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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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War Notes from all Quarters TOMMY'S LAsT MESSAGE

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 5

One of the many pathetic duties of the doctors and nurses at the Front is that of listening to the last dying messages of wounded soldiers…

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Third Crisis of the War Can We Win? Shall We Win?

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

In those days, which now seem so long ago, before the war, when lord Roberts was vainly urging the people of the Empire to prepare for the…

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The Big War. An Ultimatum. Movements in Greece. Sydney Wednesday 2.39

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

The Russians are continuing their advance in Volhyina. The enemy has been forced to retire at several points…

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Our Soldiers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

PRIVATE J. St. Leger had a severe attack of pneumonia while in camp. He has now recovered, and was in Port Macquarie for a few days last week on fina leave…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

THE following extracts are taken from a letter written by Private Arthur Dick to his brother Bert from Gallipolion November 20th:—"Still in the best of health, and…

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Swimmer Tows a Mine. Heroic Exploits of a Russian Soldier

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 5

An electrician in the Baltic fleet named Peter Semenischeff has earned distinction by a remarkable exploit. At Sandmir, during the operations…

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The War

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 3

The Montenegrin position remains obscure, only meagre reports being to hand. A message from Salonika says that…

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Commonwealth War Loan

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2
Also in The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer

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

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Latest War Cables

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

Five thousand eight hundred Montenegrins with a few old guns fought again[?] great olds at Lovineen. The defenders were unable to wait any…

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The War. Day by Day

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 8

WEDNESDAY.—That the Russians are still advancing is evidenced by a message from Kiev, announcing that the Germans are evacuating Lutsk…

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Latest War Cables. Monday, 8.34 a.m

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 5

King Constantine's appeal to the United State's has fallen flat, and the papers are unsympathetic, reminding him that the Allies came in virtually…

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No Criminals As Soldiers

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

"You ask me," said Judge Donker at the Darlinghurst Sessions, to Raymond Dunleavey. "to deal leniently with you in order to allow you to…

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A Soldier's Identity. Claimed As Being Different Men [?]

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 4

There is a mystery about the identity of a soldier whose had lost this memory and who had been a patient is Keighley Military Hospital for a…

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Electrically Heated Soldiers

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 1

The Austrian press solemnly announces the discovery by the professor of electrology at lunsbruck University and an Austrian doctor serving…

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Returned Soldier Injured

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

As the Sydney mail train was about to leave the Junee station a returned soldier, wounded at Gallipoli, named James McDonald, was saying good bye…

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Land for Returned Soldiers

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 26 January 1916 · page 2

Ald. M. Parker, of Taree, who recently visited Sydney, brought under the notice of the Government the opportunities that exists in the Manning district…

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Commonwealth War Loan-Bonds

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

The Commissioners of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales--the State Savings Institution--are prepared to receive for…

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Latest War News. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

A Paris message says greater Germany activity in the West is expected and a big effort is to be made on the Kaiser's birthday on Thursday…

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Returned Soldiers' Pay

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

When moving a vote of thanks to Sergeat Major Lee on Tuesday night Col. Spalding said about 100 recruits had gone from Macksville. At an…

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