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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Russia's Internal Differences. No Effect on War Policy. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

The "Times" says: The Russian domestic differences do not relate to the Tsar's inflexible determination to prosecute the war with the utmost…

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The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) to Our Readers

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 3

For some reason, as yet unknown to us, our usual bugdet of late war cables did not reach us to-day in time for this issue…

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Orchards for Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 2

The subdivision of the "Clinton" (Inverell) orchards into small holdings for the settlement of returned soldiers should mean a big thing for Inverell, especially…

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War Loan

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

The Governor of the Commonwealth Bank says that a steady stream of subscribers and a considerably larger one of enquirers are daily visiting the…

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Prisoners of War. German Note to France. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

An Amsterdam correspondent says a Berlin official Note, with a time limit, was recently sent to the French complaining that German war prisoners were…

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The Little Island. Bank Increases During the War From £79,000,000 TO £900,000,000. LONDON

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

Deposits in the London banks have increased in 1916-17 from £79,000,000 to £900,000,000, showing a vast surplus available for the loan…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

Some mystery attaches (says a Copenhagen message) to a startling announcement that the Spanish submarine, Issac Peval--500 tons--will…

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War Chest. Mr. Tindal's Generous Offer

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

The hon. secretary of the Citizens War Chest Fund. Sydney, has received the following letter from Mr. C. F. Tindal, "Bona Vista,…

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Win-the-war League. Its Purpose Explained

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 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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Telegrams. Insurance. Rise in War Rates. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

A further rise in war rates was announced yesterday in a private cable from London…

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Galicia's Fate. for Post-war Settlement. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

Buda-Pest papers state that the Reichstag is summoned for the middle of May. It is reported that the question of the autonomy of Galicia will…

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West Australia. Prime Minister's War Policy. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

An organisation is biding formed in West Australia to assist the Prime Minister in his war policy…

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The Czar Intervenes. War Policy Unaffected. Reforms Promised. London

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

The "Daily Telegraph's" Petrograd correspondent says: 'The political situation here is full of incidents of dramatic interest, but there is no English…

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General War News. Hun Consul Conspirators. Gaoled and Heavily Fined. San Francisco

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

The ex-German Consuls, Von Bopp and Von Bricken have been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and fined £2000…

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The Kaiser Again. Germany Filled with Holy Anger. "Fighting a Defensive War." London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

"The Times" says the German public bodies responded to the Kaiser's appeal of January 13 by perfervid protestations of loyalty and determination, demanding…

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Labor Party Conference. Post-war Problems Discussed the Only Greater Tragedy. London. Tuesday Night

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

The annual conference of the Labor Party now being held in the Albert Hall, Manchester, is the most important in the history of the movement…

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The Italian Offensive. Hun Leaders VlSIT Front. Important War Council. London, Tuesday Night

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

A message from Munich states that von Ludendorff and von Ludendorff (Chief of Staff) visited the Italian front, and attended a war council,…

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Bigamy. Returned Soldier Convicted. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions, before Judge Docker, a returned soldier named George Harold Asquith and Blanche Edith Farran pleaded guilty to…

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Soldiers' Money. Serious Charge Against Officer. £50,000 Involved. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

Lieutenant David Clayton Howell Price (36) was before the Police Court to-day, charged with having knowingly claimed the pay of Lieut. Downes during…

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Motor Fatality. Soldier's Skull Fractured. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

Owing to a taxi-cab, in which he was seated, colliding with a verandah post in Flinders-street this morning, Arthur Patrick Murray, soldier, who has been in camp…

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