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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

683 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 17 of 35

War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 3

Reports from New York state that remarkable success attended a raid by German submarines off the New Jersey coast. The first…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 9

French war critics are unanimous in believing that the German attack across the Aisne has been stopped, and the roads to…

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Late War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 7

A French communique issued at 2 a.m. on Tuesday states :—"The battle was resumed with great intensity last night, and to-day the…

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The War. London

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

A French communique says the enemy multiplied his efforts in the day time to accentuate progress, but was…

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Welcome Home. Successful Function at Jembaicumbene

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 4

On Friday night last LanceCorporal W. E. J. Stalker and Privates R. A. and C. E. C. Stalker, the two former of whom…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 5

French critics agree unanimously that the recent German losses were exceedingly heavy. This is alone said to be sufficient to…

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Latest War News. West Front

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports :—We raided the enemy's trenches southward of Arras, inflicting casualties. The French carried out a…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

The Germans have entered Ressons Sur Matz. Their gain is estimated at two miles on a twenty mile front. It is stated the French checked the…

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Farewelling a Soldier. PTE. J. Butt Entertained

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 11 June 1918 · page 2

At Walsh's Hotel on Saturday afternoon the committee of the P. and A. Association entertained Private J. W. Butt and presented him with…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 6

A French communique, issued at 4.5 p.m. on Monday, reports:—The German drive was continued last evening and last night with…

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Latest War News. Another German Attack

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 9

The Germans launched an attack between the Aisne River and Forest Villers Cotterets, south-west of Soissons. Desperate…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

The French hurled the enemy back north of the Marz River. The Americans broke up a violent German assault at Belleau…

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Our Soldiers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 2

Private E. Torpy, son of Mrs. M. Torpy, of the Lagoon, returned to Braidwood yesterday, having arrived from England with the last…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 4

G. H. Perris, in the "Daily Telegraph, cabling on Thursday, says: This morning the outlook is decidedly more cheerful. The battle…

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Latest War News. Italian Front

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 7

A British and Italian official report states that after a heavy Adigo the enemy's infantry attack-bombardment from the sea to…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 3

Signor Orlando, Premier of Italy, reports the Austrians crossed the River Piave but were driven back. An American communique reports…

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Y.M.C.A. War Service. (To the Editor.)

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 4

Sir,—Since my arrival in Australia, I find that among the public there is inclined to be a lack of, knowledge concerning the actual…

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THE Queanbeyan Age. Tuesday, June 18, 1918. The War Crisis

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 2

Comparing great things with small the frantic attacks of the German hordes under Ludendorff, might remind one of the struggles of a powerful beast roped in…

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Departing Soldier

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 2

On Friday afternoon last the Farewell and Welcome Home Committee entertained Private Clarence Kain, son of Mr. P. Kain, of…

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No Soldiers Lost

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 18 June 1918 · page 7

It was officially announced this morning by the naval transport office that there were no invalid soldiers on board the transport…

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