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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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War Service Committee

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

After a lapse of some months the committee of the above met at the Municipal Council Chambers last night. Mr. R. R. Hetherington…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Arthur Ransome telegraphs from Petrograd insisting that the position of the Bolsheviks is critical. A conference of Soviets discussed…

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A Lesson of the War. Zam-buk Needed Every Day

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

The purpose of war is to inflict wounds. The purpose of Zam-Buk is to heal them. No matter how [?]vial is your cut or scratch, the…

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Enlist To-day. Conditions of Enrolment Useful Information

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 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 29 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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Medals for Soldiers' Relatives

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

The Secretary Department of Defence, advises the Hon. A. Chapman as follows:—With further reference to your letter of 15th Dec…

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6

The Botterdam correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that Herr Max Harden virtually endorsee President Wilson's and…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

In the air raids on London 14 men, 17 women, and 16 children were "killed and 93 men, 59 women and 17 children injured…

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Aerial Photography in War

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6

Photographing the enemy's positions is one of the most important parts an aviator has to play when at the Front. To the lay mind it does not appear very…

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"Hell on Earth." War Prisoners' Experiences

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 5

New Zealand soldiers from Germany, now interned in. Switzerland, spent much of the time at Dulmen. Two attempts at escape…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

Gothas bombed Paris yesternight and several persons were killed. Neutral advices say that German reports of strikes must be accepted…

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Interesting War Notes Why Guns Do Not Burst. Measuring the Pressure. 40,000lb, to the Square Inch

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 6

If We desire a steam boiler to withstand a working pressure of 100lb. to the square inch, We use material that should not give way until a pressure of…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

The Admiralty reports:— The armed boarding steamer Louvain was torpedoed and sunk in the Eastern Mediterranean on January…

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The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

The National Railwaymen's Union resolutioned demanding all round food rationing and advising members not to work on Saturdays when they could stand in the…

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Letters for Soldiers

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 February 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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Enlist To-day. Conditions of Enrolment Useful Information

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

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

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War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

Sir Douglas Haig reports an enemy raid on Poelcapelle as having been repulsed. Patrol encounters southward of Lens were…

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Latest War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 9

Military experts in France and England consider that Germany's big effort is imminent. Ludendorff's concentration of troops…

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Late War News

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 9

According to a Copenhagen message, Germany is demanding that the Maximalists of Russia accept the peace conditions. Military…

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Interesting War Notes Our Indian Troops

The Queanbeyan Age and Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 6

The ingenuity displayed by our heroic Indian troops in adapting articles to uses other than they were originally intended for is marvellous…

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