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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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The War

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 2

Brazilian warships have been ordered to captured the raiders whose operations are endangering Brazil's mentrality…

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War Profits

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

A kindred subject is the incidence of war-time profits. It is pointed out that if the difference between a pastoral[?] profit in a good…

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War Loan. Employees Subscriptions

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

The appeal issued by the Commonwealth Treasurer to employers accompanied by another one to their employees, together with a prospectus…

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The Big War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

A great fire broke out in a munitions factory in the neighbourhood of London on Friday night, and spread to many adjacent buildings…

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Greece and the War. To the Editor

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 3

Sir,—The cable messages indicate that Greece is about to enter the war against the Allies. Without further information that is afforded by the…

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Latest War Cables. Monday, 8.48 a.m

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

A fire which broke out in a munition factory outside of London caused a terrific explosion in which a large quantity of high explosives were…

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Soldier's Letter

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 1

Miss M. Middlebrook has received the following acknowledgement of Christmas parcels sent to the boys at the front. It was…

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Town Topics. Good Soldier Gone

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 4

Wednesday last the ill news came to Mrs. O'Bourke, wife of Sergt O'Rourke, that her youngest brother Corporal Scptimus Stanislaus Moylan,…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 6

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hudson, of Hickey's Creek have had the following letter from their son Loney who, on 12th November last, was in…

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The War Loan. Steady Applications

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

A steady stream of subscribers and a considerably larger one of enquirers, is daily visiting the Commonwealth. Bank of Australia, where…

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Latest War News. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

Great activity is being displayed by the Austrians in the Trentino, of an entirely defensive character. The United States Universities…

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No Notes For Soldiers

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

Secretaries of branches of the Red Gross Society, are receiving a letter from Sydney headquarters, asking them to make known to members of…

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War Prospects

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

By wire on Wednesday, the following information was given:— "Ten British and twelve German destroyers have been engaged…

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The War

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 3

The Admiralty announces that an engagement occured between destroyers off the Dutch coast on Monday night…

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The Big War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

President Wilson addressed the United States Senate on the subject of peace, advocating the establishment of a League of Peace after the war…

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Interesting War Notes Germany's Last Colony

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 3

German East Africa, the capital of which is now in British hands, was the largest and most important of Germany's colonial possessions. Covering…

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A Soldier's Letter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

There is a letter in "The Times" which will help us all to live and work. It was written by a young officer to his parents on June 30th, on…

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Labour and the War

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 8

Recent reported happenings at Labour meetings raise the question whether supporters of Labour wish to be permanently saddled with the…

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The War Western Front

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

The Germans on Thursday evening attacked the French at four points from Avocourt Wood to the east of Mort Homme. Only a few…

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The War Loan Explained

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

In order that the conditions of the local Commonwealth loan may be easily understood it is explained that subscribers may take bonds which…

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