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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Win the War League I Serve

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

The formation of the new Win the War League is an earnest attempt to organise the Australian people with the view to making a concentrated effort…

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M.p.'s the War Has Altered

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 38

Everybody knows that this war has altered many things, but few imagine the extent to which it has changed the faces, the thoughts, tho figures, and the habits…

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Latest War News a Naval Encounter. London

The Independent · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

A German warship has arrived at Ymuiden, Holland, heavily damaged. Twenty dead and a number of wounded were landed…

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Late War News. Gigantic Offensive. London, January 25

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 28

The "Frankfurter Zeitung" warns Germany that the Allies are preparing for a gigantic offensive in the spring…

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Late War News. SYDNEY, Thursday, 3.30 p.m

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

The crew of V69, believed to be part of the German squadron, managed to crawl back to Zeebrugge, badly mauled. Several fled northwards, their fate…

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To Win the War. New Recruiting Campaign. Meeting at Henty

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 1

About 70 people attended the public meeting in the Henty School of Arts on Monday night, to give the new recruiting campaign a push off. Mr…

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Soldier's Uniforn

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

While fishing in the Goulburn river in the viclnity of the M[?]rchison show grounds, Miss Kennedy, of Murchison, discovered a soldier's…

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Bogus Returned Soldier

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

On Tuesday last a man named John Serevino, 49, called on the Rev. S. Brown at the Manse. After making several gestures, pointing to his mouth…

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Returned Soldiers' Reward. To the Editor

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Sir,—I have noticed during the put week that two men have been engaged at weighbridges at Henty railway station. As these positions…

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Reparation of Soldiers

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, on Saturday issued for publication returns furnished by the military authorities and the War Council concerning the…

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Treatment of Invalid Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 33

As the result of a conference between the Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce), the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Poynton). the Director-General for Medical Services…

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Shopkeeper and His Soldier Son

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 46

A small draper's shop stood close to the scene of the explosion. The aged shopman and his wife fled when they saw the fire, and escaped injury. When they…

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Soldier Settlers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 7

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Landed has submitted an unusual scheme to the Cabinet for settlement of returned soldiers. Under the Minister's plan soldier-settlers…

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100 Farms Ready for Returned Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, has made a statement concerning the Government's scheme for tho settlement of soldiers upon the land. All future…

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The War Loan—Steady Applications

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4

A steady stream of subscribers and a considerably large one of enquirers is daily visiting the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where it has been…

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Soldier’s Letters. Pte. Jack Holy

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

Mrs. T. Holy has received two letters from her son, Pte. Jack Holy from which we take the following:— 23.11.16 — At present we are having a…

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A Payable Patriotic Investment. The War Loan

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

WE hope our readers wil not skip this article after a glance at the heading, for we assure them that it is a matter of importance to themselves, and to…

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The War Loan. Work for Recruiting Committees

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 3

A number of the recruiting committees have already got their organisation going for the purpose of obtaining subscribers to the War Loan. In many…

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Late War News. SYDNEY, Monday, 3.30 p m

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

A French communique states:--We were completely successful in a coupde-main between Peseperges and Trance- De Calonne. We round…

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PROGRESS of the War. To-day's Cables. on the Western Front. French and British Both Active. Minor Successes Recorded

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 2

A wireless German official message says that the British penetrated a small section south-westof Le Tranchloy…

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