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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Incidents of the War. Evacuation of Gallipoli. More Astounding Claims. Booty to Valued of £2,000,000

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

A Turkish communique acknowledged in Amsterdam claims that booty of the val[?] of £2,000,000 has been secured near Seddul Bahr…

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At the Front. (All Rights Reserved.) a Thrilling Story of the Transvaal War. Synopsis of Previous Parts

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

Lieutenant Hugh Carruthers, an officer of the British army, is on leave, shooting big game in South Africa when the war with England…

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Soldiers Disconcert Picnickers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

Some picnickers returning in vans from Altona on Sunday night sang patriotic songs where opposite the camp at the Victorian Rifle Association's ranges, but were…

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Milk for Soldiers

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

The following is an extract of a letter received from the President (Mrs Eva Hughes of the A. W. N. League, Sydney, by the President (Mrs Macpherson) of the…

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Miscellaneous War News. Mr. Hughes' War Speeches. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

Speeches made by Mr. W. M. Hughes since he became Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, particularly that delivered at the Institute of Journalists in…

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£10,000,000 Commonwealth War Loan

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 3

The State War Councils throughout Australia are making a strong appeal to the citizens of the Commonwealth to support, and support liberally to the full extent of…

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Eastern War Theatre. Russian Pressure. Germans Give Ground. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

A message received in London from makes the important statement that the Germans are evacuating the Volnynian town of Lutsk, lying on the Styr river…

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The War. The Balkans. Enemy Attack on Allies. Reported to Be Planned for To-day. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

The Salonica correspondent of the Paris newspaper "Le Temps" says that it is reported that an attack will begin to-morrow (Thursday) by the Germans and…

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Incidents of the War. Prussian Diet President's Optimism Discounted. "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary." London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

A Berlin wireless message says that when the President of the Prussian Diet announced the capitulation of Montenegro he said: "I hope a second capitulation…

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Should Germans Be Enlisted?

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

Condemnatory remarks concerning the attitude of the Federal Government in regard to its policy of refusing to enlist, the direct descendants of Germans or…

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Killed in Action

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Word has been received by Mrs. Mary Egan, of the Royal Hotel, Jerilderie, of the death of her nephew, Private George Barnes, who was killed…

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The War. the Dardanelles. Anzac Evacuation. Story Told by Rutherglen Offices. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Lieutenant Hugh Quigley, of Rutherglen (Vic.), describes the evacuation of Anzac. "The officers," he says, "knew of the intention before the men did. The latter's…

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Fiendish Sniper. German Murders Our Wounded

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

A British soldier, recently returned home wounded, tolls an interesting story of the ingenuity of the German snipers. This particular sniper, whom…

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War Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 23

The news from the Balkans continues uncertain and indefinite, and affords scant occasion for optimism. If we read between the lines of the censored messages…

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Commonwealth War Loan

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The State War Councils throughout Australia are making a strong appeal to the citizens of the Commonwealth to support, and support liberally to the…

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British War Pensions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 22

The Prince of Wales, in presiding over the naval and military war pensions committee, said that his association with the daily life of the army had left…

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About the War

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

How delighted everyone would be to know as nearly as possible the real condition of his imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany. It is to the latereet…

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Women and War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 47

In common with other parts of the Empire the women of New Zealand are every day assuming a more prominent position, in the commercial and industrial…

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War News. London

The Independent · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

It was announced in the House of Commons that the Turks had suffered another defeat at the hands of the British forces in Mesopotamia, and…

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Melba and War Funds

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

Madame Melba and Mr. Percy Grainger (pianist) gave a joint recital at Boston (U.S.A.) on Tuesday evening in aid of the Allied war funds. A number of…

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