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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 · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 2

A British communique says: The enemy heavily bombed and attacked our advance post southeast of H[?]court which we…

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War Chest Fund. Daddy Christmas

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 2

Captain [?] Writes to the Commissioner in Egypt of the Australian Comforts Fund (of which the Citizens "War Chest"…

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War Chest Day. Appeal to the Public

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 3 September 1917 · page 2

A special appeal to the public of new South Wales; in connection with War chest Day, has again been issued as follows:…

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The War the Latest. Tuesday

Delegate Argus · Thursday 6 September 1917 · page 2

A Vancouver message says it is officially announced that the Russians have abandoned Riga. A German aeroplane raided…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1917 · page 2

Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs on the Isle of Thanet; Sheerness; and in the neighbourhood of Chatham, killing one…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1917 · page 2

A British communique says We entered the German [?] on a front of several hundared yarus eastward of villeret. We raided…

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The War the Latest Yesterday

Delegate Argus · Thursday 13 September 1917 · page 2

The evacuation of the Russian capital, Petrograd; continues, and thousand are leaving daily. The executive of the Soldiers…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

New York reports that Petrograd has been evacuated owing to lack of supplies. The Petrograd correspondent…

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Australian Prisoners of War in Germany and Turkey

The Bombala Times · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

The Red Cross Society in London are sending regular consignments of food and clothing to all Australians who are prisoners of war, and from…

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Returned Soldiers' Areas

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

The following areas have been sel apart for Returned Soldiers' holdings, and will he available on and after 8th Octorber: Land…

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Poetry to a Fallen Soldier

The Bombala Times · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 4

The patriot in his bosom blazed In answer to his country's call; When high-bour hopes were well-nigh razed…

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Returned Soldiers. Public Meeting

The Bombala Times · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 1

There was a good attendance at the public meeting yesterday afternoon, which was called by the Mayor for the purpose of creating a fund to provide…

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The War. London

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 2

A British Communions says: We again raided [?]and penetrated the far [?] ont skirts. We wounded aim killed…

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Letter from a Cooma Soldier

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 2

Private Henry, Mortlock; son of Mr. Wm. Mortlock, of Cooma writes to his sister Miss Stella Mortlock from France under…

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Helping Soldiers. Position of Local Committee. Ministerial Statement

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1917 · page 2

Senator Milien, Minuter in charge of Repatriation; has made available the following statement for the information of the…

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The War the Latest Yesterday

Delegate Argus · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

General Korniloff and 23 other Russian generals and officers are being held under close guard by M. Kerensky…

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Money, not Parcels. Soldiers Christmas [?]

Delegate Argus · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

There are difficulties in the way of despatening Christmas parcels mails to the United Kingdom and the Postmast-General states…

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Helping Soldiers. Position of Local Committees

Delegate Argus · Thursday 20 September 1917 · page 2

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

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War Chest Buttons

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

Miss V. Marshal one of the houses Cooma branch War Chest Fund, has received a parcel of buttons to be sold for the fund…

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War Chest Day

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 September 1917 · page 1

Friday next is War Chest Day, when New South Wales will put forward a big effort to raise money for the Australian Comforts Fund, a fund that is…

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