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

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Enlistment Ballot

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 9 May 1918 · page 2

Melbourne, Wednesday.—The Assistant-Defence Minister stated in the House of Representatives to-day that all State recruiting committees had been instructed by the…

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Private Wilson Wounded

Young Witness · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 6

Mrs. Wilson of Yass street, Young, received word this wock from the Base Records to the effect that her son, Private John C. Wilson, has been…

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Latest War News Vancouver

Crookwell Gazette · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

The British Military Mission forecasts the almost immediate resumption of the German offensive…

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Women's War Work. Voluntary Workers Active

Young Witness · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 3

The usual n[?]bly meeting of the Women's branch of the Voluntary Workers' Association was held on Monday night. Presont: Mrs. Metzler…

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The War. Summary of News. London

Young Witness · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 6

Sir Douglas Haig reports a success-ful local operation in the neighborhood of M[?]rla[?]court. We took over 200 prisoners…

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Late News America and the War. (Reuter's Message). VANCOUVER

Young Witness · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

Mr. Baker, Secretary of State, said that on January 1st last he told the States Congress Committee that there would be half a million American…

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Happy Warriors. Temora's Holy Brotherhood. War and the Bachhlors. Temora

Young Witness · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

"We'll club together and have a good time,"nine men agreed one day— why, it's years ago now. So they took a house, and they lived together…

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Insurance for Soldiers

Young Witness · Friday 10 May 1918 · page 2

Tho Orange council employees have decided to insure an Orange man with the largest family who enlists during the month. Falling this, the first…

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Goulburn and the War. Killed in Action

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

Mrs. O'Brien, of Grafton-street, Goulburn, has received word that her nephew, Private W. Steward, of Teralba, was killed in action on the 9th April. He left Australia in May, 1916,…

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Honour Roll at East Goulburn School

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2

To-morrow (Sunday) at 3 p.m. Captain Wedd will unveil an honour roll at East Goulburn Public School. Among those who will be present are the clergy of various denominations, the…

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The War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig on Thursday night reported At the conclusion of the fighting on Thursday morning in the La Clytte-Voormezeele sector, the France-British positions were…

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A People's War

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2

The great fact that stands out above all the rest is that this is a people's war for freedom, justice, and self-government among all the nations of the world, a war to make the world…

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War Loan Prizes

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2

The public drawing of the prizes in the Farmer-Hardern war loan prize scheme took place in the Town Hall on Friday afternoon in the presence of a largo gathering. Women…

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Goulburn and the War. Gassed

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2

Mrs. J. McLoughlin, of Opal-street, Goulburn on Thursday received official advice that tier son, Pte. Arthur . McLoughlin, had beer gassed. He has been at the front a little over…

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The War. Western Front. Allied Front Line Entered

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 4

We advanced our line a short distance at three points between the Somme and the Ancre. Hostile artillery was active between Locon and Robecq, around St. Julien, and in the…

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The Latest The War. Belgian Coast Raid Successful Completion. Operations at Zeebrugge. LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 2

The Admiralty reports: The operation designed to close the ports at Ostend and Zeebrugee was successfully completed on the night of 9th May, when the obsolete cruiser Vindictive was…

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Soldier's Letter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 11 May 1918 · page 1

Pte. B. Watling, writing to his parents at Brayton under date 6th May, when he was enjoying himself in London on 14 days' leave, says:—I left the rest of the Battalion in the firing line. I…

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War News. London

The Yass Courier · Monday 13 May 1918 · page 2

Since last week the Germans have put a considerable number of fresh divisions on the Somme and is Flanders…

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Eastgrove Honour Roll. Unveiling Ceremony

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 4

On Sunday afternoon the ceremony of unveiling an honour roll at the Eastgrove Public School was performed by Captain Wedd in the presence of a large attendance of citizens…

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Welcome Home Social

Crookwell Gazette · Tuesday 14 May 1918 · page 2

The hall at Redbank on Friday night last was more than comfortably filled, the occasion being a welcome home to Private Thos. Glanville. The…

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