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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

683 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 25 of 35

War Loan Campaign Ballalaba Organising

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 5

A small but representative gathering met at Ballalaba Public School on Saturday afternoon last. Mr. J. H. Byrne, who, as the…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

English troops have drawn near Le Transloy and Moreuill where they made a number of prisoners. The British captured Neuve…

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The Honor Flag. Emblem of Seventh War Loan. Towns Working to Win it

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 4

Every municipality and shire now knows the amount it is asked to raise for the Seventh War Loan. Throughout New South Wales the local…

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Our Soldiers

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

News has been received in Braidwood that Private W. H. Boyd, son of Mr. A. Boyd, has wounded in the late heavy…

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Our Soldier Boys. Interesting Letter

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 4

General Granville Ryrie, who has many friends in Queanbeyan, and who has been at the front since the beginning of the war, writes the following interesting…

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Another Soldier Killed

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 3 September 1918 · page 2

News came through last night that Pte. Joseph Read Gregory, son of Mr. John Gregory, of Naas, had been killed in action on the 8th…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 6

The Australians captured an Entire battery of field guns at Peronne, and also a useful collection of guns and trench mortars…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

The enemy is hurriedly retiring behind the Hindenburg switch-line. Lens has been wholly evacuated…

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Seventh War Loan. Strengthen Australia

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 8

Three hundred thousand Australians have gone forth a to fight. Their cost to Australia is seven millions a month. Forty, millions…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

It is reported the Germans are about to abandon La Fere and Chauny. The British have captured…

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Our Soldier Boys

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 2

Mr. C. Kaye, Canberra, has been notified that his son, Driver F. S. Kaye, has been admitted to Bristol Hospital suffering from an injury to his right arm…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his report issued on Thursday, states :-The enemy strongly attacked our new positions at Inchy…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 7

General Haig reports: By nightfall on Saturday we had taken Villevesne and Stemellie, and gained possession of the greater part…

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The War Loan. (To the Editor)

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 5

Sir,-Re remarks Li Sparks from the Anvil column of your last issue, I am glad you made comment on the remarks passed…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 2

The British have occupied Vermand and Hendelles, and are now attacking Gouzeaucourt. The attack is progress…

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Seventh War Loan. Opening Day Programme. Local Arrangements

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

From the country centres various suggestions have been submitted to the Central Committee for a suitable programme…

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War Loan Campaign. Meeting at Araluen. Over £2000 SUBSCRIBED

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 2

There was rather a disappointing attendance at the War Loan meeting held at Araluen last Saturday night, but nevertheless a…

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The Honor Flag. Emblem of Seventh War Loan. Towns Working to Win it

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 4

Every municipality and shire now knows the amount it is asked to ralse for the Seventh War Loan. Throughout New South Wales the local…

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Enlistments

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 10 September 1918 · page 2

The following recruits from the Queanbeyan district have been passed as fit during the last three weeks:—R. Kirton, Randwick; S…

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Majura Doings. Welcome Home to Returned Hero. Presentation to Pte. A. HARMAN

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 2

The welcome home to Pte. A. Harman took place in the Majura Hall on Monday afternoon last. There was a large and representative gathering present…

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