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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

2,776 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 10 of 139

Latest War News. Austrians Capture Seaport. Sugared Pills for Servia. Fighting in Flanders. Greek Cabinet Crisis. Bernstorff Backing Down. Sydney, Thursday 8.45 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 27 January 1916 · page 19

A Rome despatch states that the Austrians have captured the seaport of San Giovanni di Medua, 17 miles south of Scutari…

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The Anzac Buffet and Soldiers' Tea Gardens

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 5

A very great want will be supplied when in the course of a few days the soldiers' tea gardens will be opened by the committoa who have worked out the…

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Catholics and War

Forbes Times · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2
Also in The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser

"There was a moment when the enemy fully counted upon our domestic politicians dimensions and trusted thereby we should as a united kingdom be…

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Strikes During War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4
Also in Forbes Times

"When a section of the workers ceased their labors in order to draw attention to the unfair treatment which was being meted out to them, certain…

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General War Cables

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

The fall of Scutari is denied in Rome. Two German warships attempted to gas a British vessel, in order to drive…

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Latest War News. Austrian Emperor Sinking. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 5

It is reported from the Vatican that the Emperor of Austria issinking rapidly…

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The War Fighting in Snow Turks on the Run. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

The first Turkish positions in the Caucasus were stormed on the Russian New Year's Eve. The Russians advanced during the night, in a…

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Wounded Aeroplanes

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 7

The wings of an aeroplane work surprisingly well when they are riddled with bullet holes. It is usually assumed that the sustaining power of…

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Citizens' War Chest

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 3

Honorary Secretary.—C. A. Le talker, Esq., 113 Pitt Street, Sydney. The Citizens' War Chest Fund…

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Commonwealth War Loan

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

The response of the country to the Government's call for men has been magnificent, and the conduct of these Australians under fire the…

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Strikes During War

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 6

"When a section of the workers ceased their labors in order to draw attention to the unfair treatment which was being meted out to them, certain…

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Napoleon's War Treasure

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 7

After the destruction at Moscow on October 15, 1812, Napoleon was compelled to seek safety by a rapid return to the frontier. He himself hurried…

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Catholics and War

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 6

"There was a moment when the enemy fully counted upon our domestic politicians dissensions and trusted there-by we should as a united kingdom be…

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WAR. Wednesday, 10 a.m

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

General Wallace attacked the Senussa camp, Egypt, disposing of the enemy, and burning the camp. An explosion of a mine near…

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The War. Sydney, Friday. Emperor of Austria III

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 5

The Emperor of Austria has sustained two paralytic strokes, and his condition, is reported as critical…

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Local Soldier Injured. George Halloran Sustains Fractured Skull Assault at Sydney Station

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 29 January 1916 · page 4

Private George Halloran, of West Wyalong, was seriously injured at the Central Railway Station on Wednesday by being hit on…

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The War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 2

Serious trouble has broken out between the Germans and Bulgarians. General Mackensen interviewed King Ferdinand, requesting urgent…

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General War Cables

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 1 February 1916 · page 4

It is reported on what is described as reliable authority that Persia is about to join the Allies. The Greek Cabinet proposes to…

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