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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The Big War. Zeppelins. Raid on Britain. the Strypa. Russian Success. Seizure of the Appam. German Vessel Escapes, From Kiel. Sinks Eight Traders. Another Emden. Sydney

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

Monday's Zeppelin raid on towns and rural districts in Derbyshire, Leicestershire. Leicestershire, and Staffordshire was over a larger area than on any…

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The War Loan

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 6

Con[?]ary to pessimistic anticipations which in some quarters found utterance, we are now congratulating our selves on the immense success of the…

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Pleasures in War Time

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 4

In discussing the war, Mr. J. R. Wall, who has arrived in Christchurch, (New Zealand) from England, said that he was somewhat surprised at the…

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Latest War Cables

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 3

Germany has agreed that reprisals must not be directed against any other than enemy subjects. Small engagements are reported on…

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General News. Women War Workers

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 1

The Queen, accompanied by Prince Albert and Princess Mary, recently visited the Waring and Gillow factory, where about 7000 women of all…

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The War. Day by Day

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 8

The past week, information from the various [?]ting fronts has been very me[?]e, and its interest over[?]wed [?] by [?]…

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Latest War Cables. Monday, 8.15 a.m

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 5

Owing to extensive movement of troops the Germans have closed the Belgian frontier. A Paris message says that Russia…

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The Big War. Roumania. Enemy Anxiety. Canadian Parliament House Destroyed by Fire. Six Lives Lost. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

Owing to an extensive movement of troops the Germans have re-closed the Belgian Frontier. A Paris message says that Russia…

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Tablet in Memory of Gloucester Soldier

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 2

The Invergordon Presbyterian Congregation is to be heartily congratulated on the successful accomplishment of an aim that has long been…

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War Service Committee

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 5

The first meeting of the Nambucca War Service Committee was held at Bowraville en Tuesday. Mr. Barrie (Nambucca Heads) occupied the…

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Latest War News. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

The French and British warships came upon 4 of the enemy's destroy destroyers in the Adriatic. After shots the latter were forced to flee…

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Lord Kitchener's Tribute to Anzac Heroes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

LORD KITCHENER, in supporting Mr. Bonar Law's remarks, who proposed the health of Mr. A. Fisher, High Commissioner for Australia, at a banquet tendered the letter by…

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War and Horses

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 3

The Pacific Rural Press says: During the four months, September to December, 1914, inclusive, about 75,000 horses were exported from the…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

The "Agenda Narionale " (Rome) states that Germany is making colossal preparetions for a naval offensive in the spring. It is said that the enemy will have a new type…

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Latest War Cables

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

It is reported in New York that a British cruiser captured a German armoured cruiser Room off the Bermudas, also two merchant ships a companying…

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The Big War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

The Germans claim to have counter attacked, and recovered the positions previously lost south of the Somme. The Russian Minister of War says…

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Interesting War Notes Where Scoutcraft Wins

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 3

The trenches we arc in (writes a soldier from Flanders) run through a large wood, so we have got to be very careful and alert, and there is plenty…

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Influence of Science on Disease in War

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 3

In all wars of any magnitude, other than the one now in progress, the loss of life from disease has been considerably creator than that resulting from…

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Our Soldiers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 5

Mrs. Masters, of Fernbank Creek, received a cable last week to say that her son, Private George Masters, had been admitted into hospital suffering from a mild attack of sickness…

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For Canada's Wounded

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 1

As soon as it is possible to obtain the necessary transportation for them, 20,000 one-gallon [?]ins of peaches and the same [?] of [?]ins of apples will…

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