The War. Latest Cables. London, Thursday Evening
It is announced that the Austrian Cabinet has resigned. A New York message states that Germany's reply to the protest from…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
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A Soldier's Will. "My Wife Helped Me."
The will of Lance-corporal F. R. Rogers, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, of 130, Regent-street, W., jeweller, who was killed on July 22,…
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The following is a copy of a certificate given by Captain Blomfield, A.A.M.C, Goulburn Military Encampment, to Private Tom Austin:—This…
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The Land Board heard in Wollongong Court this morning evidence as to 154 acres of land, West Dapto, property of Mr. M. Reen, which it is proposed to…
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The following donors are sincerely thanked for contributed to the "War Chest" stall since the last acknowledgment. was made:—Flower: Mesdames…
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Private Jack Lindoy, the first of the Waratahs io return from France was welcomed home at a social function held at the Wollongong Town…
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The British Air Board reports a successful bombing raid in France on German artillery. Prisoners subsequently taken admit that a large…
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His mother received a letter from Sergeant Horace Davies on Friday from Belgium, stating he had been transferred there from France, and…
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Bright and cosy looked the Gerringong Sabbath [?]chool Hall on the evening of the "welcome home" social to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Deitz…
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Sergeant Noble, of Corowa, late of Wollongong, received official notification on Saturday that his son, Lieutenant W. Noble, had been killed in…
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The latest ships reported to have been sunk by the Gorman submarines are as follows:—British: Flimstom, 5751 tons; Blairhall, 2540 tons;…
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"The Comforts Fund purchased 30,000 Christmas puddings in lieu of supplies from Australia held up in the ships." says the cable news…
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The Local Land Board was engaged at the Wollongong Court House on Friday considering the proposed resumption of land at West Dapto as…
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Writing from France to his parents in Charlotte-street, Private E. Byron states that he is well, but had been off duty for a poisoned finger,…
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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…
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"Is there a Y.M. here?" "Rather; a topping one." Then we're in oil." Such conversational scraps by Australian soldiers are sent to the National…
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Mr. and Mrs. C. Yates, of Keira, have received letters from their son, Private J. Yates. Dating at Sea, he tells of a couple of…
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On Friday December 29th, under the auspices of the Returned Soldiers Association and in [?] of the dependents of some of the men who have made…
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The prospectus of a further issue of the Commonwealth War Loan has now been announced and the particulars appear in our advertising columns to-day…
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Writing on the above subject in "The Imperialist" Mr. N. Pemberton Billings, M.P., says:— When that first crisis was passed it…
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