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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 2

The Russian Embassy at Washington states the Russian army is now driving on Riga on a wide front and has already advanced…

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Returned Soldiers Fund

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 1

A meeting of the sub-committee appointed at last week's general meeting to devise a scheme for the working of this Fund was held at the Council…

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Parcels for Soldiers. Important Information. Melbourne

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 3

The Postmaster-General indicated to-day that there was little-likelihood for parcels for soldiers overseas being despatched from…

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Helping Soldiers. Position of Local Committees. Ministerial Statement

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 3

Senator Millen, Minister in charge of Repatriation, has made available the following statement for the information of the readers…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 2

An official Berlin message intercepted by the British Admiralty Wireless Press Service states that the Kaiser has telegraphed to the…

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Knitting Circle Aid to War Chest Fund

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 2

The Gift afternoon of Miss Lovegrove's Knitting Circle proved a great success; the Oddfellows' Hall Coonat being on 14th…

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Letter from Prisoner of War. PRIVATE H. T. GUNNING

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 2

In a postcard to his brother Pte F. Gunning who is in England, Pte Harry Gunning, who is a prisoner of war in the camp…

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Returned Cooma Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 2

Sergeant Wilson, who at the period of enlistment held the position of teller at the Cooma Branch of the Commercial…

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Razors for Invalid Soldiers

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1917 · page 4

The Red Cross Representatives working in No: 4 General Hospital, Randwick, are constantly being asked for razors by…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 27 September 1917 · page 2

The British launched a fresh attack on the western front after an unprecedented bombardment, including artificial flame bursts…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 2

A serious carried raid was carried out over London in the clear moonlight of the early (Monday) evening the first bomb…

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War Chest Day at Coorna Fancy Fair Opened

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 2

The Fair in aid of War Chest Day Fund was opened by Mr. L. Shannon, Mayor of Cooma at his Federal Hall this afternoon…

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Death of Cooma Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 2

Private Norman M'Arthur wrote to his parents, Mr. and John M'Arthur, of Cooma, from France on 1st August; with…

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Returned Soldier

The Bombala Times · Friday 28 September 1917 · page 3

Sergeant Wilson, who at the period of enlistment held the position of teller in the Cooma branch of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney, and…

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Fifth Commonwealth War Loan

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1917 · page 2

The Prospectus of the Fifth Commonwealth War Loan has now been announced. It will be seen that the terms…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1917 · page 2

An Australian non-commissioned officer in one portion of the Flanders line found the proportion of Australians to Germans…

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War Chest Fair at Cooma

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 1 October 1917 · page 2

The Cooma centre and immediate surroundings has again cheerfully responded to the patriotic call for assistance to the…

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The War the Latest Yesterday

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 October 1917 · page 3

Anti-Government demonstration have occurred at Essen as an outcome of the refusal of Dr. Michaells (Imperial Chancellor) to…

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Fifth Commonwealth War Loan

The Bombala Times · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 3

The prospectus for the fifth Commonwealth War Loan has now been announced, and the particulars appear in our advertising columns…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 2

A British communique says: The enemy heavily bombarded positions between Tower Hamlets and Polygon Wood. His…

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