Soldiers Letters
Mr. James Brownlee and family have received a letterf rom Prance from Pte. Whitbread conveying sympathy on behalf of Balgownie comrades upon the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
447 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 19 of 23
Sacredness of the Name "Anzac
After November 1, the use is absolutely prohibited, without the consent of the Governor-General or a Federal Minister, of the word "Anzac" as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock for Soldiers Farms
An excellent example in the way of providing live stock for returned soldiers is provided by the well-known Queensland cattle breeder,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Letters. Private W. G. Dawes
We have received the following interesting letter from Pte. Dawes that will be read with pleasure by his many friends in Kiama; who…
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Attention is drawn to the advertisement calling ti public meeting to be held in the Council Chambers this (Tuesday) evening at 8 o'clock to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Women's Share After the War
Speculation is to be heard on all sides, as to the place women will hold, in the new era that is certainly dawning—the era "after the war,"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Latest Cables. London, Monday Night
General Sir Douglas Haig reports : It is raining. We raided trenches at Wypsihaete and east of Boesinghe. A French communique states :—We…
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A Message from Portland, Orepgon, states that it is admitted in Berlin that Fort Vaux has fallen. General Sir Douglas Haig in his…
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Private Ronald Robertson writes as follow:—We are having a spell just now, after a strenuous time in the trenches. This is my third encounter…
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Mr. W. J. McClosky, caretaker of the Technological Museum, Maitland, has received a letter from bis brother Oswald (formerly of Bellambi), from…
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The Admiralty announces that a submarine fired torpedoes which hit a German dreadnought near the Danish Coast yesterday. The damage…
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Mrs. Coates of Smith street, Wollongong, has received a card from her son Private J. W. Coates stating that he was slightly wounded and a prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Brother at the War
Eric Wilfred Osborne was granted exemption on the grounds that a brother was on active service, there being only two sons in the family…
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The Amsterdam correspondent of the Berlin Tablegatt says the ground in Saint Pierre Vaas Wood has been converted into a marsh, in which there…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Association
A meeting of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association was held at Wollongong School of Arts on Saturday afternoon. It was…
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Mr. T. Horan, of Bulli, is in receipt of the following letter from his brother, Corporal A. A. Horan (for nine years M.L.A. in West Australia), who had…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Missing Soldiers' Column
A number of soldiers hailing from the South Coast districts have been posted as missing by the 'military authorities. In some instances these notifications are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Letters. Gunner Norman McCLINTOCK
Last mail Mrs. McCliatock received the following cheery letter from her son in France, written on the 11th September. It says: "I am tip top, and…
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"The Germans have no bread; no meat, no money," "Have lost their morale," "Are short of men." Statements of this character have…
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A communication has been received from Lieutenant Noble's parents by a Wollongong resident to the effect that they have been notified that he is a…
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