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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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"Returned Men Misled." Only 40 Germans at Work

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

"Had I been present I would have convinced them in five minutes that they had been misled," said Mr. Robert Ferguson, general manager of the Newport…

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Nursing Wounded Horses

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

It is a magniflcent tribute to the skill and efficiency of the Army Veterinary Corps that fifty per cent. of the horses wounded in battle are cured…

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Western War Theatre Disaster at Lille. Seventy Killed, Forty Wounded. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

A German communique reports: "A French attack collapsed north-west of Le Mesnil, in Champagne. The explosion of a magazine at Lille…

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War Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 23

From whatever point of view the war is studied, it is possible to take courage as to the inevitable end—the complete defeat of the Teutonic nations. The bestial Hun…

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Ghosts of War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 46

Belgium, besides being the battlefield of Europe, is also said to the the most haunted country in the world. People who make a study of these matters aver that the two…

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Cot of War

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

"The daily cost of the war for all the powers that are engaged in it now approaches 300 million marks, or more than 8 milliards a month, or about 100…

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British War Loans

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 22

In a leading article the "Daily Mail" advocates compulsory war loan investments, the limitation of imports by the issue of licenses and permits, and…

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The War Census Cards

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

Mr. W. M. Hughes, the Prime Minister, has spoken out none too soon with reference to the recruiting cards recently issued. He points out that it is…

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King Under Fire. His Horse Wounded by Piece of Shrapnel

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

A spur of mountains on the left bank of the Isonzo has become historic. The King of Italy wishing to be present at the fight proceeding close at hand, left…

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Drink and the War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 32

At a meeting of the Federal Cabinet, three recommendations received from the Federal Parliamentary War Committee about the sale of Liquors in military…

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The Waste of War

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

A striking example of the fearful waste of was was given in an address at the recent annual meeting of the Federation of Arts in Washington by…

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Labour Council and the War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 33

The Sydney Labour Council expressed an opinion on the question of the recruiting cards being issued—or, rather, it refused to allow a motion to be put in the…

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Cost of War in Africa

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 22

The cost of the war activities undertaken by the South African Union amounts to £1,000,000 monthly…

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War Notes. (Continued from page 23.)

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 46

Apart from the professional strike agitator, who would club to the head of the Labour movement on the miseries of his fellows and at the peril of the community,…

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General War News. the Famous Cruiser Emden

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 46

Very little is now remaining of the onetime Gorman cruiser Emden. Heavy storms and terrific seas have almost entirely destroyed the wreck that was run…

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Latest War News. Last Night's Cables LONDON, [?]

The Independent · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

The New York "World's [?] in conjunc[?] respondent says alarming [?] the condition of Greece has[?] from various sources…

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The War Loan. Appeal by the State War Council. to the People of New South Wales

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The self-imposed task which Australia has undertaken, and the splendid achievements of her sons in the field of battle have thrilled the empire, and will form…

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Miscellaneous War News. Good Work Rewarded. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

Lieutenant Lionel Robinson, a nephew of Mr. Lionel Robinson, the well known finacier, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for special war service…

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Eastern War Theatre. Russia's South Front. Offensive Suspended. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 2

The Russians' offensive on their southern front, reports latest advices from Petrograd, has been suspended for the present. The offensive achieved its object, namely…

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Latest War News. Labour Ministers Withdraw Resignations. London,January 13

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 28

Mr. A. Henderson (President of the Board of Education), Mr. Win. Brace (Under-Secretary to the Home Office), and Mr. G. H. Roberts (Junior Lord of the…

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