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

The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Telegrams. the War. Western Front. British Still Advancing. Enemy's Strong Attack Fails. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Early this morning the enemy strongly attacked on a six-miles front astride the Bapaume-Cambrai road and under cover of a heavy bombardment our new…

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Culunga Soldier Killed

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

Last week the Anglican clergyman at Cootamundra received a telegram from the Defence Department conveying the sad intelligence that Private…

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Morongla Soldier Killed

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

News has reached Morongla that Pte. R. J. Ryan was killed in France on March 7th. Until he left these parts, some three years ago, "Dick"…

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Is He a Deserter? Soldier's Uniform Discovered at Young

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

What is strongly suggestive of a deserter is provided in Mr. W. Haub's discovery yesterday. Mr. Haub, who lives in Burrowa street, found, in his…

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Russian Generals Arrested by Workmen and Soldiers. (Reuter Message). LONDON

Young Witness · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Petrograd correspondent says that Prince Kuropatkin, Governor. General of Turkestan, and four other Generals were arrested at Tashkpt by…

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Soldier's Letter. Pte. C. Elliott

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 17 April 1917 · page 4

Pte. C Elliott, in a letter from Salisbury Plains to the editor of this journal, says:—We arrived in England on the 30/1/'17, after [?] weeks and three days on the way. We had…

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The Honour Roll

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 4

They've passed beyond—across the stormy bar; Their battles fought, beyond the reach of harm They've passed to rest, far from the noise of…

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Anzac Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 2

At a meeting of retailers held on Wednesday night it was decide to ask the local storekeepers to close their establishments at 11.45 a.m. on Wednesday, April 25 (Anzac Day)…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 4

More Australians have been decorated. Second. Lieut. A. H. Boileau has been awarded the Military Cross, It is understood that he is identical with Mr. A. Boileau, a son of Mr…

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Local and General War Chest Day

The Yass Courier · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 2

On Saturday next all who possibly can, either in coin or kind are invited to assist in making War Chest Day in Yass a day to be…

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America. the War Loan. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent states that a distinguished political writer Deputy Kardien, is proceeding as High, Commissioner of the French Republic to the United States, with…

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The War. Western Front. Important French Advance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 2

The French communique issued after mid-night on Tuesday says:—We extended our action east of Reims where we attacked the German lines on a front of about 10 miles,…

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Goulburn and the War. Pte. Walker's Amusing Experience

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 2

Private E. J. Walker (prisoner in Germany), in a letter to his parents, says—"I must tell you of a little incident that happened to myself and two of my mates. The barracks in which we…

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The War. Western Front. Big French Offensive. OVER 10,000 PRISONERS

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 4

The French communique issued at midnight Monday stated:—After artillery preparation lasting several days we attacked this morning, between Soissons and Reims, the German lines…

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Telegrams. the War. Western Front. the French Offensive. Counter Attacks Fail. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 1

A French communique states:—We organised the position won between Soissons and Rheims. Strong German counter attacks on our new line in the region of Ailles were broken by our…

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The Latest. The War Western Front. the French Advance. 14,000 Prisoners. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 19 April 1917 · page 2

The French commuique states.—In the region south of St. Quentin there has been very great mutual artillery activity. South of the Oise and east of lower Cruox Forest there have…

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Wounded

Young Witness · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 1

The news caine through to Cowra this week that Lieut. Norman Bellamy has been wounded in action…

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Anzac Day at St. John's

Young Witness · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 6

Following the plan which was instituted last year on Anzac Day, special service will be held at S. John's The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated…

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Labor's War Work

Young Witness · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 3

1 Commonwealth Bank. 2 Australian note issue. 3 Australian Navy. 4 Compulsory Military training…

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End of War Near

Young Witness · Friday 20 April 1917 · page 1

Mr.Holman speaking atn Gundagal, on Tuesday, expressed the belief that the end of the war was near. It was his intention to call on President…

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