Anzac Day
Tuesday last was Anzac Hay, the anniversary of the birth of Australia's nationhood. In the grey dawn of April 25, 1915, the hitherto untried soldiers…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1922
163 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 3 of 9
Anzac Day. at the School
On Monday the immortal memory of the Anzacs was fittingly observed at the Cobar Public School. Special lessons were given during the day, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Dogs of War
The work done by French dogs during the war was remarkable, and stories of the feats accomplished by the canine poilus abound. It is now proposed (says the Paris correspondent…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anzac Day Solemnly and Fittingly Observed in Dubbo. Our Duty Once More Acknowledged and Done
Once again Dubbo has done its duty it always does it. As the years since the memorable day of the landing at Gallipoli have rolled on, Dubbo people…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Boer War Incident
Mr. Winston Churchill's capture by the Boers in the South African campaign, when he was a young war correspondent, has often been described…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Settlers
Hereunder is a copy of a letter written by Mr. Ashford and forwarded to the Premier, Sir George Fuller:-- Sir,--You no doubt remember…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rev. T. K. Taylor's Anzac Address
The Rev. T. K. Taylor, in the course of his address at the Anzac service, Wellington, said:--"Our hearts are solemnised and our imagination…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Anzac Day at Gular. General Cox Unveils Monument
Over 1000 people assembled at Gulargambone oil Anzac Day to witness the unveiling of a monument to the memory of those who lost their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Ashferd and Soldier Settlement. Letter to Sir George Fuller
Mr. W. G. Ashford has addressed the following letter to the Premier, Sir George Fuller, on the subject of [?]dier settlement:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memorial Institute
A meeting in connection with the proposed Gilgandra War Memorial Institute was held in the Union Hall on Saturday last, when there were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War on Weeds. Farmers Should Give Short Shrift to Plant Loaphrs
There is only one kind of plant that the farmer should have any use for—it is the kind that has a definite use on the farm, and from the cultivation or…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Memories of a Soldier. Pleasant and Otherwise
The day had arrived at last. That day when, having had seven days' final leave, we must all return to camp to answer one of the many final…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dubbo Soldiers' Memorial
A meeting of the Dubbo Soldiers' Memorial Committee was held at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening, when there was a representative attendance. It…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disabled Soldiers
At the Dubbo Show to-morrow and Thursday the Red Crow will have display of s[?]agrass furniture and baskets from the disabled soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Big Benefits. for the Hospital and the Soldiers' Memorial
Both the District, Hospital Committee and the Committee of the Soldiers' Memorial Fund have been singularly fortunate in being able to secure a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers' Conference
At a meeting of the Gilgandra branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association on Saturday last, it was decided to ask the Dubbo branch to convene a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Memorial
The Mayor (Ald. J. B. Macdonald) presided at the usual meeting of the Soldiers' Memorial Committee on Tuesday night, and there were also present…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Memorial Fund
A meeting of the committee of the Soldiers' Memorial Fund was held on Tuesday night. The Mayor presided, and there was a good attendance, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War. Part X.
Though it is some time since I penned the ninth of these articles on "War," purposing to write something further on the place of the Church in…
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