcher At War with "Respectability." People Down-at-Heel from Choice

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 30 May 1916 · page 2

"Look at the trouble it saves, let alone the question of expense--which latter, however, in my case need not be considered. No uncomfortable linen to be kept white…

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