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2 August 1918

Day 1465 of the war The Premier of NSW requests that a public meeting be…

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1 August 1918

Bronze plaque on the memorial to the men of the 2nd Australian Division at Mont…

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31 July 1918

Bennett and Co’s store in Millthorpe displays German war trophies. War Trophies Orange scouts chop…

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Honour RollService Men and Women

John Francis Roberts

John Francis Roberts. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial. On 14 February 1916 brothers John Francis…

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29 July 1918

John Francis Roberts is killed in action in France Orange motor engineer John Bennett Dwyer…

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28 July 1918

French Renault FT-17 tanks resting after an attack near Grisolles, 28 July 1918. Image courtesy…

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27 July 1918

French prisoners preparing crosses for the graves of German soldiers fallen in the Second Battle…

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26 July 1918

The Leader reports the death in action of Orange farmer James Lewis Martin. Last Great…

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25 July 1918

The patrol vessel HMAS Gannet is commissioned by the Royal Australian Navy Allied forces on…

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24 July 1918

The Methodist Church at Spring Hill plans to record the names of the district’s men…

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