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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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The Anzac Memorial Band Visiting Hay This Week

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

A public meeting, called by the Mayor, took place in the Shire Chambers on Friday evening, in order to take into consideration the proposed…

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Another War Loan

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 3

The prospectus of a this Commonwealth War Loan has now been announced and the particulars appear in our advertising columns to-day…

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The War. Sydney, Tuesday. Greece Still Unreliable

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

The position in Greece is still causing uneasiness. A treacherous combination between Greece and the Central powers is feared…

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PROGRESS of the War. Today's Cables. on the Western Front. An Enemy Attack Fails

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

The enemy violently attacked the French advanced posts west of Auberive. Champagne, but completely failed before the French machine gun fire…

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Other Items. Control of Irish Railways Taken Over. Germany's Universal Labor Service. Portuguese Soldiers in France British Recruiting Offices Busy. Turkish Prisoners at Cairo

The Riverine Grazier · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

The British Government has taken over the control of the Irish railways. Viscount French states that the neutral States adjacent to Germany…

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Another War Loan

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 1

The prospection of a further [?] of the Commonwealth war Iona has been announced and the particulars appear in our advertising columns…

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Anzac Band

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

As advertised in another columns the Anzac Band of returned soldiers, will visit Jerilderie on Wednesday next 10th inst when they will give…

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Killed at Anzac

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 13

(Composed for the Children's Page by Arnold E. S. Quarmby, alias "Deerslayer," Public School, Argalong, Tumut.) "Way into the Never Never…

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War Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 23

Our Melbourne Correspondent's War Notes will be found on page 30 Consideration was given by the Queensland Cabinet on Tuesday to the decision…

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War Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 29

The real answer to all the present peace talk is summed up in two potent words— Never again! The progress of the world demands the development of nations; it…

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War Expenditure

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 22

Establishments numbering 2179, and which employ 468,949 persons, are engaged in supplying war materials for Italy. The total war expenditure is £640,000,000…

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Another War Loan

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2
Also in The Corowa Free Press

The prospectus of a further issue of the Commonwealth War Loan has now been announced and the particulars appear in our…

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Prisoners of War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 32

The Inspector-General of Police has been supplied with a list of merchant seamen and fishermen detained as prisoners of war in enemy countries. The following persons…

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New War Methods

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 21

The President of France (M. Poincare) has sent the following New Year greeting to the King of Italy:—"The New Year will assure the victory of the Allies." The…

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Knock-out War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 22

Professor Meincke, the well known historian of Freiburg University, in a remarkable New Year article in the "Frankfurter Zeitung," says:—"Only in a…

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The Madness of War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 47

"It's an amazing thing," said an infantry officer to me recently, "how that show across the water gets hold of one All the dirt and the discomfort, and the…

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War in the Air

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 22

The "Guerre Aerienne," of Paris, in a review of the aviation operations of the year, says that the Allies in all theatres carried out 750 bombardments, and brought…

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French Socialists for War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 20

The Socialistic Congress, sitting in Paris, passed a resolution by 1602 votes to 1348, approving of the continued participation of M. Thomas, Minister of Munitions, in…

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Letter From State War Council

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

The following is a copy of a letter received by Mr J. D. Davies from the State War Council in reply to one [?] nt by the Executive…

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