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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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The War Loan. Work for Recruiting Committees

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6

A number of the Recruiting Committees have already got their organisation going for the purpose of obtaining subscribers to the War Loan. In many…

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War and Agriculture. Conflicting Claims. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

Lord Derby and Mr. Prothero state that the urgent military situation requires the taking of men. under 25 even in an ubdus-try so essential as agriculture. On the…

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Very Latest War News SYDNEY, Thursday. Naval Fight

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Crew of the V 69 believed to be part of the German squadron which managed to crawl back to Zeebrugge badly mauled. Several ships fled…

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Among Prominent People, Papers and Politicians. the War Loan

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

"It is clear that if the fourth Commonwealth war loan is to be as great a success as the earlier ones then a special effort will have to be made. There…

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Imperial War Council. Important Statement. by British Prime London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, in the course of an important interview on the subject of the forthcoming Imperial War Council with the London…

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German Mass Levy. Every Idle Hand for the War, Amsterdam. Nov. 31st

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 7

The debate on the first reading of the Bill for compulsory civilian service was begun in the Reichstag yesterday. The Chancellor introduced the Bill, saying:—…

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"Sovereigns into Soldiers."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

"Turn your sovereigns into soldiers" is advice applicable to woman as well as men. Although women cannot go into the [?] line, they have responded nobly to their country's…

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Wallarobba Soldier's Diary

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6

Letter from Sgt. F. V. W. Holmes to his mother, sent from Durban:— Dec. 6th, 1916. To-day was spent in inspecting recruits, and I…

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Anzac Snowballing. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

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 and Empire. After the War. Lloyd George Interview Coming War Council

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 5

Continuing the interview as reported yesterday, Mr. Lloyd George, Prime Minister, said:—The war policy of Empire will be clearly defined, and of great importance is what…

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War Cabinet. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

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

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Win the War League

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 1

A conference of delegates from the war service committees of the Kobertson Federal electorate, in connection with the Win-the-war…

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Parcels for War Prisoners

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

The posatl authorities intimate that advice has been received from the secretary of the General Post Office, London, that it has…

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Win the War League

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 8
Also in The Maitland Weekly Mercury

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

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The War Loan. Employees' Meetings

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 13

Arrangements have already been made for meetings of their employed by a large number of firms and institutions with a view to impressng upon the staffs the necessity and…

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The War Loan—steady Application

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 3

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

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Labour Solid or War. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 7

At the annual Conference of the Labour Party in the Albert Hall, Manchester, called to consider the problem of labour after the war;…

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Cost of the War. Germany's Huge Burden

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

Zurich, Thursday.—A Swiss correspondent in Berlin estimates that the war has cost Germany £2,500,000,000. He points out that' a large indemnity…

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The War. Bucharest Civilians Arrested. Jassy

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

The Germans have arrested a [?]r of prominent Bucharest [?]ians as hostages as a reprisal [?] Roumanian resistance…

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