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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 · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 2

Selo[?] reports a brisk encounter in the Italian sector, in which seventy Germane were taken prisoners One encounter…

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Cooma Our Club. War Chest Shoot

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 2

The Cooma Gun Club arranged a shoot in aid of the [?] War Chest Fund which took place at the Cooma racecourse…

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Soldiers' Letters

Delegate Argus · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 2

Appended are a few extracts from a letter written by Private "Jim " Brill to his people at Craigce, and dated Franco, 29th…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 2

It is officially announced that 859 merhantmen arrived at French ports during the week ended 4th March. The enemy…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 2

It is believed the Chinese government will declare its intention of joining the Entente within 10 days. The latter is…

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With the Australians on Gallipoli. Signaller Skeyhill's Thrilling War Story

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 2

Signaller Tom Skyhills whose visit to this town on Thursday next is creating such great interest has had a remarkable…

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The War. London, Thursday, China in the War

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 2

China has served diplomatic relation with Germany and seized six German steamers at Shanghai placing an a rmed…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 19 March 1917 · page 2

Peronne has been captured. The French Cabinet his resigned. The British have taken [?]…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 2

It is reported that the executive of the Russian Duma has accomplished a successful revolution, and now controls the Government…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

A New York message says that three German [?] were trapped in the South Atlantic on 27th February. The…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 2

The German press [?] that the with[?] recently effected relieve the nation of the duty of feeding many [?]…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1917 · page 2

The British defeated 20,000 Turks south of Gaza Palestine. A French communique says: There is reciprocal artillery fire…

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The War. London

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

An Australian message says there were wild scenes in the Rei[?] Several socialists evoked crics of "Treason," for…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 2

British troops operating since March 19th north and north-east of Bagdad have been actively engaged in pushing back the enemy…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 2

Dr. Baumer, a member of the Diet in a speech at Cologne attached Germany's diplomacy. The Russian army has…

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Soldiers' Letters

Delegate Argus · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 3

Private J. J. Richardson, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Richardson, of Lower Bendoc, writes to his people as follows, under date January…

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The War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 2

On the west front, Sir Douglas Haig reports that the village of Lempire, north of St. Quentin, was carried, and prisoners taken…

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America Declares War

Delegate Argus · Thursday 12 April 1917 · page 2

The long-expected has happened, and on Friday last President Wilson, following a resolution in the Senate and House of…

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The War. London. Wednesday

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 2

Serious riots occurred at Duseldori (an important town of about a quarter million people on the Rhine, in Prussia), on…

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War Notes the Big Push Begins

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 April 1917 · page 5

The 1917 offensive has begun, or one of them, anyhow. It is proceeding along a front of about 12 miles, from Givenchy to south of Arras. It…

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