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

The wars & local soldiers, 1940

1,933 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 23 of 97

Anzac Day

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 2

Twenty-five years ago now, a generation in the ordinary use of the word, the men from Australia and New Zealand landed on the…

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Anzac Day Heavy Rain Mars Ceremonies

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 3

Heavy rain this morning marred the Anzac Day observance in Goulburn. However, the Dawn Service,…

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25th Anzac Day Large Attendance at Ceremonies

Murrumburrah Signal and County of Harden Advocate · Thursday 25 April 1940 · page 1

Inspiration was the keynote of the ceremonies of Anzac Day yesterday from start to finish-- from the moment that the…

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Peace Is Waiting Anzac Day Service

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 1

Held in the presence of a large crowd, the special Anzac Day commemoration service was conducted in the Empire…

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Observance of Anzac Day "Has Gained Wider Significance"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

Speaking at the annual Anzac Day dinner held at the Broadway Theatre yesterday under the auspices of the Goulburn sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. D. B. Fraser vigorously condemned criticism directed…

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Late War News

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 5

In the north at Stenkjaer the Allied troops have withdrawn to places commanding the town to a distance from five to six miles…

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Have Answered the Call Dramatic Moment at Anzac Service

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 1

While the combined church service at the Strand-Theatre yesterday was, in the main, in memory of the Anzacs, there was more than…

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Anzac Day Celebrated at Boorowa Large Crowd and Beautiful Weather

The Burrowa News · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

The weather prospect for Anzac Day, Thursday, 25th April, 1940, did not appear very promising in the early part of the…

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War Efforts Authority Must Be Obtained

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 7

Mr. C. T. Docker, honorary administrator of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund of New South Wales has advised that no organisation or…

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Freedom At Stake What Present War Means

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

We can safely say that if the German people as at present constituted should conquer the world there is one…

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Sensational Report Denied War Office Account of Fighting British Retirement From Town Of Steinkjaer

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday: "There has been no further fighting in the area north of Trondheim, where the enemy is now apparently digging in just north of Steinkjaer," says the War Office communique…

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Catholic Enlistments

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 2

For the purpose of compiling an accurate record of town and country Catholics who have enlisted for service overseas, It is desired by Rt. Rev…

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"Has No Superior". The Australian Soldier

The Young Chronicle · Friday 26 April 1940 · page 4

" I confess that in turning to speak my opinion of the fighting qualities of the Australian soldier, I am at a loss for words. It is as difficult to…

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Anzac Night At Kenmore

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 7

Despite unsettled weather conditions a large crowd attended the annual Anzac night dance at the Kenmore Village Hall last…

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Annual Dinner at Crookwell C.W.A. Honour Returned Men Of District

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3

CROOKWELL: The spirit of bonhomie engendered during the four years of the last war was the predominant feature of the…

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Anzac Day at Crookwell Tribute To Gallantry Of The Men

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 2

CROOKWELL: Twenty-five long and eventful years have been added to the record of time since the gallant Australian and…

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Anzac Day “Sadness and Hope” Fighting for a Better World

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 1

With Australia and the Empire again engaged in war, Anzac Day this year had an added significance. it was a day of remembrance—the…

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Appeal For War Savings

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 4

An appeal by the Federal Treasurer for assistance in regard to aiding the sale of War Savings certificates was…

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War Fund Goulburn Has Forwarded £150

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 4

Although a report published in Saturday's issue of a Sydney newspaper failed to include Goulburn in the list of country centres…

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Old and New Soldiers Dine ‘Our Fallen Comrades’

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 29 April 1940 · page 3

“Old soldiers never die, They simply fade away.” So runs the old song, but there was no evidence of any fading away…

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