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

The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Germany Vicious. Threatens Ruthless and Bitterest War. Intimidating Neutrals. (Published in "The Times.") LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 1

The Amsterdam correspondent of the Times says that the Kaiser's manifesto is supposed to indicate disapprobation at the continuance of the peace talk. Holland expects that…

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Soldier's Letter. Pte. A. Barker

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 4

Pte. Archie Barker, writing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barker, of Yarra, states.—I am fairly well again. It rains nearly every day here. The mud is over our boot-tops where…

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Soldiers' Pensions

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 January 1917 · page 2

London, Jan 8.—The British Minister for ''ensions, Mr. Barnes, in the course of a speech dated that he aimed at assisting disabled soldiers to earn money. He added that if a man…

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Anzac Memorial Band

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

A meeting of citizens was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday night for the purpose of making arrangements for the visit of the Anzac Memorial Band. There were about 20…

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Wounded in Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

Mrs. Campbell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. McCarthy, of Sloane-street has been advised by the Defence Department that her husband Pte. Campbell, has been wounded in…

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After the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

London, Jan. 9.—Mr. J. Hodge, a Labour member and now Minister for Labour, says that the Government is rapidly preparing a demobilisation scheme based on the report of the…

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War-time Measures

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

London, Jan. 10.—The "Daily Chronicle" says that the Food Controller, Lord Devonport, Will shortly enforce a further dilution of flour, and a reduction of sugar in mineral waters and…

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The War. Western Front

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

London, Jan. 9.—Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We successfully entered trenches opposite Hulluch. Our artillery is active ca both banks of the Ancre end in the…

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The War. Western Front

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

London, Jan. 3.—Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at noon on Monday, says: last night we drove back the three attempts to approach our positions south-east of Sou hez. We…

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Germany's War Debt. Confiscation Foreshadowed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Copenhagen correspondent states that Herr Stressmann, a member of the National Liberal party in the Reichstag, in a speech at Hanover…

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Goulburn and the War. Late Pte. Maynard

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 1

The late Pte. Albert Maynard, of Gottoie, whoso death was announced in our last issue succumbed to pneumonia on December 24 in the First South Midland Casualty Station. He…

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General Botha. Invited to Attend War Cabinet. Pretoria

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

General Botha, Premier of South Africa, has been invited to attend a series of special sessions of the War Cabinet England at on early date. The invitation will be considered on…

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Darcy. Why He Didn't Go to the War. (United Service Message.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

Darcy interviewed by "Sporting Life," New York says that he loft Australia because be was the breadwinner of a large family who would suffer if he were disabled or killed in the…

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Telegrams. the War. The Russians. Success at Riga. (British Admiralty Intercepts. Collected by the Wireless Press.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

A Russian official message says:—We threw back an enemy offensive westward of Riga and captured an island in the Western Dyina River, north of Dvinsk, with seven…

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The Latest. The War. The Allies' Reply. a Striking Document. Allies May Indicate Terms for Peace Discussion. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Agency states that the Allied reply to President Wilson will be delivered to the American Ambassador in Paris to-day or to-morrow and is a fairly long document. There is…

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Returned Soldier's Death

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 2

A filling of suicide was recorded by the Acting Sydney City Coroner on Wednesday at an inquiry into the death of James Dunn Arbuckle (40), a returned soldier, at 200 Kent…

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Killed in Action. Corporal P. W. Geraty

Young Witness · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 6

The Bad news was received in Young on Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. S. A. T. Champion, that Corporal P. W. Geraty, 33rd Batt., had been killed…

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Anzac Concert Party

Young Witness · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

The Anzac Concert Party, the members of which are to give a refined entertainment in the Lyceum Hall on Monday evening, are to receive a civic…

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Win the War

Young Witness · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 3

On Monday night, in the Town Hall a ballot will be taken for an exexutive of the local Recruiting Association, which will, in real earnest,…

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Australians. Success in Egypt. 600 Killed and Wounded. 1600 PRISONERS. (Reuter's Telegram). CAIRO

Young Witness · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

An Egypt official message states:—We captured on Tuesday a strong position consisting of six lines of entrenchments and six main redoubts at…

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