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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The War. Latest Cables to Mercury' LONDON, Monday, Alien Captains Debarred

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 29 May 1916 · page 2

Owing to the very grave leakage of the sector instructions given to ships the British A[?] Is forbidding after,…

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Help for Wounded Australians

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 1

[?] 115 pitt street, Sydney…

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Trainloads of German Wounded

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 3

Sixty trainloads of German wounded have passed through Aix in Chappolle…

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Citizen's "War Chest" Fund

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 1

Mon. (Tra[?], 118 [?], Sydney)…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 1

Further particulars of the naval engagement reported in the Baltic some days ago state that four German warships with torpedo boats and trawlers…

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[?] war Loan. Further Issue Placed on Market

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

Another Issue of the Common-wealth War Loan has been launched om the Australian Money Market, and the full returns…

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Commonwealth War Loan. Further Issue Placed on Market

The Bombala Times · Friday 2 June 1916 · page 2

Another issue of the Commonwealth War Loan has been launched on the Australian money market and the full terms of the prospectus are given in…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury" LONDON, Friday, Germany's Gigantic Effort. 300,000 Large Shells Daily

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

A paris message says: The German are hurling 300,000 shells of the largest calibre daily on a narrow section between the…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury" LONDON, Saturday. Naval Engagement Off Jutland

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 2

It is reported that a Naval based occupied off Jutland, Denmark, and that the British lost three super-Dreadnoughts, two…

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Letter From Cooma Soldier. Sydney to Egypt

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. H. Gunning have [?] a letter from their non, Private H. Gunning dated 9th April, 1916, At sea, as following,…

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The War. Big Naval Engagement. an Awful Death Roll. Sydney

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 2

There was a great naval battle in the North Sea on Wednesday. The British lost the Queen Mary, the Indefatigable, and the…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 1

A German communique says: "We attacked the British position near Hogue, capturing a portion of the village and adjoining trenches, thus…

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War News. LONDON, Wednesday, Cruiser Hampshire Sunk. Lord Ki[?] and [?] ABOARD

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 3

The [?] Hampshire, with over six Hundred aboard, conveying Lord Kitchen[?] and Staff on an Important , mission to…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury" LONDON, Friday. Huge Australian Losses

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 2

It is estimated that the Australians lost 100,000 dead and wounded between Pripet and Roumania…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury" LONDON

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 June 1916 · page 2

A Dutch trawler, stopped by the German was taken to Cuxhaven. She has been allowed to leave…

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Help for Wounded Australians

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 1

Colonel Ry[?] Fund Hon. Secretary, [?] Pits Street, Sydney…

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Citizen's "War Chest" Fund

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 1

Hon. Treasurer, [?] Sydney…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 1

A Copenhagen message reports that a German cruiser, two destroyers, and eight armoured trawlers were convoying fourteen steamers on the east…

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The War. Latest Cables to "Mercury"

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 2

The Russians are incessantly advancing towards Kovel, 100 miles north east of Lember[?] The fall of Kovel is…

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War News. LONDON, Tuesday. Fighting in the East

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1916 · page 2

A Petrograd mess[?] announced that the [?] have captured Dem[?] 18 miles [?]…

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