Woman Dies at the Age of 121. 50 Direct Descendants in the War
Mrs. Bourke, who died at Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, last January, is reported to have reached the marvellous age of 121. She claimed to have had 50 direct…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1919
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Wongarbon Soldiers' Memorial
Over a thousand people attended the unveiling of the Soldiers' Monument at Wongarbon on Saturday last. The monument is a beautiful piece of work,…
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Trooper Norman Cleaver, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Cleaver, will arrive in Melbourne next week. On the same troopship is Sergt. Harold Cleaver…
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We read a lot in some of the anti-Nationalist organs about the mess the Government is making of repatriation. But it is all hot air. They never give…
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A United Service Paris message states that something skin to panic is among the Supreme Four, whose terrible task has now become…
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Donations for the Returned Soldiers' Club still continue to come in very freely, and the members have now almost everything required for their…
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Joseph Palmer and Son's "Monthly Share List "states that sellers, mostly small holders, are becoming very numerous, though bonds last month,…
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Gunner Bass Hodge, manager of the Dubbo branch of the A.M.P. Society, yesterday relumed to Bathurst, where it is parents reside. He had been three…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Latest Cable News the Japanese Amendment. Hughes' Great Fight for a White Australia. Japan Unlikely to Submit. Kaiser to Be Tried. War Crimes Commission's Report. Shocking Brutality, Beastiality and Indecency. London, Monday night
A Reuter message via Vancouver on Monday says that Mr, Hughes is so pronounced in his opposition to the Japanese demand that be has compelled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WAR! Reported Loss of Odessa. Genoa, Seat of League of Nations. London, April 12
The League ot Nations Commission has adopted a new section in the covenant specifically providing that the Monro Doctrine be unaffected…
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Reuter's Rome correspondent states a general strike was proclaimed as a protest against the deaths of Rosa Luxemburg and Leibknecht, but was…
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While taking a trip through the district around Ballimore, a few days ago, we came across the country that has been thrown open for soldiers'…
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A message from Base Records yesterday stated that Pte. "Dick" James, who at time of enlistment was employed at Utley and Co.'s mill, is suffering…
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Mr. A. C. Dight, honorary secretary of the Soldiers' Club, acknowledges receipt of a donation of two guineas from Mr. N. E. Lane, Wambangalang…
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There was a large attendance at the Masonic Hall on Monday evening when a welcome home was ex[?] Corporal R. McGrath,…
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A Reuter Vancouver message announces that a hundred billion gold marks is the amount that Germany most pay the Allies for losses and…
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It has been decided that the island of Heligoland be dismantled and then destroyed. The Council of ten have agreed to…
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"I want two boys for the whole of their leave. I am going to give them the kind of Christmas my boys would have liked if they had not been killed…
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"Concerning the conduct of Aussies, I am proud to say that amongst the thousands of men in London the 'digger' is the best behaved. I have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Romance. Padre and Soldier Boy
Five or six years ago a dairy farmer in the Dapto district procured a lad from one of the State homes. He was a refined, delicate-looking youngster,…
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