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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Red Triangle Day. Y.m.c.a.'s War-work Needs. Appeal for Help to "Carry On."

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

Now that the organisation is completed throughout New South Wales in connection with the Red Triangle Day appeal of the…

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The Soldiers' Vote

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 4

The Chief Electoral Officer has issued a statement showing the influence "of the soldiers' votes in the Federal election…

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Telegraphic News. Sydney. Thursday, 4 p.m. ENLISTMENTS

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 9

The enlistments for the Commonwealth fell last week to 987…

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Bungendore Soldiers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 2

Mrs. P. J. B. Donnelly, of "Douglas," Lake George, has received official word that her son, Major J. Donnelly, has been wounded, but…

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Duntroon Man Killed in Action

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 3

A cable from the military authorities to his widow notifies that W.H. Bryant, who was for a time attached to the pay office at the Royal Military College, Duntroon,…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 4

A French communique issued on Thursday afternoon says:-After violent bombardments with heavy poison shells north-west of…

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The War's Toll

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 7

The 307th casualty list, issued this morning, totals 1009. as fol-lows :-Killed in action 48, died of wounds, etc., 90. wounded 281…

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Latest War News. British Fighting

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 7

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his noon report on Sunday, says :-We attacked the front southward of Souchez River last…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports: We captured the post we lost southwest-ward of Cherisy and repulsed night raids south-westward of La Basse…

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Local and General Our Soldiers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

Mr. A. R. Hill, of this town, has received a wire from the De-fence Department announcing that his son, Lance-Corporal A. W. Hill…

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Soldier's Letter

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

Mrs. Gifford, of Bombay, has re-ceived a letter from her son, Pri-vate Frank Gifford, who writes from the General Hospital at…

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Soldier's View of Strikers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

"Strikers ought to be kicked," tersely writes Private H. Clements, a son of Mr. R. Clements, of Fitzroy (Vic.), from the west front, after…

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Our Soldier Boys

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

Sergeant E. Feeney writes to Mr. Wm. Meredith of Queanbeyan, as follows:—"Tear into it!' I heard from 'Sullo' that you are still hale…

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Mount Fairy Soldier Killed

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 2

Mr. James McClelland, of Mount Fairy, (writes a correspondent) received word on Wednesday that his youngest son, Emanuel, was killed…

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War Chest

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

Mrs. Page wishes to acknowledge, with thanks, the following donations to the Braidwood Public School War Chest effort:-…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 8

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his noon report of Monday, says :-We recaptured the post we lost in the night time on…

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War Loan Bonds

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 9

All applicants for bonds in the third issue of the Commonwealth War Loan who have now paid their final instalment, also…

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Latest War News. Conscription in America

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 9

Registration under conscription is proceeding throughout the United States. No serious trouble was experienced. It is expected…

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Interesting War Notes the Life of Guns

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 5

The life of a gun depends upon the progress of erosion, which sooner or later is certain to impair the accuracy of fire. Erosion is caused by the action…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 2

A message announces that Messines has been captured and Wynstchaete surrounded. A Washington message says that…

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