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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The Soul of a Soldier

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 1

A human soul went forth into the night, Shutting behind it Death's mysterious door, And shaking off with strange, resistless…

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War News. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Berh[?] erders have [?]…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 1

Sir Ian Hamilton, in a lengthy dispatch, says the failure at Suvla was due to the divisional commanders not pressing the attack. Replying to…

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The War Latest Cables to Mercury London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

During the course of a [?] dispatch. Sir Ian R[?]said that the failure at [?] was due to the Divisional…

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Commonwealth War Loan. Use Your Money to Help the Country

The Bombala Times · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 2

Everyone has the right to subscribe all the money they choose to the new Commonwealth War Loan, but be it many hundreds or few, or even a…

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Help for Wounded Australians

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 1

Colonel [?] Fund. Hon. Sectetary. 113 Pitt Street, Sydney…

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War News. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

It is officially reported that a British submarine has been sunk near Texel, Netherlands and that a Dutch cruiser…

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Citizens " War Chest" Fund

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 1

Hon. Treasurer, 113 Pitt St., Sydney…

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The War Latest Cables to "Mercury". LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

Eight hundred thousand Russians are in Building with 3500 guns. The Austrain casualties were…

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Methodist Church Address by District Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

At the Cooma Methodist Church in 2nd Inst. the [?] service was taken by [?] Norman Druminond, of [?]…

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Presentation to Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

A social evening was held in the Methodist church on Thursday night to bid Private Cyril Brayshaw farewell prior to his…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 3

The British Labour Conference by a big majority passed a resolution against the Compulsory Service Bill…

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Commonwealth War Loan £10,000,000. Subscription List Closes 31St January

Delegate Argus · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 1

Until the list closes on the 31st January, all persons who care to do so—and they should be many— have the right to assist the country…

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War News. LONDON, Tuesday. Command in Mesototamia

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

Sir Percy Lake has been appointed to the command of the British forces in Mestopotamia where the Turks are reported to…

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The War. [?] Cables to "Mercury" Kaiser Seriously III. Queen Sophia Summoned. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

A London wireless from Rome says that Queen [?] of Green has been summon[?] to the [?] of her brother the…

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War News. LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 3

Berlin [?] that the Kaiser's again in good health and [?] remains in his apartments. He takes his usual…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury" LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1916 · page 2

It is officially stated that Colonel Ayimer attacked the Turks at Orah, near Kut el Anisra. The Turks retreated…

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War News. and American [?]

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

A prominent American just returned from [?] that the attack [?] leaving to the surrender was [?]…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 1

The Servian Government has arrived at Corfu. A local journal says there are daily proofs of the necessity for the occupation of Corfu, where Germany premeditated a…

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War News. LONDON Tuesday [?] and Austria

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

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