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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

5,226 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 15 of 250

Doctors and the War Universal Medical Service. Australia's Duty 400,000 Men

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 4

A scheme of universal medical service has been advocated before the New South Wales branch of the British Medical Association by Lieut…

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Rider Haggard's Mission Ex-soldiers for Australia. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 1

Sir Rider Haggard, in an interview with reference to his approaching visit to Australia, emphasised the fact that that his mission would be solely one of…

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'My Country Calls.' Socialist Leader Explains Why W. Rosser Enlisted

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 1

Having passed the greater part of his life as an active Labor organiser and a sir nuous apostle of peace, Mr. W. Rosser, president of the Railway…

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St. Kilda Riots Soldiers and Civilians Repulsed. Major M'inerney Injured. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 4

The disturbances which took place in Chapel-street, Prahran, on Friday night were succeeded on Saturday evening by others. A number of…

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General News Soldiers Entertained

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

Quito a number of the visiting soldiers were the guests of the City Picture Co. at the School of Arts last might, where they spent a most…

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Orderly Soldiers

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

The general behavior of a large number of soldiers about the Streets of Bathurst last night was in every way a credit to the men and to the officers…

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Our Wounded Soldiers. Pte. David Roberts

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

Was wounded on December 1, while with the Australian forces in Gallipoli. He is not yet 19 years of age, but has been over a year with the colors. He was gathering frozen…

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More Sick and Wounded. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2
Also in Leader

A transport left Suez for Australia on January 3 with another lot of sick and wounded aboard…

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War Loan

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 1

Mr. Higgs, Commonwealth Treasurer, in response to a request from some intending subscribers to the Commonwealth war loan, who point…

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"Paddy" Ford's War Trophies

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

Sergt. "Paddy" Ford commenced his exhibition of trophies from the battlefields of Flanders on Monday night, in a tent near Holt's Hotel. He obtained a tent last week,…

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When will the War End?

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

"Basing your calculations on the progress of the Allied Armies at the end of the first year of war, and bearing in mind the expenditure and…

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Prisoners of War. London

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

A Milan correspondent says that Britain, France, Bulgaria, and Greece, have signed an agreement at Athens providing that all Bulgars…

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Rockley War Service Committee Formed

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

A public meeting was held in the Council Chambers on Saturday evening, for the purpose of forming a War Service Committee for the Abercrombie Shire. Cr. Brownlow,…

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Miscellaneous War News. London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

Travellers from Berlin state that though the public is officially informed that the Kaiser has gone to the front, he really travelled to Southern Germany to undergo an…

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The War Casualties. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

The Australian casualties to datnumber 6171 officers and men dead and 32,036 wounded, making a total of 38,207. Included in the missing…

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Will the War End in a Deadlock?

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. H. G. Wells js certainly a celebrated novelist and has distinguished himself in the field of fiction. His opinions on the war are quite another…

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The War Loan Small Contributors Combine. Melbourne

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) expressed himself to-day as favorably impressed at the action of a number of officers of the New South Wales…

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Wallerawang War Service Committee. Operations at a Standstill

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the War Service Committee was held in the Shire Hall on Monday night Present: Cr. T. Sorrell (in the chair), also Messrs. R. H. Bulkeley, A. A. Travers, A. J…

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Councils of the Allies. War and Diplomacy. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

"The Times" correspondent in Paris says: "There is urgent need for the general staff to be entrusted with the task…

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