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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 4

The Rome "Tribuna" states that enormous quantities of German artillery is traversing Constantinople for Mesopotamia…

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War Council Convened London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

The London "Daily News" Rome correspondent says that Prince Von Bulow has returned hurriedly to Berlin from Switzerland. He received a summons…

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Echoes of the War. Gallipoli Abandoned

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

The final abandonment of the Dardanelles campaign was completed when the British and French troops evacuated Cape Helles, the extreme toe of the Gallipolitan Peninsula…

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General War Cables. Nurse Cavell's Betrayer. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

The Amsterdam correspondent of the "Daily Express" states that the Belgian spy, Cels, who denounced Nurse Cavell, was assassinated near Brussels. His body wras…

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Prince Henry Summoned. War Would Go on If Kaiser Died. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

Prince Henry of Prussia, the Kaiser's brother, has been summoned to the Kaiser's bedside. The general view is that the…

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The War the Kaiser's Illness. Said to Be Serious. His Sister Summoned From Athens. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

A wireless message from Rome says that Queen Sophia of Greece has been summoned to the bedside of her brother, the Emperor William of…

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The Latest War News. the Kaiser's Health. Queen of Greece on Bad Terms. Reported Regent to Re Chosen. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

Nothing is actually known of the Kaiser's health. The Queen of Greece is not leaving Athens, and it is reported that she is on had terms with the Monarch. A Paris journal says that a Madrid diplomat, who remains unnamed, asserts that the Kaiser is actually suffering from cancer of the larynx. Causterisation has…

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In Australasia. Riots in Melbourne. Soldiers Beaten by Police. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

Further riots took place at St. Kilda on Saturday night, when a number of soldiers and civilians attacked a merry go-round. They were met and…

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General War Cables. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 5

The Dutch steamer Maashaven, which recently struck a mine, was abandoned, and drifted ashore near Calais. The vessel was broken in halves…

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Ignoring War Council. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 5

The "Times" points out that despite Mr. Asquith's promise of November 2nd the War Council has not been allowed to fulfil its functions, and was not consulted on the…

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Prosecute the War. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 5

Mr. Billing, in an election address at the Paladium, advocated getting on with the war. He claimed to know as a fact that the enemy was building thousands of aeroplanes…

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The Latest War News. Salonika. Bridges Blown Up. Communication Interrupted. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 4

The destruction of the bridge at Demir-Hissar, north-east of Salonika, by the Allies, caused a sensation in Greek circles. It almost cuts off communication with Eastern Macedonia, which has a population of Serbs and Greeks. The troops that remain largely depend on Salonika for supplies, and as they are now faced with the…

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Let Us Call Out Our War Dogs We Should Arm Zulus and Hosts of Islam. Warriors Fretting to Fight

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 6

In the following article Horatio Bottomley, the Imperial M.P., and editor of "John Bull," presents striking arguments in favor of the Empire calling up…

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War Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

Several public bodies in Queensland have recently passed a resolution relating to the number of Germans still engaged in the public service. There…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

An official French communique says:--Enemy aircraft bombed Janes, northwestward of Kukus; also Doganisi. Some Greek soldiers were wounded…

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General War Cables. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

A German naval auxiliary cruiser foundered off Aero Island, in the north of Kiel Bay. Uniforms and caps have been washed ashore. Lord Montagu, a survivor of the Persia,…

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War Sacrifices Necessary. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

The State Governor, speaking at a Catholic function, said in order to will the war we must make sacrifices until the enemy is overthrown. Archbishop Kelly deprecated…

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The War the Kaiser's Illness. Public Misled. Kaiser in Southern Germany. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

Travellers from Berlin state that, though the public has been officially informed that the Kaiser has gone to the front, he has really travelled to…

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A Verbal Dog Fight. War Service Branch Committee Formed. Crhas People, Cross Questions and Cross Purposes

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

In response to advertisement in the "Advocate" a record number of citizens assembled in the local School of Arts on Monday night, for the…

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The £10,000,000 Loan. Appeal by the State War Council. to the People of New South Wales

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 1

The self-imposed task which Australia has undertaken, and the splendid achievements of her sons in the field of battle have thrilled the…

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