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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Win the War League Serve

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

The formation of the new Win the War League is all earnest attempt to organise the Australian people with a view to making a concentrated…

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The Big War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 3

It is officiary started in Germany, despite the favorable corn crop system, Germany's position is worse than last year, owing to the failure of the…

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Latest War Cables. Monday, 8.22 a.m

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 5

A furious battle is proceeding south-west of Riga along a 30 mile front where the German with important reserves and plenty of artillery…

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Chess and Soldiers

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 1

Mr. Francis George Heath writes to us pointing out that the suggestion of General Sir Frederick Maurice that "every soldier should play chess" raises a point…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1917 · page 4

SIGNALLER R. A. HAST, an Armidale lad, well known in this district, writing from France, 23rd November to a Kempsey friend, says: Thanks…

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Prisoners of War

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

The Red Cross Society, Melbourne, are in receipt of a cable message from their commissioners stating that the despatch of parcels to prisoners of war…

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Latest War News. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 4

The ground is deeply frozen on the western front, enabling the transport of heavy guns to be carried on. The British raided the enemy lines…

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Waste in War Time. London's Luxurious Re Staurants

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 2 February 1917 · page 6

During the war the luxurious restaurants in the West End of London have been more extensively patronised than at any period in their history…

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The War

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 4

A German grenade attack in the region of Hill 304 was smashed up by French fire, with heavy, loss. An enemy coup-de-main north of…

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Interesting War Notes Length of Wars

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

Each of the two Balkan Wars of [?]912-13 was a matter of weeks. So [?]ere the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885, and the Turco-Greek War of…

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The Big War. Sydney, T[?]day

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 5

There is no need for panic regard[?] Britain's food supply on account of the continued sinking of ships, says a prominent Liverpool shipowner…

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How a Manning Soldier Got the D.C.M.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 7

Somewhere in — part of that far-flung battle line referred to by Kipling, was held by the — Regiment of Australians, and there was…

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Soldier's Letter

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 3 February 1917 · page 7

Private John Henry Staples, son of Mr. A. J. Staples, of Blackman's Point Hastings River, and brother of Mr. P. Staples, of Wingham, was admitted to…

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War Loan

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 4

Thursday is the last opportunity for the public to take their full part in subscribing to the present issue of the Commonwealth War…

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The War with Wrong

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 5

There is no so brilliant war as a war with wrong.—Horace Bushnall…

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The War. AMERICA & GERMANY

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 1

Count Berastcrff, German Ambassador at Washington, has beer, given his transports. Mr. Gerard American Ambassador at Berlin,…

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Current Events Reviewed. The War News

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 2

The news of the German announcement respecting unlimited submarining and the consequent probability of a caputre with…

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The Big War. America and Germany On the Verge of War. Diplomatic Relations Broken Off. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 3

America had gaven her answer to the German Note, in which the resumption of "unrestricted sea warfare" of a ruthless character was announced…

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Latest War Cables. Monday, 7.55 a.m

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 4

It is officially announced that diplomatic German American relations have been broken off, and that Count Bernstorff has received his passports…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 February 1917 · page 2

From his sons Eric and Euston, Sub-Inspector Burrows has received letters dated late in November and early in December, the former writing from…

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