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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

365 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 18 of 19

The Patristic Funds. How They Assist Our Soldiers and Sailors

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 2

The prospective recrait in New South Wales need have no undue fear as regards [?] provision for his dependents…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Bombala Times · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 1

A French communique states: On the Verdun front the artillery duel is most violent in the Douamont section. We have taken at Verdun since…

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The War. London, Wednesday. Roumanian Portion Changes

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

Official Roumanian circles in London are of the opinion that the worst is over for their country. The full pressure of the…

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The War. London, Tuesday. Fighting in the West

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 4

The following despatch has been received from General Sir Douglas Haig: It is raining. We raided Branches west of…

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Letters from Australian Soldiers. to Cooma Residents

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

Private W. M. Royds, late of Badja and Braidwood, writes from the Same Sandy Spot" on 16th August. We have just…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 6 November 1916 · page 2

A Pacific Communicate [?] the German attempted to eject as north [?] Somme. We captured trenches on the…

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The War [?] [?]DAM

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 2

The German newspaper are jubilant over the conscription referendum vote in Australia. Professor Manes, in an article…

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From a Lonely Soldier. "Somewhere in France."

The Bombala Times · Friday 10 November 1916 · page 4

Since this big push started we have done a fair amount of matching, which does not tend to improve the feet when coming out of the trenches. Still…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1916 · page 2

A Russian communique says. The enemy attacked in the Lipt[?] Dolonal Boistelnika region after and all-day. [?]rdment…

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The Coal Crisis. War Precautions Act Invoked. Melbourne

Delegate Argus · Thursday 16 November 1916 · page 2

Mr. W. M. Hughes has called a compulsory conference under the War Precautions Act in connection with the coal crisis…

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The War London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 17 November 1916 · page 2

A Serbiau off [?] says: We [?]ught [?] on November 13 against Germans and Bulgarins. The…

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The War London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 20 November 1916 · page 2

The submarine Dentec[?]laud started on its return trip from America to Germany and the tug T. A. Scott, j[?], which…

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The Greatest Battle in War Fight to a Finish

The Bombala Times · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 3

YORK, Friday.—Mr. Frederick [?] representative of American [?]pers, has arrived in New York [?] he front. He says that the…

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For the Wounded. Old Lenen Wanted

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 27 November 1916 · page 2

"Mrs. Phillip Street, president of the Old Linen Brigade, at the Town Hall, Sydney, is making an urgent appeal for the…

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The War Two Zeppelins Destroyed London

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

Two Zepplins raided England on Monday night. Both were downed in flames; one off the Durham coast, and the other…

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The War London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 December 1916 · page 2

Reynolds newspaper says that Mr. Lloyd George has arrived at a definite conclusion as in the methods of dilatoriness, in…

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Noted War Correspondent Relative of Manaro Minister

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 December 1916 · page 2

Mr. W. Beach Thomas, special correspondent of the "Daily Mail" whose despatches from the seal of war in France are…

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State War Council. Registration of Patriotic Committees

Delegate Argus · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 2

No Patriotic Committee can now legally continue in the receipt of contributions, or embark upon any scheme for augmenting…

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The War London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George, Secretary for War has definitely resigned following the decision of the Prime Minister Mr…

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State War Council Registration of Patriotic Committees

The Bombala Times · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 3

No Patriotic Committee can now legally continue in the receipt of contributions, or embark, upon any scheme for augmenting its funds except with…

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