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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

488 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 22 of 25

Are You Prepared to Enlist? If Not, Why Not?

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 26 November 1915 · page 2

Senator Pearce, Minister for Detence, stated yesterday afternoon that it had been decided under the recruiting scheme to raise 50,000…

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Send-off and Welcome Home

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 29 November 1915 · page 2

The Triumph Hall was crowded on Friday night last, when Troopers T. Woodger, Frank Naveau, Walter Moore,…

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The War

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 29 November 1915 · page 2

Newspaper correspondents state that a cauvas of Roumania shows that the people are strongly on the side of the Allies…

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American Press on the War

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 29 November 1915 · page 4

Americans have been flattered even by some foreign observers into a belief that their press has furnished them the best service enjoyed by any country during the war. Our…

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For the War. Fifty Thousand More Men

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 29 November 1915 · page 2

An important decision bearing upon Australia's share in the conduct of the war was arrived at by the Federal…

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Honouring Our Soldiers. Welcome Home and Farewell

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 2

There was a very large gathering at. the Triumph Hal on Friday night the occasion being a welcome home to Trooper Roy Hetherington and…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 6

According to the latest telegrams received in London the situation in Servia is most serious. The Servian moral,…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 3

The Czar arrived at the Danube. Bulgarian newspapers state that after the complete occupation of…

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Auetralia's Share in the War

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 1

Whatever other bricks may be heaved at the Australian Labor party it cannot be accused of failing to do its duty in the present…

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The War. To-day's Cables. London, Tuesday. Greece and the Allies

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 30 November 1915 · page 2

Greece is ready to discuss the Entente's propositions, and satisfy au demands which will not compromise her neutrality…

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Repair of Wounded Lungs

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 4

"Engineering says that ballet wounds of the lung provided no large vessels are touched, are seldom fatal in man or beast. A couple of remarkable…

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War Council Committee

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 2 December 1915 · page 2

At the Council Chambers last night a meeting was held for the purpose of assisting the State War Council. The…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 6

Fierce fighting continues in the Balkans, especially in the Kossovo region, where the Bulgarian losses are said to be colossal…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 3

The fighting for Gorz is described as being the briskest during the whole Italian campaign. It is intended to send 120,000…

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State War Council Committee

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 2

A public meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday night for the purpose of making arrangements for assisting the State…

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The War. To-day's Cables. Greece Decides. London

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 2

Baron Sonnino, "Minister of State, says Greece has given the Allies the assurances they required…

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Second Issue of Commonwealth War Loan. £10,000,000 Asked For

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 8

The prospectus of the issue of the Commonwealth War Lean has now been issued, and the particulars appear in our…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 2

Private F. D. Thomas, son of Mr. F. J. Thomas, M.L.A., and nephew of Mrs. Kershaw, of Wilson-street, Braidwood, writing…

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To-day's Telegraphic News. Brawling Soldiery. Sydney

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 2

Several brawls occurred in Sydney last night. At. Woolloomooloo. three men in knaki were taken to the Police…

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A War Book

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 4

Snip, snip, went the [?]issorsm and there was such a rustling of paper in our quiet room that I looked up. There was Betty, the newspaper spread out…

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