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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

2,776 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 23 of 139

Gallantry at Anzac

Forbes Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 7
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

Individual bravery was not the phase of the troops' work that left the greatest impression on my mind. But it was general level of the gallantry of…

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Fruit and Vegetables Foe Returned Wounded Soldiers

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 1

Batches of our brave soldiers arc re-turning almost daily, and the majority for a very long time, will not be able to do any tiling to earn a living,…

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War Results

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6
Also in Forbes Times

"I suppose that even those who think most about the war and the results of the war can only dimly imagine the changes that will come with peace. So…

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The War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

The German Crown Prince is at a standstill on the second line of the positions near Verdun. The Germans are endeavouring to…

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General War Gables

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 7

A Rome wireless message says a Russian attack on Trebizond is imminent. A batch of Australians, connected…

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Germany's War Activities

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 6
Also in Forbes Times

"One may say that the entire manufacturing activities of Germany, so far as the larger industries are concerned, are either directly or indirectly…

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Latest War News. German Loses at Verdun

Forbes Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

The Kaiser has returned the Germany, and the Crown Prince has been summoned by the General staff. The Duke of Wardoburg has taken over the…

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The War Verdun Battle. German Bombast. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

The Kaiser has returned to Germany. His staff enabled descriptive writers, photographers, and others to witness the opening attacks on…

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The War in France Heavy Fighting. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 7

A communique states: "The[?]e has been a certain slackness in the enemy's efforts northward of Verdun, except between Douaumont Height…

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A Forbes Soldier

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

Under date January 18, 1916, Private W. F. Miller (nephew of Mr. A. Miller, of Forbes Land Office) writes from No. 2 General Hospital,…

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Enlisting Romances. Recruits From Ends of Earth

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

That the Germans calculated on the Dominions, at any rate, partly failing us in regard to munitions and men is an undisputed fact, and it…

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Soldiers of the King. Send-off on

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

There was a big crowd of people in the streets of Forbes on Wednesday afternoon, the occasion being a send-off to a batch of 22 Forbes…

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Good Bye and Good Luck. 22 F0rbes Soldiers Farewelled

Forbes Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

Wednesday last was an important day in the history of Forbes, as on that day 22 more of the young men of the district left for Dubbo camp as the…

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For Our Soldiers

Forbes Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

The Thirteenth Battalion Comforts Fund are arranging for a souk competition. Mrs. Sargent has donated a prize of £1/1/ for fine socks; Mrs…

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Mothers of Soldiers

Forbes Times · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 7
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

"We do not for a moment discount what our pain and loneliness in going to mean to us. But—a big 'but'—we lot thom go. If we do complain in…

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A Soldier's Letter

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

Corporal E. A. Markham, writing to a friend in Grenfelf, under date Egypt, 8th January, says: Your papers are arriving O.K.—thanks very much for…

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