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

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Latest War News. Sydney

Forbes Times · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

Trawlers report having sighted 50 German warships. Trawlers going towards Amsterdam report that the German fleet has…

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Touching the War. the Week's Comments

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

Speaking at Wollongong on Sunday last. Archbishop Kelly remarked [?]hat the soldiers were at present being greatly criticised. He would warn…

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Items of News. To-day is the 577th day of the war

Forbes Times · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

The H.A.C.B. and F.J.C. race meetings to be held in Forbes next week promise to be very successful. The weather in Forbes this week has…

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The War. French Win Back Trenches. and Take 85 PRISONERS. London

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

A French communique says: "In the Champagne we won back parts of trenches lost on Monday and took 85 prisoners…

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The War the Moewe. Coat of Many Coloes. Germans Repulsed on West. Sydney

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 4

The German Consul has advised Germans to quit Portugal, as a rupture is regarded as inevitable. The "Matin," replying to German…

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Letters for Soldiers

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

Steamers leaving Sydney for London, via the Suez Canal, carry letters for soldiers in Egypt and the Dardanelles. Letters should be…

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TICHBORNE. (From Our Own Correspondent). a Soldier's Death

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 6

At last Mrs. Bryant, of the Welcome, has received confirmation of the death of her son, Jim. The fallen soldier was very highly respected,…

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Sobriety Among Soldiers

Forbes Times · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 7

The matter of limiting the possities of their getting drunk was a concern of the Federal Government. We did not create the soldiery, and are…

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Citizens' War Chest

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 3

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

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The War. Sydney

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

Germany has declared war on Portugal. The German Press admits that the operations at Verdun are vital to them. Reports from reliable sources have…

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WAR. Wednesday, 9.30 p.m

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 4

The "Central News." North Holland, states that 25 German warships were observed cruising in the North Sea…

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How Soldiers Make Fashions

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 2

Soldiers have helped to set many of the fashions of the world. It is not generally known that buttons on the sleeves originated in the French…

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Six Thousand Soldiers' Brides

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 7

When Napoleon I, married Marie[?] Louise," daughter of the Emperor of Austria, on April 22, 1810, he spared no pains to make the happy date a…

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Soldiers' Farewell. a Pleasant Evening at Woodstock

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 5

On Monday evening last the residents of Weodsfcook and district met in Cooley's Hall for the purpose of making a presentation to Corporal…

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Letters for Soldiers

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 5

Steamers leaving Sydney for London, via Suez Canal, carry letters for soldiers in Egypt and the Dardanelles. Letters should be posted at Cowra on…

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Sobriety Among Soldiers

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 3

"The matter of limiting the possibilities of their getting drunk was a concern of the Federal Government. We did not create the soldiery, and are…

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Letters for Soldiers

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 6

Steamers leaving Sydney for London, via Suez Canal, carry letters for soldiers in Egypt and the Dardanelles. Letters should be posted at Cowra on…

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The War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 3

The British Home and Colonial Army now totals 4,000,000 men, exclusive of the men in India. The Admiralty reports that the…

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The War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 4

The third phase of the Verdun battle commenced on Sunday. A terrible artillery duel commenced west of the Meuse…

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General War Cables

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1916 · page 4

It is estimated that the British home and colonial army totals 4,000,000, exclusive of the men in India…

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