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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Enlistments in Ireland. Totals in Each County. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. [?]irren, replying to a question, said in the House of Commons that the number of men on Leinster is 174,597; Ulster, 169,489; Munster, 136,637;…

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In Australia. Returned Sick and Wounded Soldiers. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

A hospital shin with 450 sick and wounded Australians aboard reached Adelaide to-day. The South Australian cases, numbering 43, including one cot…

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New Zealander Wounded. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

Lieutenant J. Rutledge, of New Zealand, with the field artillery in France, has been wounded…

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Rider Haggard's Mission. for What Comes After the War. Settling Soldiers and Their People. a Visit to Australia. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

Sir Rider Haggard, arter his visit to the Dominions on behalf of the Imperial Government, will write a book embracing his impressions. To a…

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The War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages.) On the Western Front Germans Repulse Advance at Massignes. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

A German wireless message states:- "We repulsed the enemy's (French) advances north of Massignes, taking 480 prisoners."…

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War Items. Successes in the Balkans. the Turks and Gallipoli. Prospects of the Egyptian Campaign. Peace Meeting Broken Up

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

The following war items hare been transmitted by the independent Cable Service:- Rome, Thursday…

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In Australia. Germans in Railway Workshops. Soldiers Demand Dismissal. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 2

A party of about 50 returned soldiers paid a surprise visit yesterday afternoon to the railway workshops at Newport, and demanded the dismissal of all…

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War Items. Kaiser's Condition Said to Be Critical. Crown Prince May Assume the Rule. Emperor's Adventure in an Airship. Sir John French and the Battle of Ypres

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 4

The following items have been transmitted by the [?]dependent Cable Service:- Amsterdam, Monday…

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The War Cards and Enlistments

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

Some of the Commonwealth war cards, stated Lieutenant Resch to-day, may be received by men who have already enlisted, or by their relatives…

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Employment of War Eligibles. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The Premier (Mr. W. A. Holman) states that he has been in communication with the Railway Commissioners and the State War Council…

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War Items. Incendiarism at Cairo. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

The following items have been transmitted by "The Times?? service:- "The Times" correspondent at Gairo states that fires broke out on three Nile…

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Bibles for Prisoners of War. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

The British and Foreign Bible Society has sent 260,000 Bibles, weighing ll tons, to prisoners of war in Russia…

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A Result of the War. Lady Land Agent Appointed. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

Miss B. Murphy was yesterday appointed land agent in the Ipswich district of Queensland. Her appointment was due to the fact that owine to the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition War Items. Irish Priest's Appeal. Story of Belgium and Poland

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

In connection with the recruiting campaign in Tipperary (says the "Morning Post" of November 15), a meeting was held at Cahir, when the…

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Returning Soldiers. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

A transport having on board 106 men for New South Wales and 42 for Queensland, is expected to reach Sydney on Monday…

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Soldiers Attack Pastry Cook's Shop. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

At Prahran yesterday afternoon a number of soldiers made an attack upon the windows of a shop owned by J. Plisch. pastry cook and baker. They…

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Soldiers Drummed Out. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

Three disgraced soldiers were drummed out of the Liverpool camp yesterday. They were escorted by a guard of 20 men from the officers'…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) On the Russian Front. Offensive Suspended for Present. Object Achieved. Petrograd, Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

An official communique says:- "The Russian offensive on the south front has been suspended for the present. We have achioved our object in…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. the War. (Reuter's Messages.) In the Balkans. Capture of Lovtchen. "Equal to a National Defeat." London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

The London "Daily Chronicle's" Milan correspondent states that the capture of Lovtchen brings a bitter and sorrowful disillusionment to the…

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War. General Items

Western Grazier · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

A flotilla of French aeroplanes bombed Sofia, causing considerable damage to buildings. This was followed by an indescribable panic…

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