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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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The War. Final Bloody Battle. Kaiser's Hint to God. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

REUTER'S correspondent at Amsterdam says that the Kaiser has telegraphed the following message to the Director of the Province of Brandenburg:—…

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How a Manning River Soldier Won the D.c.m

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

Somewhere in —, part of that far-flung, battle line referred to by Kipling, was held, by the— Regiment of Austra-lians, and there was a growing feeling of…

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Maitland Soldiers. Letters From a Nurse

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 2

Sister Stobo, who is at No Australian Auxilliary Hospital, Dartford, Kent, writing to her sister, Miss Scoble, of Oakhampton, gives news of several Maitland boys…

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Soldiers' Letters. Correct Style of Address

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 6

The Military authorities Home time ago announced Unit It had been found necessary to change the style of addressing postal matter to Australian soldiers serving abroad. Many…

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Helping a Returned Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

The Government having granted and area of land at Sawyer's Gully ot Private Perkins, a returned wounded soldier, who contemplates going into the poultry industry,…

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Closed Settlement. 830 Farms for Soldiers

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 5

Altogether 216 estates had been resumed under the Closer Settlement Acts up to the end of last year at a total cost of £6,000,000, and…

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Oakhampton Sunday School. Unveiling Honour Roll

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

For upwards of 13 years Mrs. W. Mears and a band of willing helpers save carried on a Sunday School, first in Mrs. Mears's residence, and later in the little hall that is…

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Win the War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

Attention is invited to an advertisement calling for a meeting of the Women of the district to be held at the School of Arts on next…

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The Air War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

Germany claims to have lost only 221 aeroplanes during 1916, but the French War Office points out that 117 flying machines and 29 sausage balloons succumbed to French…

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Arm-chair War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 6

'Tis sweet, so sage Lucretius wrote of yore, To watch a storm-tossed vessel from the shore, Or safely placed, when hosts in conflict close,…

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War Service Work

Singleton Argus · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

Lieut. Grayston, the local organiser in connection with the new recruiting campaign, informed an "Argus" reporter on Thursday that he had just…

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War News in Brief. Germany's Sixth War Loan

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

The "Frankfurter Zeitung" foreshadows the sixth German War Loan, to be issued immediately. The Journal advises that British methods should be followed in the…

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Win the War League

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

Those interested in the Win the War League are notified that the committee will meet at 8.30 p.m., in the Town Hall, on Monday evening next. All citizens are…

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The War. Turks Again Defeated

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 2

Mr. Chandler, war correspondent, says there is severe fighting at Kut. The Turks lost heavily in endeavoring to regain the lost…

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Recruiting Meetings. War Loan Subscriptions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 6

Mr. M. Charlton, M.H.R., and Sergeant R. J. Everson, and Mr. Herron, organisers, addressed meetings at the Grosford saleyards yesterday afternoon and at Clarence Town in…

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The War Loan. Treasurer's Appeal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 7

It should scarcely be necessary for the me to appeal to the loyal citizens of Australia to help to make the fourth Commonwealth War Loan a success by subscribing for as…

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Mr. Cook and the War Conference

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 6

Mr. Joseph Cook, M.H.R., who returned to Sydney yesterday, stated that the Liberal party would meet in Melbourne on Monday to consider the Federal situation, and until…

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Win the War League. Formation of Branch

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 7

A meeting for the purpose of forming a branch of the Win the War League was held in the council chambers on Tuesday, and considering the inclement weather…

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War Profits. New Bill to Be Introduced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 6

The Federal Treasurer (Mr. Poynton) has been busy during the recess considering the various aspects of the War Times Profits Bill,…

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The War Loan. Work for Recruiting Committees

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 10

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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