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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Hints for War Workers

The Queanbeyan Leader · Thursday 13 April 1916 · page 4

When machining always fasten off ends of each line by working four or five inches in the opposite direction, except in a round seam, as when putting…

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Anzac Day

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 11

Senator Pearce has cabled that the Commonwealth desires to be associated with the Anzac memorial services at Westminster…

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Anzac Day Celebrations

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 3

The Mayor, Alderman F. P. Woodward, J P., presided over a well-attended meeting of ladies and gentlemen held in the Council Chambers…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 12

The "Cologne Gazette" publishes a semi-official report which fficomplains of the Allies' folly in not wishing to consider Herr…

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War Service Committee

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 3

There was a large attendance at a meeting of the above, held in the Protestant Hall on Tuesday night. The Rev. Mr. Hirst occupied the…

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Late War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 9

The moment the Germans on Sunday leapt from their trenches, rushing against the Avoucourt-Bethincourt sector, French…

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Latest War News. More German Attacks Fail

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 11

Another liquid flame attack on the left bank of the Meuse by the enemy was everywhere repulsed…

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THE Queanbeyan Age. Friday, April 14, 1916. the War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 2

A Rome correspondent to a Rotterdam paper says that as a result. of recent speeches by the German Chancellor and Mr. Asquith…

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Suggested Permanent Memorial. to Our Soldiers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 8

In responding to the toast of his health at the smoke concert on Monday night, Father Kelle her struck a true responsive…

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Soldiers' Friends Warned

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 11

A warning to those who may receive circulars from Egypt, offering, on payment of £1, to obtain information regarding…

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Land for Soldiers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 11

The Minister for Lands announced that he is appointing a board of three to decide what soldiers are eligible to take up…

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Welcome to Returned Soldiers Successful Function

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 10

On Monday night last the schoolroom of St. Bede's was well filled by ah audience representative of the various…

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Soldiers Farewelled

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 2

Another farewell to two more of our soldiers took place in the Protestant Hall on Tuesday night when a large crowd of ladies and…

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Anzac Day

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

In reference to Anzac Day the Mayor has banded us the following paragraph received from the State organiser. The Mayor cordially…

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Latest War News

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

Advices from a Catholic Mission confirms the statements that the Turks murdered upwards of a million Armenians…

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War Service Committee

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 2

The usual meeting of the above committee was held iu the Protestant Hall on Tuesday night. About a dozen members…

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Sayings of the War. Mr. Lloyd George

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 4

" He is of the few who knew that the devil goes under an alias, but his real name is inertia."—" Observer."…

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How I Would Win the War. Away with Claptrap and Politics

The Queanbeyan Leader · Monday 17 April 1916 · page 4

I have been on the stricken field. I have been in the trenches. I have been under fire. I have seen the boys over there—the splendid boys who in France and in Flanders are…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 5

The "Berliner Tagsblatt" declares that an agreement entered into by Germany and Roumania, which is most important,…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1916 · page 7

The Gorman steamer Hispania has been mined off Sandhamn. The craw were saved. The British steamer Fairport,…

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