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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

5,026 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 18 of 250

The War Loan Work for Recruiting Committees

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 3

A number of the Recruiting Committees have already got their organisation going for the purpose of obtaining subscribers to the War Loan…

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Archbishop's War Views Mr. Holman's Comment. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

Referring to-day to the statement attributed to Archbishop Maunix, of Victoria, that in spite of all disguises, the war was a trade war the Premier…

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War and the Nations Sermon by Bishop Long

National Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 1

"God loves the World" was the text of Bishop Long's sermon at All Saints' Cathedral on Sunday night. The Bishop dealt lengthily with the world as…

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From the Front Bathurst Boy's Message. War Far From Finished

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 1

Lance Corporal Arch Willman, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Willman, of William Street, Bathurst, writing on 3/12/16 to his parents, stated that he…

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Paying the War's Cost Empire's Great Resources. an Interesting Scheme. Development Committee's Report. London

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

The Empire Resources Development Committee has issued a statement advocating the conservation of natural resources, the development of which for…

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One Boy Who Dared the Father Divalls Father and Son. an Inside View of the War

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

Corporal W. Divall is a good Australian who is a passenger-guard in the Newcastle district when he is on a peace-footing. Greatly to his own…

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Returned Soldiers' Homes

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

The Local Land Board held a short meeting at the Bathurst Court House yesterday afternoon for the purpose of considering the value of about…

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Soldiers in Distress Several Cases Cited. Returned Men and Their Wives. Where Is the Amelioration Committee?

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

When several cases of distress were mentioned at the War Service Committee last night, Mr. C. R. Barry stated that there was a large sum of…

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Fighting in the Desert Trooper Deveson Twice Wounded

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Trooper E. Deveson, of the 6th Australian Light Horse, and late of Bathurst, in a letter dated December [?] last to a member of the "National…

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The War Loan

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

In connection with the War Loan, Mr. C. L. Kondall last night stated that if the time for closing the War Loan was deferred till the beginning of…

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Bathurst War Council. Committees Appointed

National Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Mayor McPhillamy presided at a meeting of the Bathurst War Council at the Town Hall, last night. The attendance was moderate…

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Katoomba Win the War League

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 1

A meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers on Wednesday, the Mayor, Ald. C. L. Dash, presiding. In declaring the meeting open, the Mayor said they were there…

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British War Debt. Why Not Germany?

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 1

A "Times" leader says the idea behind the Empire Resources Committee is that the war will leave the Empire a large debt. The problem will…

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Local and General Win the War League

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

The secretary announced last night that already there were over one hundred members of the Bathurst Branch of the Win the War League…

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Orthodox Christianity. Will It Survive the War?

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

Will orthodox Christianity survive the war? Is it reasonable to assume that the traditional belief in Providence…

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The War. (Australian Cable Association Messages.) LONDON

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

A wireless intercepted message from a German official source reads: "We ropulsed three English waves, with heavy losses, northward of…

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To-day's War News the Strangle Hold. Jellicoe's Tightening Cord. London

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

The intensification of the blockade by the British fleet against Germany is expected to have important results. The Admiralty will not announce the new mine fields or the means…

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Enlist or Subscribe Director-general's Appeal Address to Employees. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. Donald Mackinnon, Director-General of Recruiting, is working personally in his appeals for recruits. To-day he addressed a meeting of…

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Resumed Estates Huge Government Purchase. the Soldiers' Settlements. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 2

Altogether 216 estates had been resumed under tho Closer Settlement Act up to the end of the last year, the cost being over £6,000,000…

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Whew London Sleeps. Y.m.c.a. Night Patrol Service. Snapshots From Home Cheer Soldiers

Leader · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

"One of the most admirable phases of the work of the Young Men's Christian Association" is how a London pressman describes the service of the…

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