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

The wars & local soldiers, 1917

2,323 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 38 of 117

Soldiers Ill

Young Witness · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

Second Lieut. W. J. McGee (Murrumbuarrah), and Private T. Percival (Burrowa) are reported ill…

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Darcy Enlists. (Reuter's Telegram). MEMAPHIS

Young Witness · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 3

Les Darcy has enlisted as an aviator…

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Les Darcy. Enlistment. Memphis

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 24 April 1917 · page 2

Les Darcy, the champion Australian boxer, has enlisted in the aviation corps…

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Anzac Day Celebrations

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 4

Anzac Day as fittingly celebrated in Goulburn on Wednesday. Various buildings in the city were beflagged in honour of the day. The celebrations comprised impressively appropriate…

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Anzac Day in Sydney. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 4

The second anniversary of Anzac Day was observed to-day, the principal functions arranged being memorial services, a march of troops through the city streets, a recruiting rally in…

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Anzac Day in Goulburn. Unfurling the Flag

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

The ceremony of unfurling the flag presented to Goulburn by the sixth reinforcements of the 56th Battalion took place on the sports ground on Wednesday afternoon the presence of a…

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Anzac Day at Yass. Church and School Celebrations

The Yass Courier · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

You can know them by their strong and martial tread, By the poise and brave assurance of the lead…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 4

Stan Goble, nephew of Mrs. Bates, of the Commercial Hotel, Goulburn has been promoted to be Flight Commander. The young soldier-aviator, who is a Victorian native, has…

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The War. Western Front. Fierce Fighting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 3

London, April 25.—Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his midnight report on Tuesday, says:—Further information regarding Monday's battle shows that the fighting was…

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The War. Western Front. Big Battle. Very Stubborn Resistance

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 1

London, April 24.—Mr. Philip Gibbs, writing from the British headquarters in France on Monday, says:— The battle of Arras has entered the second…

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Goulburn and the War. PTE. F. J. A. Kelly Killed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

The Rev. Father Cahill, Adm., to-day received official information that No. 4317, Pte. Frank Joseph Anthony Kelly, was killed in action on 29th March. Father Cahill was…

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The Latest. The War Western Front. Further British Progress. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We captured the hamlet of Bilhem, north-eastward of Trescault, during the night. Fighting occurred early this morning along our front between the…

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Telegrams. the War. Western Front. Battle Continues. German Counter-attacks Fail. More Villages Captured. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 4

Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Severe fighting continued on Monday evening and night along the whole front, from Croiselles to northward of Gavrelle. The enemy constantly repeated…

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Soldiers' Letters. Letter From Brigadier-general Ryrie

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 26 April 1917 · page 4

Miss Sara Cooper, of Willeroo, has received the following letter from Brigadier-General Ryrie:— Sheckh Zavand,…

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Killed in Action

Young Witness · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 1

Word has been received that Private Matthew Cunich, nephew of Mr. Baldo Cunlch (Young), was killed in action on 9th April, Enlisting at…

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Captain Sinclair, M.c. Welcome Home by Teachers

Young Witness · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 5

The teachers of the Young district assembled at the Disrict School during the afternoon of Anzac Day to extend a hearty welcome home to their…

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Anzac Day

The Burrowa News · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

Anzac Day was celebrated at the Boorowa Public School on Wednesday. April 25th. The function was held in the School…

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Glory of Anzac

Young Witness · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 3

Rev. J. B. Steel, in the course of an address at a combined service held in the Methodist Church, Young on Wednesday evening, said that it was a…

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Anzac Day at St. John's

Young Witness · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 4

Special services in connection with Anzac Day were held at the Church of England. At 7.30 a.m. the fallen were solemnly commemorated in the…

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Pte. P. O'dea Wounded

Young Witness · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 1

Our Marengo correspondent writes; Word has just been received Ptc. O'Dea was wounded on April 7th, by a bullet in the lower part of the…

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