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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

683 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 27 of 35

The War Loan Tank

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 7

This tank arrived in Braidwood at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon from Bungendore, and opened for business in front of the Council…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 2

The Turkish line in Palestine is broken. The British forces advanced 12 miles on a 16 mile front. The Turkish…

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Might or Right. Money and Liberty. the Meaning of the War Loan

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1918 · page 3

"The best investment in the world is the War Loan, which guarantees freedom and liberty, and pays five and a quarter per…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 7

A semi-official report emphasises that the local actions to which the fighting on the west front is limited are merely an interlude…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 9

The Allied successes on the Macedonian front continue. The Italians have liberated 20 more Servian villages…

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The War Outlook

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 1

The Allies' position is becoming brighter and brighter as week succeeds week. This not only applies to the western front, upon…

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The War Tank at Ballalaba

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 2

The "Southern Cross," under Commander Hawkesley, left Braidwood on Wednesday morning for Ballalaba, en route for Cooma. A…

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The War Loan Tank. Visits Braidwood

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 8

The War Loan tank "Southern Cross," in charge of Commander Hawkesley and crew, as briefly' stated in our last issue, arrived…

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War Loan Compulsion. Mr. James' Kell's Warning

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 5

The acting-governor of the Commonwealth Bank, Mr. James Kell, bluntly told a meeting at Drummoyne the other night that…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 2

The Allies have invaded Bulgaria. The Serbians have captured Gradsko, and reached the outski[?]s of Ishtep…

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Our Soldier Boys

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 2

On Tuesday night last the Triumph Hall was well filled by a representative gathering who had assembled to do honor to four returned heroes, namely, Privates…

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Voluntary Ballot Enlistment Conference

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 2

Under direction of the Minister for Recruiting Mr. R. B. Orchard, a conference of delegates from Recruiting Committees of the…

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War Taxation

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 1

The first-class patriots of Australia are always informing us that the great majority of our people do not appear to…

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War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 3

British troops in Palestine, east of the Jordian, have occupied Amman, on the Hedjaz railway, to the eastward of Es Salt. The…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 2

The triple attack of the Allies' on the West front is making excellent progress. The British and Americans on…

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Late War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 4

Two great attacks have been launched on the West front—the largest having a wide strategic objective between Verdun and…

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War Tank at Cooma

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 2

The "Southern Cross" War Loan Tank arrived at Cooma last Thursday afternoon. Our Federal member, the Hon. Austin Chapman, was…

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How War Prices Go Up

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 8

A senator was talking about the war prices. "Like begets like," he said. "One war price creates another…

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War Loans. Compulsion to Be Applied

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 3

In the course of his Budget Speech, Mr. Watt (Acting Prime Minister and Treasurer) announced the Government's intention to…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 2

The Paris correspondent of the United Press learns unofficially that the Bulgarian armistice has been signed…

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