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

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Earlier War News

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 4

The German blow at Arras failed. The battle was a deliberate effort to capture tile position at any cost. The British continue to make the enemy pity a dreadful price for' any advance…

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Goulburn and the War Loan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

A public sale of War Loan bonds will take place at the Montague-street corner on Saturday night. Mr. F. Carr. Captain McShane, and Mr. J. E. P. Walker will explain the…

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The War. German Attack. Further Fighting Expected

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

London, April 3.—The Press Bureau issued the following statement to-night (Tuesday):—The day has been quiet on the whole of the British front. There has been no serious…

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The Latest The War. Western Front. Determined Attack Repulsed. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 April 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports: We repulsed after sharp fighting a determined attack in the neighbourhood of Pampoux, killing a number and taking prisoner a few. We took prisoner…

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War Pictures

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

A bis programmes of war picture. will be screened-at the [Lyceum Hall next Friday night, 12th inst. The illms have been taken on the…

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War and Peace

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

How has it come to pass that, although Australia is perhaps more terribly,, menaced by German ambition than any other part of the earth's…

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The War Loan

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

Subscriptions to tho War Loan are coming in freely. Why should they not, seeing that tho investment is described its the very best that is…

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War Chest Raffles

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 6

The following are the drawings for the above raffles:—Pig won by Mr. S. J. Pearce, No.57. Bag of whest won by Miss Taylor No. 4…

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Latest War News London, April 3

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

A message from Petrograd states that trade between the Ukraine and Germany is in full swing. Great stores of…

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Four Times Wounded. Lance Corporal George Causer Returns. Deaf and Dumb for Six Weeks

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 6

Lance-Corporal Georgu L. Causer returned to Young oa Saturday night after an absence at the front of over 31 years. He enlisted at the…

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Money makes Munitions, Buy War Loan Bonds. The World tor Women

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

Women have always had their work to do in the world. Now tho work is to be increased. Broader fields are being thrown open to the feminine portion of the world…

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Father's Sacrifice. Man of 43 Enlists in Place of His Son

Young Witness · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 3

A curious application, for exemption was made by a youth of 19 to the Southwark Tribunal, He said he was managing his father's business…

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The War. Western Front

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

The British captured Ayette and took 192 prisoners. Sir Douglas Haig reports that the whole front is comparatively quiet. British airmen harassed enemy troops in transport. Hostile…

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Goulburn and the War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

This week's "Sydney Mail" contains a photo of Captain Guy Dawson, son of Mr. R. Dawson, stock inspector, Goulburn. Captain Dawson recently received a French decoration,…

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Local Subscription to War Loan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

The subscriptions to the War Loan on Thursday included £1000 from Mr. W. J. Bartnett…

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The War. Renewed Attacks. Slight Enemy Gain

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 2

The enemy sixth of the Somme launched heavy attacks early on Wednesday morning against the British and the French. The Germans made some progress on the British front…

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Telegrams. the War. Western Front. Allies Ready for Second Blow

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

Reuter's Paris correspondent sends the following semi-official message.—The present lull is due to the fact that the Germans have lost 360,000 in killed and wounded, also to the…

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War News

The Yass Courier · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 2

A review of the operations north and south of the Somme shows that the fighting on Thursday was on a considerable scale…

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Killed in Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 2

Miss Makeig, employed at Messrs. C. Rogers and Co.'s, on Monday received the sad news that her brother, who was with the forces in Palestine, had been killed in action. The dead…

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Goulburn and the War. Pte. Kinsela Killed in Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 9 April 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. G. Kinsela, of Denison-street, last week received word, through the Rev. Canon Carver, from the the military authorities, that his only son, Pte. J. F. Kinsela, was killed in…

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