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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Local and General. War Equipment League

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 2

An exhibition of the work of the Red Cross Society and War Equipment League at Carr's Creek will be held in the School of Arts to-morrow afternoon. All interested…

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Echoes of the War. [?] of Erzero[?]

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 2

Far the most notable even [?] week [?] the fall of the Turkish [?] capital of Armenia. By [?]sians have undoubtedly [?]…

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The War in France and Flanders. the Great Battle. Best German Troops Sacrificed. Paris

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 3

The newspapers state that the Crown Prince was for three months organising his points of attack, which do not form part of the real defences of…

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The South-eastern Front. to Neutralise Erzeroum. War Council in Berlin. Princes Over-ride Generals. London, Saturday Morning

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 3

The Petrograd paper "Russky Invalid" publishes particulars, based upon Swedish press reports, of a war council held in Berlin to devise…

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"The Last Convulsion." Germany's Picked Soldiers. Kaiser's Rehearsal. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 3

The Paris "Matin" says that the offensive appears to be a hopeless military enterprise prompted by dynastic considerations. The Germans brought…

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Men with Enemy Blood. Regulations for Enlistment

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 3

The following instructions, issued by the Defence Department, are being circulated to local recruiting Committees by the central recruiting committee:--…

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The War

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 4

The near approach of Spring has aroused the vitality of the enemy; the battle of Verdun is a commencement of that great offensive which many think is the beginning…

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War Service Committee

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 4

The Mayor(Aid.Johnson)presided over a meeting of the above held last night. There was a large attendance. A communication was received from Mr…

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War Brevities. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 5

The Channel has become blocked. General Kuropatkin has been appointed Commander-in-Chief ot the Northern Russian front…

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General War Gables. Developments in the Balkans. Tyranny of Austro-germans. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 5

In view or the prospects and developments in the Balkans, the despatches sent by Mr.Calvert, special correspondent of "The Times" in the Balkans, confirming accounts…

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Land for Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 4

The Premier is pleased with the work done by the Minister for Lands, in connection with the finding of land for returned soldiers. "Mr. Ashford has a complete scheme within the…

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Soldiers' Letters Misdirected

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 4

By the English mail delivered in Grafton yesterday Mr. Roy Pratt, Bacon-street, Grafton, received a letter, presumably from his brother, Trooper C.B. Pratt, but on opening…

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The Battle of Verdun. French Soldiers' Brave Resistance. the Position Unchanged. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 5

The"Observer," in its comments on the battle of Verdun, states that Germany has massed in the West two-thirds of her armies, with a vast proportion of her accumulated shells. Could she force France and Britain into a premature offensive she would he able to employ a maximum degree of strength against them…

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A Soldier Convicted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 5

Private Harold Darnley, a member of the Expeditionary Forces, was fined £5, in default 35 days' gaol at Bathurst, on three charges of stealing from local business…

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Another Anzac Victory

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 4

The Anzacs, although they did not conquer the Turk may now agree delightedly they have not lived in vain The campaign that failed in Gallipoli…

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War Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 3

The Queensland Government has appointed three British born subjects on the Middle Ridge Council in the room of Messrs. Greirnke, Nuss, and…

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War Brevities. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 3

The Treveriyn brought into Marseilles 15 of the crew of the Denaby. which was sunk in the Mediterranean. The London "Daily Mail's" correspondent…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 4

It is officially reported that Lord Derby is chairman of the Air Service Joint Committee. The King received at Buckingham…

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War Lectures at the Gaol

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 2

With the approval of the Comptroller-General of H.M. Prisons, arrangements have been made to deliver a course of lectures on the war to the…

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War Notes. the Liquor Problem

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 4

A meeting of hotelkeepers in Sydney on Friday night affirmed the desirability of establishing wet canteens at the military camps. The gathering…

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