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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Soldiers' Letters

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 September 1915 · page 2

Ald. H. R. Lee, Port Kembla, has received the following letter from his brother, T. C. Lee, who is in the firing line at the Dardanelles:—We have…

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Returned Soldiers. Hearty Welcome Home

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 4

Many persons were afraid that the first soldiers to return to Wollongong from the fighting line would be allowed to arrive without a fitting…

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Bogus Wounded Soldier

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 8

In the Wollongong Court on Tuesday, John Moir (24), a Norfolk Islander, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having no lawful visible means…

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After the War

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 8

"The men who are returning from the war," writes Lord Cecil, in the "Nineteenth Century," "show a spirit of intense seriousness; at present there…

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The War. Latest Cables. London, Thursday Night

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 2

It is officially announced that the casualty list in connection with the operations at the Dardanelles since commencing operations there totals…

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The Australian Soldiers' Pay

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 5

The members of the Australian Expeditionary Force may count themselves as the highest paid soldiers in the world. They are (says the…

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Welcome to Soldiers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 16

By the seven p.m. train on Wednesday, evening arrived Gunners A. H. Watson and G. Graham, wounded soldiers. The Recruiting Association…

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Soldiers' Letters

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 18

In a letter to his mother, Mrs. M. Sloan, Campbell-street, Wollongong, dated from Alexandria, Pvte. Albert Sloan, who was in the 3rd…

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Dapto Soldiers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 September 1915 · page 11

On Wednesday night Dapto was on fete, the occasion being a welcome home to Private W. Oyston, who has returned from the front…

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War and Women's Dresses

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1915 · page 6

Has the war affected women's dress? This is a question that will interest all our women readers, and it is fully answered in the pages of "Everylady's…

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The War. Latest Cables. London

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1915 · page 2

A Russian officer interviewed in Rome said that General Rursky, the most popular General in Russia after the Grand Duke, said that the…

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A Soldier's Letter

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1915 · page 2

Wally Kirwan writes under date of 14/8/15:—I am writing these few lines to wish you good-bye as we are off in the morning. We are leaving…

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War and Women's Dress

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 2

Has the war affected women's dress? This is a question that will interest all our women readers, and it is fully answered in the pages of "Everylady's…

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Refining Influence of War

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 2

Private Alfred Jago, son of ex-Mayor W. F. Jago, of Parramatta, writing home from the trenches at Gallipoh, conveys his impression as to…

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The War Tax. a Further Extension

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 22 September 1915 · page 2

The period allowed to income taxpayers or furnishing returns in connection with the war tax has been again extended…

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Berlin in War Time

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 3

"Vorwaerts," the leading Socialist newspaper in Germany, publishes an article on "Berlin Streets in War Time," in which attention as drawn to…

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The War. Latest Cables. London, Thursday Night

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 September 1915 · page 7

A message from Petrograd announces that the withdrawal of the Russians from Vilna has been completed, and that during the operations the…

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The Deadly War

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 2

Sir. Joseph Carruthers writes os follows with reference to the war :—This is a deadly war we are engaged in. It is a war of life…

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Commonwealth War Census. No Wealth Tax

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 3

The Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) deprecates any suggestion that the Federal Government intend to follow up the taking of the wealth census with…

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Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund. Appeal for Further Funds

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 3

Recent letters received from the London Chamber of Commerce by the Sydney Chamber of Commerce point out that the supply of foodstuffs on…

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