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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 1

The "New York Times" says that One consensus of opinion is that Mr. Lloyd George's speech is a most effective counter-stroke to…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports : The enemy, supported by liquid fire, gained a footing in the British trenches eastward of Bullecourt…

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Late War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 7

Count Czernin is said to have stated that Austria expected, as a result of the Brest-Litovsk negotiations, that the map of Europe…

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Interesting War Notes the Modern Dreadnought

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 6

Readers who have not seen any of our Dreadnoughts doubtless possess some idea of their size. shape, and cost. Newspaper articles and…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

New York reports that Russia and Bulgaria have signed a separate peace. Field-Marshal Haig reoorts slight…

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Soldiers' Homes Fund

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

The committee of the above met in the Council Chambers on Wednesday night. Present: The Mayor Ald. A. H. Collett, in the chair,…

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Bungendore. Soldier Welcomed Home

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

A public welcome home was ten[?]ered Private John Wark (only son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Wark of Gidleigh) in the Federal Hall on…

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Returned Soldiers Battalion

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

It is believed that there are considerable numbers of returned soldiers in Australia who have become fit for service since having been…

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War Lecture

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

In the Triumph Hall on Friday night, Miss Louise Mack, the well known writer and war correspondent gave a recital of her wonderful and…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 4

Further particulars in regard to the hospital ship Rewa, which was torpedoed and sunk in the. Bristol Channel on January 4, are…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 7

A message from Paris says it is reported that an enemy submarine torpedoed a British steamer of 4190 tons in the…

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Bungendore. War Chest Acknowledgement

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

The following letter has been received by Miss Powell of Turalla from the Superintendent of the War Chest Depet, 68 Elizabeth Street,…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

The "New York World's" Petrograd correspondent says President Wilson's message is like'y to form the basis of the Russians' demand at…

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Enlist To-day. Conditions of Enrolment Useful Information

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 15 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 15 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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Interesting War Notes War Badges

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 6

There is much of interest to be learned about the arm badges worn by the French soldiers. In our army there is only one, the thin gold stripe…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 4

A German officer who has deserted from his command states that 250 German rebels were recently shot for refusing to go to…

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Latest War News. West Front

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 9

General Haig reports: The usual artillery firing is in progress. Our aeroplanes dropped a ton of bombs on Thionville steel…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

It is stated that documents found in M. Caillaix's safe disclose a scheme for the overthrow of the Constitution of France, drafted in…

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Returned Soldiers

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 9

The number of men helped to date from the funds of the Amelioration Committee amounts to 12,504, while the total…

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