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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

3,633 stories in Murray's papers · page 14 of 182

German War Methods. Reviewed by H. G. Wells. a Deadlock Predicted

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

Mr. H. G. Wells, the distinguished novelist, writing in the "Daily Chronlete," pays a striking tribute to German thoroughness and adaptability. He…

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Incidents of the War. Passport Conspiracy. Public Servant Arrested. London

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

John Dallas, a clerk iu the Aliens' Department at the Home Office, aud Joachi Altani, a Russian profession singer, were before the Bow street police court on…

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Unwavering Dominions. Single Thought in War. Sir G. Reid Entertained. London

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

The Colonial Institute on Wednesday was the rendezvous of an immense Imperial gathering, the occasion being the tendering of a luncheon to Sir George…

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The War. Russian Official's Forecast. Will Commence to Win in the Spring

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 6

Mr. Dennisskoff, president of the export chamber of Russia, who is on a flying visit to allied nations for the purpose of studying the economical…

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Australian Firms Get War Office Jam Contracts. Total of 6,300,000 Pounds. Melbourne

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

Orders for 131,250 cases of jam have been placed with two Australian companies by the British War Office. Each case is to contain four dozen llb. tins…

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Why I Enlisted. Mr. Rosser States the Case

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 41

Mr. William Rosser, the well-known Labour leader, president of the Railway Workers and General Labourers' Association has made a noteworthy statement…

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Sheepskin Vests for Our Soldiers. To the Editor of the "Albury Banner."

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 46

Dear Sir,—On behalf of our committee, in full, which speaks for itself and the kind, help that the donors in your parts have given, through the indefatigable…

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Land for Returned Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 32

In answer to a question as to whether he, as a member of the Federal War Council, knew that any progress was being made with the proposal to place…

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Scrap Book. Song of the Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 12

What of the faith and fire within us Men who march away Ere the barncocks say Night is growing gray,…

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A Soldier's Diary. (Continued from our issue of Dec. 17.)

The Independent · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The last date we published of this diary was November 2, the other days to November 15 (published, herewith) were unfortunately lost through the…

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Soldier Strikes Young Girl

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

"A drunken blackguard in his Majesty's uniform," was how Mr. P. J. Dwyer, P.M., described James Coghlan, a young soldier, from Port Augusta (S.A.), who…

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Re-enlisting of Deserters. Sydney

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

The vaccination "brand" is proving a great help to the police in detecting deserters who wish to enlist again. Many were caught to-day, and were marched…

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Enlistments at Tallangatta

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

The Tallangatta Recruiting Committee has dealt with 616 replies to date. Sixty are willing to join the colors at once, and 50 a little later on. The committee…

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Irish Knight Enlists As Private. to Encourage Recruiting

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

Sir James O'Donoghue, one of the known Nationalists in Galway, has enlisted as a private in the Dublin Fusiliens, in order to promote recruiting in the west of…

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Helping Our Soldiers

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

Mr. Jas. Fox, of this town, has received several acknowledgements from Gallipoli and Lemnos Island thanking him for his efforts in collecting…

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Soldier Farewelled

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

Another Jerilderie soldier in the person of Private R. McLachlan, was publicly farewelled at the Town Hall on Friday evening last. The evening…

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Letters From Our Soldiers. PRIVATE R. D. Fergusson. Takes Part in Battle of Lonesome Pine. Gruesome Incidents of Fighting

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

Writing from Cairo, Egypt, under date of 11th November, Private Rupert D. Fergusson says:— I have been back here two months…

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Other Items. The War Office Estimate of German Losses. The Position of Roumania. The Government Attitude to British Shipping. Anzacs Break Up an Anti-Meeting A New Recruiting Campaign. Speeches in the Reichstag. The Maritime Losses of 1915. A Simultaneous Offensive Urged

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The War Office, calculating the German losses, as disclosed in the Berlin lists, estimated the total at 2,535,768. Roumania has 950,000 men of whom…

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Evacuation of Anzac

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

Private letters received in London give accounts of the evacuation of Gallipoli. An army medical officer, in describing the…

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Cricket Relics at Auction Aid of Wounded Soldiers. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 5

"What made our Australians soldiers but the cricket and football, in spite of all they say?" cried the auctioneer. "I am going to sell you some relics that…

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