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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Soldiers Letters

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 6

Mr. Arthur Shimmels has received letters from two of the Scheyville recruits, both of whom were in Egypt at the time of writing. They are Private R. N. Bradshaw and…

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Farewells to Soldiers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 10

Private James Vincent Molloy, son or mr. land Mrs. Patrick Molloy, of Windsor, sailed with a contingent for the war on Sunday knowing. A send-off had been. arranged to…

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Socialistic Ideals and the War

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 1

The law relating to corporations in Australia is federal in principle. Section. 51 of the Constitution gives the Federal Parliament power to legislate in regard to…

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Is the War Going Against Us?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 5 November 1915 · page 5

At the present moment there is a tendency, to which all of us , are prone, to take a gloomy, not to say fearful, view of the progress of the war. The experts warned us…

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Wounded Heroes

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 12 November 1915 · page 3

Last week we announced that Trooper Frank White had been wounded at the front, and now word, comes to hand that his mate, Trooper H. L. G (Bert) Kenny, is also…

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Soldiers' Letters

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 19 November 1915 · page 7

Extracts from a letter received by Mr. Arthur Shimmels, of Scheyville, from Private W.D. O'Brien, 26lh Battalion, 7th Brigade. A.I.F., written at Abhassia, Cairo, Egypt…

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Soldiers' Letters

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 4

Bandsman Ernie" THough, son of Mr: and (Mrs. Chas. Hough, of Macquarie—Street, Windsor, has written an interesting. letter to a Rozelle resident, (and we re-publish, it from…

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Second Issue of Commonwealth War Loan Ten Million Asked For

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 11

The prospectus of the second issue of the Commonwealth War Loan has now been issued, and the particulars appear in our advertising columns to-day. It will be seen…

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Soldiers' Letters

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 6

Mrs. Bycroft, Windsor, has received the following interesting letter from her brother, Corporal W. F. Fletcher, written in the trenches at Gallipoli, under date 5th October, and…

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A Romance of the War

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 5

Melbourne "Argus" publishes the following from its special correspondent at the Dardanelles :— In a story of romance that has gone the…

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Romance of the Hospital Blind Soldier and His Bride

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 8

Lieutenant Little, of Brisbane, who has lost both eyes and his right arm to the elbow, was on board with his wife, who was formerly he is…

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Soldiers' Letters

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 10 December 1915 · page 7

Extracts from a, letter received by Mr. Alfred. While, late of Mulgrave, from his son Trooper W.F (Fred.) White:— I an. at last in the trenches. We [?]…

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The War and Births

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 9

Among the many economic aspects of the war is the effect that it has had upon the birth situation. London, always, noted for the enormous number of births annually…

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"Old Gold and Silver War Fund."

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 4

A now fund has been started in Sydney during the last few days with the Hon. Sir W. P. Cullen, C.J. K.C.M.G,, as president, and Messrs. J. Rcssell French and H.H. Massie…

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Wow Is the War Going to Affect Christmas?

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 2

This seems to bo the nole struck in the Christmas issue of "Everylady's Journal," just to hand. Firstly, it appears that this is going to be a more seriously-minded Xmas…

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A Richmond-born Soldier's Story

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 2

Sergeant Marcus Griffin (son of Mr. T. H. F. Griffin, now manager of the Parramatta (branch of the Commercial Bank), for years located at Richmond, who has relumed…

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Christmas Cables to Soldiers

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 2

The superintendent of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. writes :— In view of the great strain likely to be put upon our cables by the Christmas traffic, and the delay to…

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Undesirable Recruits Prevented From Enlisting

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 17 December 1915 · page 10

In reply to a question asked by Mr. McGirr in the Legislative Assembly, as to the possibility of criminals and persons of illrepute enlisting, and afterwards remaining…

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The Australian Language Our Soldiers Hold Their End Up

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 24 December 1915 · page 9

Two English privates were sitting in a restaurant the other evening conversing loudly in French. A couple of Australians at an adjoining table decided that they wore not…

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Fruitgrower, the War, and Jam

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Friday 31 December 1915 · page 10

The greater of the jam in contracts entered into by manufacturers in Victoria (says the "Australasian") is of greater significance to those engaged in the fruit-growing industry than is…

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