Soldiers' Letters
Mrs. C. M. Davies, of George street, Windsor, has received a letter from her son, Private. Vic. Davies, from which we take some extracts…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
61 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers · page 1 of 4
Returned Soldiers' Battalion
It is believed that there are considerable lumbers of returned soldiers in Australia, who have become fit for service since having been discharged, who would be glad of an…
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August 22—Notebook of Private Mix Thomas: "Our soldiers are so excised, we are like wild beasts. Destroyed eight houses, with their inmates. Bayonetted two men with…
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Writing to a friend in Windsor, Gunner Fred Hider says:—I am now in camp learning signalling. Suppose will soon be going lack to France to do a bit more for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Remarkable Prophecy Kaiser's War-lust Foretold
The fact that the Kaiser was destined to play the role of the modern Attila and become the scourge of Europe, was prophesied nearly 30 years ago in a remarkable article…
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Mr. John Arnold, who lived in Windsor for many years, then went to the Richmond River, and is now residing at Cleveland-street, Redfern, has two sons at the war, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →League of Help French Soldiers' Appreciation
Molle. Soubeiran formerly of Sydney, who is secretary or the Paris committee of the French Australian League of Help, states that the league has distributed £30,000…
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Mrs. Wassell, of Cornwallis has received from for husband, Private D. G. Wassell, of the 3rd Pioneer Battalion, in France, the following entertaining story of how he moved…
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A meeting of returned soldiers and rejected volunteers, convened by Lieut Colonel Helsham, was held in Richmond on the 5th inst., when office bearers were elected for the…
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Three returned soldiers received a very Cordial welcome home at Kurrajong Height's on Saturday afternoon, when there was a large gathering to bid them welcome and…
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Mr. and Mrs. George Teale have received the following letter from Lieut. Alex. J. Teale son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Teale, of "Rocky Hall," Wilberforce. Private will…
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In response to an appeal for socks for our men at the Front by the War Chest last May, the children of the Windsor Public School, under the guidance of Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →12,000,000 Tyres—u S a War Needs
The following is taken from a resume by H. S. Firestone, President of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, U.S.A. of how America's entry into the war affects…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Political Pledges and the War
In advising the people in the referendum campaign upon the defence of Australia, vitally involved as it is in the war to resist the assaults upon civilisation, a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Welcome Home Boys Who Have Done Their Bit
The gathering which assembled at Windsor School of Arts on the 11th inst. to welcome home soldiers who have recently returned from the blood-stained battle fields was not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Red Cross Day Parcels for Prisoners of War
The parcels sent by the Rear Cross to prisoners of war include the following:—¼lb. tea. ½lb. sugar, l1b. condensed milk, 11b. biscuits, ½lb. margarine, l1b. jam, ½lb. cheese,…
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Few of us realise the application of cotton for war purposes. A 12 inch gun disposes of half a bale of cotton with every shot fired…
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Mr. E. C. Fallick, of Wilberforce, has received word that his only son, Eric, who gained a commission on the battlefield, in France, on December 6th last, has been…
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Mrs. H. R. Hill, of March-street, Richmond, has received recently letters from her two soldier sons, Privates Joe and George Hill, and Joe has also written to his sister, Miss…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wilberforce for the Soldiers' Memorial
A very successful little sale of work and market day was held in the Australian Hall. Wilberforce on Saturday afternoon, and evening to raise funds to erect, a permanent…
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