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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The War. Last Days at Anzac. Agonies of Suspense 10,000 Casualties Expected a Stirring Diary. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

No more vivid account of the evacuation of Anzac has yet been made public than the diary of a New Zealand medical officer which has been published in the…

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Commonwealth War Loan

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

In view of the fact that 31st January will be a public holiday in the State of Victoria, the Commonwealth Treasurer has…

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War Funds. Allies’ Day

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

The following additional donations have been received towards the above fund :— Amount previously acknowledged £22/7/6, T. Kibble 5/ ; E. Officer…

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Latest War News - LONDON

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

General Aylmer’s column is reported to be within seven miles of Kuz-el-amara where General Townsend’s force is besieged…

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Western War Theatre. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 2

General Sir Douglas Haig reports: "There were 14 aerial flights on Wednesday. Two of the enemy machines were brought down in the enemy lines. An…

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£10,000,000 Commonwealth War Loan

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 3

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

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After the War Countess of Warwick's Views

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 3

The Countess of Warwick recently wrote the following pregnant words to London "Justice": "We live in a hideous world…

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Miscellaneous War News. British Submarine Aground. London

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

An official announcement has been made in London to the effect that a British submarine went aground on the coast of Holland. A British destroyer saved part…

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Incidents of the War. Australian Wheat in England Newspaper's Protest Against High Prices. London

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

The newspaper "Fair Play" says that the general assumption is that British shipowners by running up the freights are increasing the cost of the people's daily…

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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 · Saturday 22 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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Aboriginal Enlists

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

Among the recruits accepted at Victoria Barracks yesterday was a full-blooded aboriginal. "A few of them will come in pretty useful for some of the work…

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Soldier's Neck Broken Sydney

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

The death of a soldier at Milson's Island, Hawkesbury River, on Wednesday, was the subject of the following official statement to-day by Colonel G…

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Our Honor Roll. Send in the Names of Your Friends. Who Have Enlisted

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 January 1916 · page 4

The editor of the "Border Morning Mail" has compiled an Honor Roll, comprised of all the brave lads who have left this district to take part in the war…

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From Our Soldiers

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

Mr. Grazier of Round Hill, has received the following letter from his son Dick, who was at Maita Hospital:—I suppose you will…

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Cable Remittances to Soldiers

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

Owing to the doubt in many minds as to the authenticity of cable massages which are received from relatives with the…

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Miscellaneous War News. Anzac Souvenir. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 2

Cassella are publishing an Anzac souvenir, containing sketches and stories by various Anzaes, edited by Captain Bean, for the benefit of the Australian Red…

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Heroism at Anzac the Brave Rewarded

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 2

The Military Cross has been awarded to Second Lieutenant Edwin Bazely, of the 22nd Australian Infantry. Near Anzac on October 29 he descended a mine…

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Eastern War Theatre. Germany's Fiendish War Methods Shells Exude Prussic Acid Gas London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 2

A message from Petrograd says it is reported from Riga that the enemy at Dvinsk is using shells which exude prussic acid gas, the fumes of which are active for…

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Western War Theatre. Bluejackets' Gallantry in Trenches. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 2

The Press Bureau states that a party of bluejackets were recently invited to visit the British front in Prance, and whilst they were in the front line…

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The War. The Balkans. Guerilla Warfare in Montnengro London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 24 January 1916 · page 2

The correspondent in Rome of the London "Daily Telegraph" states that fighting has been resumed throughout Montenegro. King Nicholas has traversed the country…

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