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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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French Soldier's Thanks. "Conquer or Die."

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 1

Some months ago Misses M. Bowman and A. Kirkland instituted a movement to provide knitted socks for the soldiers of France, and the Singleton ladies…

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War Ministry. Federal Proposal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

The proposal of the Liberal and Ministerial parties for the formation of a National War Ministry, embracing the three parties now in Parliament was [?] discussed in political…

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The War Loan. Employees' Meeting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 2

Arrangements have already been made for meeting of their employees by a large number of f[?] and institutions with a view to impressing upon the staff the necessity and…

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India's War Loan. Removes Cause for Criticism. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 5

In a leading article the "Times" says that the Indian war loan effort removes the recent criticism against the Indian Government's war poley…

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French Soldier's Gratitude. Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 6

Some months ago Misses M. Bowman and A. Kirkland instituted a movement to provide knitted socks for the solders of France, and the Singleton ladies responded to the…

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A Family of Soldiers

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 January 1917 · page 4

All the sons of Mr. and Mrs. James Clarks, of Morpeth, with one exception, have enlisted, and two of them have been wounded in France quite recently Staff-…

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Anzac Snowballing. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

General Sir Wm. Birdwood writes as follows:—There has been heavy snow for 48 hours. The boys are delighted, and are snowballing everywhere. I have had a…

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War Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

The 226th Australian casualty list, issued yesterday, gives the total for all States: Killed in action 31, died of wounds or other causes…

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War Cabinet. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. A. Chamberialn, Secretary of State for India, has selected Sir James S. Meston, Lieut Governor of the United Provinces, etc., Sir Satyendrishina and the…

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Win the War League

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 1
Also in The Maitland Daily Mercury

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

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The War Loan. Employees Meetings

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

Arrangements have already been made for meetings of their employees by a large number of firms and Institutions with a view to…

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The War Loan—steady Applications

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 1

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

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Win the War League. Second Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

The second of a series of open air meetings under the auspices of the local branch of the Win the War League was held at the Post Office…

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Very Latest War News SYDNEY

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

The terrible sufferings of Roumanian refugees, 100 hundred of whom are now in London, was illustrated at the inquest at Westminster, on…

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Win the War Campaign Conference at Singleton

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

A conference, of delegates from the various centres throughout the Federal electorate of Robertson, in connection with the Win-the-War Campaign, was…

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The War German Food Shortage. Prussian Evidence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 6

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent gives a detained report of the sitting of the Prussian Diet. A Conservative member, Herr Heydebrand,…

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Y.M.C.A. War Work. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

The Y.M.C.A. has arranged to entertain three hundred Australians from France at a matinee and dinner at the War Chest Club. Mr. Woodburn and Mr. Sargood are going…

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The War. Switzerland Uneasy. Germany Massing Troops on Their Border

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 2

Swiss newspapers state that the Germans continue to concentrate near Basle. The Swiss General Staff expresses the conviction that…

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War Cabinet. Attitude of the Labour Party. Hostility to Mr. Hughes

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 6

The only development in the political situation in Melbourne yesterday was the sending of the reply of the leader of the Labour party (Mr. Tudor) to the invitation of the…

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