Gow Newspaper Indexes

World War 1 - North Coast Anzacs
(volume 1 & volume 2)

Compiled by Rod & Wendy Gow & Val Birch

Book :  A4, soft cover, 178 pages, indexed.   Volume 1  isbn 0 9577847 0 8
Book : A4, soft cover, 168 pages, indexed.   Volume 2  isbn 0 9577847 1 6

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These two volumes, both of which are indexed, are a collection of extracts from the Northern Champion (Taree) and the Wingham Chronicle newspapers. Not a history of the war, but rather an account of soldiers' first hand experiences defining enlistments, send offs, victories and tragedies, welcome home, and memorial services for those who paid the supreme sacrifice.  As a result of the sheer magnitude of information contained within these newspapers it was necessary to produce this work in two volumes, and in some instances, to condense certain reports.
 

The indexes from these two volumes are available on line. If you wish to view them click on the following links ....

North Coast Anzacs ( INDEX ) - volume 1

North Coast Anzacs ( INDEX ) - volume 2

Extracts ...

Lieut. Fitzpatrick

Last week Mr. J. C. L. Fitzpatrick received a letter dated 23 May, 1915, from the Dardanelles from Lieut. Fitzpatrick, Quarter Master, 1st. Australian Light Horse : "We landed on the same spot as the first infantry crowd, and to see the hills they took with the bayonet, you haven't the faintest idea what a wonderful piece of work it was. They have made a name for themselves here, that will go down in history. A naval officer told me that you can't say anything wrong about Australians to them now. They only point out to you the hills our boys fought their way over, and ask you if you would ever think it possible that troops could take them?"

M. Hussey

Constable M. Hussey has been transferred from Raymond Terrace to Sydney. He recently returned after an absence in Gallipoli, where he was twice wounded. He was formerly stationed at Maitland, Merriwa, and Wingham.

Pte. John Ratcliffe

Mr. Ratcliffe of West Maitland has received advice that his son, Private John Ratcliffe, is a prisoner of war in Germany. Another brother Corporal James Ratcliffe was killed at Gallipoli, and the third and youngest son, Lance-Corporal S. Ratcliffe, is now in the trenches.

Nurse Nance O'Neill

Writing  to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. O'Neill, West Kempsey, Nurse Nance O'Neill stated ... they had arrived at No. 3 Hospital, Lemnos. They had nearly 200 patients in the day they started work, and this number soon rose to 800. Sister O'Neill was on duty in one of the operating tents. We went for a walk a few nights ago to see the Turkish prisoners. About 200 in the camp we went to. They seem quite happy and like being there, as they say it is better than at the front and cannot understand why they are fighting.

Cpl. A. R. Paton

The sporting writer of the Sydney "Sportsman" comments on the late Reg Paton, whose death on the battlefield we reported recently. Reg was a nephew of Mrs. J. N. Laurie, of Rawdon Vale, and was well known in Dungog. "Corporal A. R. Paton, who was killed in France a couple of weeks ago, was the only man who ever knocked Les Darcy down. Under his first ring name, 'Regio', he accepted an offer to meet Darcy at West Maitland. They fought on July 10, 1913, and Reg dropped Les early in the first round, with a right smash to the right jaw. The now champion of the world took four second's grace and then proceeded to administer a hiding so heavy that Paton's towel came in during the seventh round. A broad hint as to the potentialities of Darcy was given that night, when poor "Regio", a particularly hard man, told the rep. of the "Sportsman" at the ringside that it would have been madness to continue against superior weight and strength, and said almost the same words to me when he returned to Sydney. He was licked, but he established a record that no rival, even of three times his calibre, has ever been able to shift ever since - the knocking out of Darcy".
 
 
 

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