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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Poland's Sham Kingdom. Poles Will Not Enlist. Catholic Aid Refused. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

The German disappointment at the Poles refusing to enlist is increasing. The "Messagero," at Rome, states that Archbishop Kakaowski, of Warsaw,…

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The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) the Western Front. New German Offensive. Huge Preparations. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Amsterdam reports that reliable news from Germany states that when the naval and military…

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Win the War League

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

The formation of the new Win the War League is an earnest attempt to organise the Australian people with a view to making a concentrated effort…

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Monitions Explosion. the List of Killed and Wounded. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

The Minister for Munitions says that the casualties in the London explosion are now: Killed, 44 men, 11 women and 14 children: seriously injured, 72;…

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Japan. to Relieve Sick and Wounded. Glad to Demonstrate Practical Sympathy. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

Reuter's Tokio correspondent, Wednesday: An association for the relief of Allied sick and wounded has been established. A millionaire speaker urged…

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Peace. Hotel Statement. War Over in the Summer. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

A Berlin hotel extensively advertising in Switzerland, declares that it is probable the war will be over in the summer…

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War Council. on Italian Front. Generals Von Hindenburg and Ludendorff. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

Generals von Hindenburg and Ludendorff are spending several days on the Italian front attending a War Council on the Trentino. The Emperor of…

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The Call for Peace. Max Harden's Appeal. "Silence the Yelling Fanatics." France After the War

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

The following passages occur in an article by Maximilian Harden, in "Die Zukunft":--We have come to the point where only…

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Alleged Assault. Soldier Loses Part of an Ear. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

Private Charles Clifton, who is in camp at Randwick, walked into the Darlinghurst Police Station to-day, and stated he had been assaulted in a house in the…

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War Notes

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

The Minister for Defence states that further drafts of skilled men will be sent to Great Britain for the purpose of assisting in the manufacture of…

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The War Loan

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

A steady stream of subscribers and a considerably larger one of enquirers is daily visiting the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where it has been…

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The War Loan

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

In order that the conditions of the local Commonwealth Loan may be easily understood it is explained that subscribers may take [?]s which…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

Field Marshal Haig reports: We successfully raided trenches yesterday (Sunday) forenoon south-east of Loos, and bombed and destroyed dugouts…

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Yankee War Lies. Faked British Disasters

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

The Sydney censor has handed us copies of the announcement made by the Official Press Bureau, London, in October, which proscribed certain…

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British Parliament. a War Opening. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

Press Bureau: On the occasion of the reopening of Parliament, as the country is at war the King and Queen and suites will arrive in plain carriages,…

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After the War. Egyptian Trade Prospects. Cairo

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

Three hundred and ninety miles of railway have been constructed in connection with the Sinai operations. There are important trade prospects after the…

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General War News. Bill's Birthday. Cheering Up the Fleet. Amsterdam

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

It is announced that the Kaiser spends his birthday with the fleet. A great demonstration is being organised at Wilhelmshaven…

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The War. Latest English Purchase. Dr. Von Bethmann-hollweg. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

The "Vorwaerts" quotes that new anti-Bethmann Hollweg pamphlets are saying that nobody need be surprised at a rumor which is going through Germany…

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British Labor Conference. Labor Ministers Upheld. War Must Go On. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

Concluding his presidential address at the Labor Conference in the Albert Hall, Manchester, Mr. Wardle, M.P., said, in justifying Britain's…

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The Responsibility. British Labor and the War. Mr. Lloyd George's Congratulations. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

The British Labor Conference loudly cheered a message from Mr. Lloyd George, congratulating Mr. Henderson and the decision of the Conference to share the…

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