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

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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The War. Western Front

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 2

There is all intermittent artillery duel in the Argonne, but in the Champagne the artillery fire is violent. The Americans carried out a successful raid…

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The War. the Russians. President's Wilson's Message. Chinese Troops

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 4

London, March 11.—The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says the various Ministries have nearly all gone to Moscow. The population is flocking front the…

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The Latest The War. Western Front. Aerial Activity. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports: We drove off an enemy party near La Vacquerie and successfully raided northward of Lens capturing some prisoners. A strong-enemy party raided a post…

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Telegrams. the War. Western Front. The Australians Again. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 4

Sir Douglas Haig reports:—Australians made successful raids on hostile posts eastward and north-eastward of Messines, killed a number, and took prisoner a few. Our casualties were…

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Marulan Soldier

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 4

In the Oddfellows' Hall, Marulan, on Saturday night, a welcome home was given to Pte. Leslie Shepherd, who has returned after 2½ years service. Mr. T. Smith introduced the…

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Prime Minister's Son Enlists

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 3

Among those who enlisted on Wednesday for active service abroad was Charles Leonard Hughes, second son of the Prime Minister. Mr. Hughes, has been on active service for about…

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Soldier's Letter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 14 March 1918 · page 4

Pte. Erskine Beven, Dalton, while lying wounded in hospital, writes:—On the night of the 23rd we left our detail camp for the front line trenches, a distance of seven miles. After…

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Red Cross and War Chest

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

The drawing for pictures donated by Mrs Biggs took place at the Red Cross meeting on Wednesday afternoon last and the winners are:-- Mrs M…

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Dear Meat After the War

Young Witness · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. R. M. Pitt, managing director of Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., told the Inter-State Commission that he thought the price of meat would be…

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Cowra News. Win the War League

Young Witness · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 6

The annual meeting of the above was held on Monday evening last, Mr. W. F. Ormiston presiding. Lieut. Linklater and Sergeant Chidgev were…

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Latest War News London, March 13

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

The "New York Herald's" Paris correspondent interviewed M. Pichon, Foreign Minister, who said "Japan's…

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War Loan Bullets. Pith of Our Position

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

So that everyone may he seized with the salient facts of the financial position of Australia to-day-- and the power of the people to make the Sixth…

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Grave Decision Impending May Affect Course of War. Statement by a British Minister. London

Young Witness · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 2

Sir Joseph Compton-Rickett, M.P., (Paymaster-General) speaking at the Free'Church Conference, said that whoever was Prime Minister at…

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The War. Western Front

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 2

A French communique reports a fairly lively artillery struggle along the whole of the French front. The German Emperor, Hindenburg, and…

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Telegrams. the War. London

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 4

Sir Douglas Haig has issued the following aviation report:— Besides raids reported last night we dropped Monday night three tons of bombs on Bruges docks. A., our machines…

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The War. the Russians. Japan's Intervention Expected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 1

London, March 13—The correspondent of the United Press at Tokio states that France unconditionally favours Japanese intervention. Britain favours intervention conditional upon…

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The Latest The War. Western Front. Australians Still Busy. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports:—The Australians encountered a strong patrol. yesterday and last night in the neighbourhood of the Ypres-Comines canal, and took prisoner 27. Our…

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War Loan and Taxation

The Yass Courier · Monday 18 March 1918 · page 2

THE American Democratic Government has decided that the millionaires of the United States shall contribute a heavy toll towards the…

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Bitter Class War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. Phillip Price says that a tour of the provinces shows that the revolution instead of fizzling out is only beginning to take deep root. The proletariat everywhere is setting its…

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War Chest Meeting

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the executive of the Goulburn War Chest committee was held at the Town Hall on Monday night, Mr. O. H. Furner presiding. The project of wool-spinning was…

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