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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Commonwealth War Loan. Further Issue Placed on Market

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 2

Another issue of the Common-wealth War Loan has been launched on the Australian money market and the full terms of the prospectus are…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 5

Enemy preparations for an attack on Hill 304 were repulsed by the French curtain of fire. There is increased activity on…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 7

The body of Licut.-Col. Fitz-gerald, Lord Kitchener's personal military secretary, has been recovered…

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The Fourth Plate. Baby Predicts End of the War

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 6

The following extraordinary story is printed in the "Staffordshire Sentinel," and the facts are vouched for by a magistrate and a doctor. The…

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THE Queanbeyan Age. Friday, June 9, 1916 the War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 2

It is estimated the Austrians lost 100,000 dead or wounded between, Pripet and Roumania. Their positions were enormously strong and…

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Much Married Anzac

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 3

A grimly humorous story is stroy of one of our Anzac heroes who obtained high promotion for bravery before he received his…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 4

A Paris semi-official message, states that the position at Fort Vaux remains obscure. The fort had long been unarmorcd and…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 7

The Russians continue their triumphal march. On Saturday they captured an additional 35,000 of the enemy, with 400 officers, 30…

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War Chest Fund

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

The members of the local Red Cross Society, to whom the work of the above fund was referred, have decided to appoint as officials:…

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Mr. Hughes on the War

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 8

In the course of a speech in London Mr. W. M. Hughes said: "During my recent visit to France I saw the Australians, who were…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 13 June 1916 · page 2

Russian torpedo boats sank thirteen large Turkish ships laden with merchandise off the Anatolian coast. Petrograd reports that wounded…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 3

A Petrograd communique says: Reports from the southern front, which arc limited owing to storms interrupting the…

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Late War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 5

The "Echo de Beige" states that 76,000 Germans have arrived at Tournai, also strong cavalry forces…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 7

Mr. Lloyd George has been offered the position of Secretary of War, vacant by the death of Lord Kitchener. He is…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 2

The "Echo de Paris" states that the Russians captured the bridge-head at Czernowitz and entered the north-eastern suburbs…

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THE Queanbeyan Age. Friday, June 16, 1916. the War

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 2

Recent events in Europe throw a luria fight on the utter failure of the Prussian design for attaining world-dominion. That means that,…

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Homes for Soldiers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 4

The Government have realign the valuable aid the Voluntary Workers' Association is in connection with recruiting, it has…

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Presentation and Welcome Home

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

A presentation and welcome home was extended to Private J. E. C. Cregan on the evening of the 18th inst. Mr. Jmes Cunningham occupied…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 5

Mr. Arthur Pollen, a naval writer, says that available unofficial evidence makes it highly probable that the Germans in the…

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War Service Committee

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 2

A meeting of the above was held last night in the Shire Council Chambers; and was largely attended Rev. Gordon Hirst occupied the…

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