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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The War Cables the Week's News

Camden News · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 1

Colonel Winston Churchill said he believed that half the army's nations strength was remaining at home and half was abroad. "Half fight and half do not fight," he said. Mr. Asquith remarked that the Government was taking…

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Latest War News. Thursday. Earl Kitchner's Untimely Death

Camden News · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 4

London, Wednesday,— Admiral Sir John Jellicoe reports:—"Lord Kitchener and his staff were on board the cruiser Hampshire, 10,850 tons, which was either mined or…

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Statesmen and War

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 3

"The statesmen, who carry their country safely through a long war must look to history, and not to their contemporaries, for their justification. A…

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War Service Committee

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 4

A meeting of the above was held on the 25th May, Mr. J. J. Kelly presiding. Hornsby War Service Committee…

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A New Sort of War

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 3

"I see no sign of it. But we cannot trust this war to come to an end like the old wars. It is a new sort of war, and it will have to be ended by…

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Farewell to Soldiers

The Picton Post · Wednesday 14 June 1916 · page 4

The farewell to several local soldiers, arranged by the War Service Committee, took place in the Town Hall on Wednesday night last, and…

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The War Cables the Week's News

Camden News · Thursday 15 June 1916 · page 1

Since June 1 the Austrians claim to have captured 184 Italian officer's, 9700 men, 13 machine guns, and five field Russians continue to develop the new offensive and up to…

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War Profits

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 3

"Senator Pearce announces a tax on war profits. The intention. is laudable, but the Government will have to provide against companies taking advantage…

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The War of Iron

The Picton Post · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 6

The metallurgist who is also something of a philosopher must have observed during the present international strife how iron and its half-brother…

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The War Cables the Week's News

Camden News · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 1

The Russians have now crossed the Dneister and captured many, fortified. points. The total captured amounts to 1700 officers and 114,000 men, of whom General Letchitzky has taken 754 officers and 27,832 men, and 201 guns and machine…

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Mexico Declares War. Against United States. Washington

Camden News · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 1

The Mexican Government, in Yucatan, has declared war on the United States. All Americans have been ordered by the Mexican Government to leave Mexico…

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The Anzac Area

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 3

"The Anzac area, which was wholly an Australian fighting field, received a first-class report from the sanitation committee, constituted of English…

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War Pars. War Names in Germany

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 6

A German newspaper contains an article on the influence of the war on children's names. It is admitted, "not without a certain regret," that the…

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War-time Friendships

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 6

Last week Lieutenant Brandon, who was imprisoned in a German fortress with Captain French for espionage a few years ago, was married, and his…

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War Chest Button Day

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 4

A public meeting was held at the Town Hall on Thursday night last to consider what steps should be taken to raise funds for the above…

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Lesson of the War

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 3

"The outstanding lesson of the war is that the peace of the world must depend on new and more wholesome diplomacy. I am sure that I speak for America…

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Send them all Snap shots from Home. Y.M.C.A. Snapshots From Home War Posters

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 3

The Y.M.C.A.'s new department of war service has brought out one of the most effective posters that has appeared. It is to be circulated throughout…

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Soldiers' Future

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 3

"Millions of soldiers will want to be settled after the war, and it is the duty of the Empire to ensure that no soldier is paid off unless a future is provided…

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Soldier and Anthill

The Picton Post · Wednesday 28 June 1916 · page 6

Only the other day (wrote the Manila correspondent of Leslie's Weekly) the Kansas volunteers got under a fire so heavy that, after spreading out in line of skirmishers, the…

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War Chest Button Day

Camden News · Thursday 29 June 1916 · page 1

The following appeal is made to the citizens of New South Wales:— "May we appeal to the citizens of this State, who have given so generously in the past to the numerous calls in…

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