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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Nursing Wounded Horses

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

It is a magnificent tribute to the skill and efficiency of tHe Army Veterinary Corps that fifty per cent. of the horses wounded in battle are cured…

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Sir George Reid. Member for "Anzac."

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

London, Tuesday.—Mr. Mackenzie Bell has also withdrawn form the contest for St. George's seat. The effect of this is that Sir George Reid has…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

It is officially stated that Gallipoli has been completely evacuated. Only one man was wounded daring the operations of leaving Cape Helles. General Monro…

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A War Problem

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 1

A good story is to[?] in a Bradford paper of a certain Bradford City volunteer—a big man of inconvenient weight. The at ac[?]ing party had…

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Latest War Cables

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

The Miners Federation unanimously decided to oppose the Compulsion Bill. They have authorised a special conference to consider further action if the…

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The Big War. SYDNEY

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 6

BRITISH troops on the right bank of the Tigris captured enemy positions on January 7, with two guns and 700 prisoners. On the left bank the Turks fled…

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126 Millions a Week. Cost of the War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 3

"THE cost of the war is about £5,000,000 a day, of 1800 millions a year, against a total national income of 2400 millions. The enormous significance of these figures may…

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The War Loan. Will Australia Be There? To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 6

SIR,—The Commonwealth Government is asking the public for a loan of ten million pounds for war purposes. It is the urgent patriotic duty of…

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Fortunes From the War. Profit Of £50,000 On One Steamer!

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

Many years will elapse ere some trades and businesses recover, if they ever do recover from the effects of this devastating war. In other trades…

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Commonwealth War Loan of £10,000,000. Subscription List Closes 31st JANUARY

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 3

UNTIL the list doses on the 31at January, all persons who care to do so—and they should be many—have the right to assist the country and our soldiers by subscribing…

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Interesting War Notes About Greece. Half a Million Men Ready to Fight

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 5

Since the Balkan War the Greek army has made enormous strides, both in strength and organization. The full peace strength is 300,000 men…

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Our Soldiers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 2

PRIVATE J. STIMPSON writes as follows to Mr. J. Wholoban from Gallipoli, under date of November 4th:—"Dear Old Jim,— Many thanks for your most welcome letter…

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The War

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

An Athens message states that the Entente will have 950,000 troops in Macedonia within a fortnight, with 50 aeroplanes…

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Latest War Cables

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 5
Also in The Gloucester Advocate

MONDAY.—A Petrograd correspondent says that the Austro-German losses during the advance on the southern front were nearly 200,000…

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War of Machines

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 1

Thomas A. Edison declares that the next war will become of machines, and not of blood. "It would be economy for us," he says, "to erect factories…

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After the War. Settlement of Soldiers Sir Rider Haggard's Mission

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

Australians will be deeply interested in Sir Rider Haggard's visit to Australia in the interest of the movement to settle ex soldiers and sailors on the…

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Cost of the War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

"The cost of the war is about five millions a day, or 1800 millions per year, against a total national income of 2400 millions. The enormous…

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Nova Scotia and the War

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 1

All ambulance fund has been started amongst the children of Nova Scotia for the purpose of purchasing a motor ambulance which will be presented to…

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The Big War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

Signor Barkilai, an Italian Minister says that the fall of Lov[?]hen and the late of Montenegro were due to the Allies failure to [?] upon a common…

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