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

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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War News. London

The Yass Courier · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 2

Tho enemy continues to win new positions. Following Sir Douglas Haig’a announcement this morning of the loss of Bailleul comes the report that the enemy has…

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Letter from War Prisoner

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 4

Private J. J. Barnes, prisoner of war, writing to Miss K. Druett, Binda, states—"I shall be pleased to hear from you any time—you can write every week, the full pages of good news…

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Goulburn and the War Loan

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 4

Additional subscriptions to the war loan include £30,000 each from A. L. (and ]. L. Faithfull…

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Goulburn Gets Its Due. To the Editor. CONSCRIPTION — War Loans — Lord Mayor's Tank — the War—apathy

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 2

Dear Sir.—I think I shall be fairly excused in making the Tank and Lord Mayor's visit, their reception, and the result of their objective, the subject of a few remarks not entirely…

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The War. The Great Battle. More Enemy Captures

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 2

London, April 17.—Sir Douglas Haig reports. Severe fighting occurred to-day from Meteren to Wytschaete. The enemy renewed his attacks with strength at dawn in the neighbourhood of…

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The War. German Attack. Sir Douglas Haig's Report

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 4

Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at 10 p.m. on Monday, stated: Fighting occurred this afternoon in the neighbourhoods of Bailleul and Wulverghem, and continues. Hostile artillery…

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Visit of the War Loan Tank. Goulburn's Excellent Response

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 2

On Wednesday evening the war loan tank arrived in Goulburn from Marulan. At the latter centre the sum of £500 was subscribed for bonds. During the afternoon an advance party…

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Goulburn and the War. PRIVATE F. Newbery Died of Wounds

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 2

Word reached Goulburn on Tuesday that Pte. Forest Newbery, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Newbery, and nephew of Mr. E. H. Ayling, of Goulburn, had died of wounds in…

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Mails for Soldiers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 April 1918 · page 4

The Sydney authorities intimate that letters, packets, newspapers, and parcels for the Expeditionary Forces in Egypt will be received until noon on Monday next. For the Expeditionary…

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Anzac Memorial Services. Sunday, April 28th

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 6

Special services in commemoration or Anzacday will be held in St. John's Church, Young on Sunday, April 28th A letter to the rector front Bishop…

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Trooper M. J. O'Keeffe Wounded

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 4

Mrs. M. J.. O'Keeffe, Yass Road Cootamundra received news on Saturday last that her son Trooper M. J. 0'Keoffe, had been wounded…

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Latest War News. London

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

The British have recaptured Wytschaete. The British are advancing NeuveEglisc wards and…

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War and Marriages. (To the Editor)

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 6

Sir,—I noticed in your last issue that the Hector of the flock, of which I am a black sheep, remarked that "marriages have fallen off considerably…

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Coura's Most Distinguished Soldier Enlists Again for Active Service. Sergeant Geo. Nicholls, M.m

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

When volunteers were called for on Saturday ovening for the purpose of becoming recruit the first to answer the appeal made by the Mayor and…

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Spring Creek's Returned Soldiers

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

At Spring Creek on Wednesday night Mr. T. Wallace, who has in hand the arranging of two displays to take part in the Red Cross Day procession,…

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Action of A Returned Soldier

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 4

"Coming recently by train to Harden," writes a much travelled man who keeps his eyes open, "at Yass Junction an incident occurred so…

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Two Yass Soldiers Killed

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

Quite a gloom spread over Yass on Monday night, when word receiveed that Private Walter Eager had fallen a victim in the great world's…

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Local Soldiers

Young Witness · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

Private William Wallace, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wallace, formerly of Young, has been reported wounded, the nature of the wounds not being…

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Local and General. Mails for Soldiers

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 19 April 1918 · page 2

The postal authorities intimate that letters packets, newspapers, and parcels for the Expeditionary Forces in Egypt will be received until noon on…

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Work for Returned Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 20 April 1918 · page 4

Mr. A. M. Barton, hon, secretary of the Goulburn War Service Committee, said on Thursday night that he would be pleased if employers requiring the services of returned soldiers…

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