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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Welcome Home at Uriarra

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

After 14 months' service in the A.I.F., Privates II. Nicholson and A. Lodge received a hearty welcome home from their frenids of Uriarra…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

The conditions of the peace treaty arranged between Russia and Germany are reported by a German wireless message…

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Our Great War Winners

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 1

The defeat of Mr. Hughes's well watered conscription proposal has completely flabbergasted the Nationalists. So flabbergasted were…

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Interesting War Notes Serbia's Prophet

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

"In the reign of King Peter terrible times will come to Serbia, such terrible times that the people walking past the graveyard will look at the graves and…

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Latest War News. Peace Negotiations Broken Off

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 9

The "Daily News" correspondent fat Petrograd says that peace negotiations have been broken off owing to the German attitude in…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

Field-Marshal Haig reports that the enemy in attempting a raid near Oppy were driven off before they reached the trenches. His artillery…

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What Soldiers May and May Not Do

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

Imitating the bugle-calls of the enemy is quite legitimate; so is the wearing of their uniform, with one reservation. A soldier may not fire on…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

A message from Petrograd says that the situation on the Roumanian front is most tragic, It is reported that 20,000 officers have…

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Australian War Prisoners. Y.M.C.A. Work for Our Soldiers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

The Army and Navy Committee of the Australian Y.M.C.A. has passed a vote of £10,000 to aid the work of the Association among…

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War Intercession. Church of England

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

On Sunday last at Christ Church the special services of inter cession, as ordered by the King were duly honoured. At an early hour the…

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War Loan Bonds. Ready for Delivery

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia notifies that Subscribers who have paid their instalments in full to the Fourth War Loan, may now…

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War Loan Bonds Ready for Delivery

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

The Commonwealth, Bank of Australia notifies that subscribers who have paid their instalments in full to the fourth War Loan,…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Field-Marshal Haig - reports occasional hostile artillerying south-east of Messines. The entire British press heartily…

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Correspondence. (To the Editor.) Scottish Women's War Hospitals

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Sir,—In connection with the appeal now being made in N.S.W. for £20,000, in aid of the Scottish Women's War Hospitals, my commitee…

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THE Queanbeyan Age. Tuesday, January 8, 1918. The War

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Is there any ground for reasonable hope that the Current year may see the end of the devastating world war? Some considerations seem to…

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Returned Soldiers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

A public welcome home was given to Corporal Sweeney in the Federal Hall on Friday night (owing to being detained in hospital in Sydney…

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Enlist To-day. Conditions of Enrolment Useful Information

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

The following are the conditions of enlistment for the Australian Imperial Forces:- Age . 18 to 45 years…

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Letters for Soldiers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

In addressing mail to soldiers serving abroad, only the name of the regiment, battalion, battery, company, or corps in which the member…

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Soldiers' Debts

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Requests are frequently being received by the Defence. Department from members of the public asking for the collection of moneys said to be due by soldiers. The…

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"Lonely Soldiers" Letters

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Senator Pearce stated in Melbourne on Friday that as the result of the insertion in Australian papers of advertisements by Lonely Soldiers," inviting…

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