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

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The War’s Progress PARIS

The Yass Courier · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

The enemy’s attempts to threaten the Russian left, and make a thrust between the Russian positions and Rumanian territory have failed…

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Telegrams the War. Western Front. French Victory Confirmed. Paris

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

A communique states: Information received from the Champagne confirms our victory. Artillery, coupled with trench defence and counter-attacks, rendered an important atack,…

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The Latest. the War. The Balkans. New King for Serbia

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

The "Daily News" Rome correspondent, wiring on Wednesday, says that an illegitimate son of Mila, who has been residing at Vienna since the war, has been sent to Belgrade and…

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Off to the War Soldiers Fare Welled

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

There was a large gathering at the local Literary Institute hall on Monday night, when a farewell social was tendered by the Protestant Alliance and…

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War Service Committee

The Burrowa News · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

A GENERAL public meeting was held in the Mechanics Institute. Burrowa, on Monday night last, to coa[?] the question of appointing a War Service…

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War Map [?] GeorgeStreet SYDNEY. copyright

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

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Late War News. Russians Press On. Paris, Jan. 12

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

M. Naudeau, correspondent of the Paris Journal," telegraphing from Petrograd, states that the great Russian offensive is…

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The War. Salonika. Big Offensive Begun. Allies Confident. Greek Island Occupied

Young Witness · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

ROME, Thursday.—An Athena message to Rome states that an attack by the Teutonic Powers on the Entente positions at Salonica had begun…

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The War. Kaiser Angry. Blaming His Advisers. Berlin in a Bad Way

Young Witness · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday.—A Geneva message says that the Kaisar is in a detestable humor, and is blaming his advisors and especially Grand-Admiral…

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The War Day By Day, in the West. German Success. London, Jan. 10

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

A French communique admits that the enemy gained a temporary footing at two points in the first line of trenches north east of Butte du Mensil…

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Soldiers Leaving Young

Young Witness · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

The local Recruiting Association will not in future be able to obtain the services of the Town Band on every occasion, when soldiers may be…

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999 Recruits. Four Day's Enlistment

Young Witness · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Since Monday morning 999 recruits have been accepted at city depots…

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Raid on a Pastry Cook. Returned Soldiers Break Windows

Young Witness · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.— A number of returned soldiers made an attack on the windows of a shop, occupied by a pastry cook, named Pliech, at…

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War Census Cards

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

The secretary of the State Recruiting Committee challenges the published details of the war census cards. "We hope to be able to place a different aspect on the whole matter,"…

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War Service Fund

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

We invite special attention to notice in our advertising columns of auction sale of motor car kindly donated by Mr. W. H. Wheatley, for the benefit of the local War Service Fund. [?]…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

Messrs. Horsley and Frazer, both of whom were on the staff of the local branch of the Bank of New South Wales, and who are now in camp at Goulburn, having enlisted, were…

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The War Census Cards

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

Numerous people have mislaid the war census card or form upon which they were asked to answer 'Yes' or 'No' others have not received the appeal because they attained…

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The War. Evacuation. Constantinople Communique

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

London. Jan. 14.—A Constantinople communique contains a highly coloured description of the evacuation of Helles. It states :—The fact of the fire from war vessels replacing the…

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The War. the Balkans. Montenegro

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

London, Jan. 12.—An Austrian communique, published in Amsterdam, states:—Our offensive against the Montenegrins is progressing. Our troops advancing across Mount Loveen drove…

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The War Loan. Appeal by the State War Council. (Published by Request)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 4

To the people of New South Wales.—The selfimposed task which Australia has undertaken, and the splendid achievements of her sons in the field of battle have thrilled the Empire, and…

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