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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Commonwealth War Loan. Dates of Closing of Subscription List

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 8

In view of the fact that the 31st January will be a public holiday in the State of Victoria, the Common wealth Treasurer has arranged with…

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The War. Abandoned Gallipoli Stores. Official Explanation. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. Tennant stated in the House of Commons that the primary object of the evacuation of Gallipoli was to remove the troops safely. It…

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£10,000,000 Commonwealth War Loan. an Appeal to Patristism

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The Sate War Council throughout Australia are making a strong appeal to the citizen of the Common wealth to support, and support liberally to the full…

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Custody of Commonwealth War Loan Bonds, Government Savings Bank Arrangements

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The Commissioners of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales- the State Savings Institution are prepared to receive for safe…

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Country Enlistments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

The details of country enlistments supplied to the Premier by the Military authorities show that from Monday to Wednesday inclusive the number enrolled was…

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Soldiers and Drink. Judge Docker's Opinion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

His Honor, Judge Docker made some remarks at the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions with regard to soldiers and drink. His Honor was dealing with a case in…

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Soldiers' Gambling Dispute

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

The State Commandant made an official statement to-day to he effect that the gambling, dispute, which occurred among soldiers confined on Milson's Island,…

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Recruiting. Local Enlistments

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 5

Fourteen recruits offered to-day at the drill hall, and twelve were accepted as under:—Michael Welson, Kurri Kurri, John Donnan, Cessnock; Norman Durham,…

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Soldiers' Club

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

Major Molloy conferred with Mr. D. J. Ryan and Mr. R. C. Beatty last evening relative to the West Maitland soldiers club to be established under the auspices of the committees of the…

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Land for Returned Soldiers

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Ald. M. Parker, of Taree, who visited Sydney last week, brought under the notice of the Government the opportunities…

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Fatal Row Among Soldiers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The State Commandant made an official statement to-day to the effect that a gambling dispute which occurred among soldiers confirmed on…

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Minister's Rebuke. Statement Regarding Wounded Soldier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 7

The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) referred to a statement by Mr. Anstey, M.H.R., that a soldier who had received eight wounds had been invalided home, and…

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Trains of Wounded

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 3

From that time onwards there has been a steady drain on their forces in the West, and even to-day there comes a message from the frontier that during the last few…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

It is reported from Berlin that the German Emperor has gone to Southern Germany to undergo an operation. A Sofia message received via…

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A Heartless Father. Theatment of Wounded Son

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 5

"Vorwariz" reprints from Die Post" terrible story of a Bavarian father, in August burg, who shut the door of the parents home in the face of his soldier son, returned…

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A War Basis

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 5

"Our industries are being mobilised on a war basis, our finances are being regulated and regimented for the purpose of war. All this is a great advance in…

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War Census Cards

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, stated that the report that employees of the Defence Department and the Navy Office were not to be…

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Australia's War Loan

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

The kind of victory that we need, and for which we are fighting, depends largely upon the readiness, of the people of the Empire to economise and provide our Governments…

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War Service Committee

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 7

There was only a scant response to the call for a public meeting at the Mechanics' Institute on Thursday evening to form a War Service Committee in…

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War Cards. Figures Challenged

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

A statement was made recently by Mr. J. H. Catts, secretary of the State Recruiting Committee, concerning the publication of details of the war census cards…

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