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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The Industrial War

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

It is assumed by the "Times" that Mr. Hughes will play an important part in making ready for the great industrial war which must follow the…

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Whisky and War

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 5

The London "Spectator" is about the last journal in Great Britain which can be suspected of holding a brief for tee-totalism, but at the present…

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The War. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

Despite the recent Austro-German requests for demobilisation, Roumanla is wiping the whole pro-Bulgar system out of Sil[?]stria, and Im[?]risoning every…

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Thr-war. Earlier Wires

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

German wireless messages states that the [?] at Verdon is acchanged. Parisian reports indicate that…

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War Statistics. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 5

A reliable statistician estimates that the casualties to February, 1916, total 540,300 killed, 2,111,000 wounded, 648,000 prisoners. On the Russian front 117.900 were killed,…

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Lord Northcliffe on the War

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 3

Month ago [?] had honor of communicating with at least fifty mil[?]ion Americans through the Hearst Press (Writes Lord Northcliffe to that group…

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Censorship of War News. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 5

The "Times" correspondent at Washington writes that there is commonplace news of the war here. British publicity of the work was bungled through the unimaginatve stupdity…

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General War Cables. Enemy Movements at Bagdad. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 5

It is reported from Odessa that 80,000 Turkish troops have been withdrawn from Palestine to Aleppo, on the Bagdad railway, together with two German regiments. A…

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Local arid General News. Land for Returned Soldiers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Briner. M.L.A, has received the following letter, dated 2nd March, 1916, from the Secretary to the Department of Defence, Melbourne:—[?]…

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Dorrigo Soldier's Letter

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 6

Private Roy S. Vincent writes as follows:—At Sea, 63/2/16. It is my birthday to-day, and in consideration of that fact I have bethought me to…

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Settlement of Soldiers

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

Discussing the land settlement scheme for returned soldiers the Minister for lands said that while approximately 250 farms on the Murrumbidgee…

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Land for Returned Soldiers

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 3

Discussing the land settlement schems for returned soldiers in the Assembly on Tuesday the Minister for Lands said that while…

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Compulsory Enlistment

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 4

The advocates of compulsory enlistment are exercising themselves vigorously at present over the alleged failure of the voluntary system (says the "Call to Arms.") It…

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Steel Helmets for Soldiers. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 5

Lord Sandhurst stated in the House of Lords that hundreds of thousands of steel helmets have been issued. The Government intended that every "Tommy" should be…

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Caring for the Wounded. Letter From Nurse Pocock

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. C. E. Attwater has just received the following letter from Nurse Bessie Pocock, dated Mena House Hospital, Egypt, February 4, 1916:--"1 received 1350…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 4

Austria has declared war on Portugal. The Amsterdam "Telegraph" reports that the Allied aviators flew over…

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War Clothing Muddle. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

The Auditor-General's report on the Army Stores accounts discloses several instances of muddle, including £2650 sterling paid for partly-worn clothing, which was found to be…

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720,000 Austrians Killed. 2,600,000 Wounded and Sick. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

The Hungarian Statistician estimates the Austrian, losses to date at 720,000 killed and 2,600,000 wounded and sick, in addition to 750,000…

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Daring French Aviator. Scores His Ninth Success. Then Wounded by Enemy Paris, Friday Evening

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

Lieutenant Guynemer, the French aviator, who has been wonderfully successful at Verdun, having recently brought down eight of the enemy's…

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General War Cables. the Eastern Front. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

The Moscow 'Russkoye Slovo" says the Germans are making elaborate technical preparations on the Dvina front for a similar offensive to that at Verdun…

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