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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

2,204 stories in Murray's papers · page 9 of 111

PROGRESS of the War To-day's Cables. Naval Engagement in North Sea Decided German Defeat. A Battle of Destroyers. Off the Dutch Coast in the Darkness. Conflicting Reports of German Losses. Variously Stated at From Two to Seven Vessels. the British Lose One

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

A naval engagement took place on Monday night between British and German destroyers, off the Dutch coast, resulting in the defeat of the…

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Other Items. the Kaiser and His People. Perfervid Protestations of Loyalty. Post-war Problems. the Internal Position in Russia. Germans Interfering with the Dutch. British Boys for Home Defence. the German Recruiting in Poland. the Kaiser and the Crown Prince. Deportations From Brussels Where Is Falkenhayen? Threatened Seizure of the Belgian Bank Funds

The Riverine Grazier · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 1

"The Times" says, that the German public bodies responded to the Kaiser's appeal of the 13th January, by perfervid protestations of loyalty…

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War Notes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 29

The considered reply which the Allies have made to the peace overtures of the American President has done much to allay the uneasiness of those who, from one…

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Secret War Treasures

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 39

To be possessed of property worth thousands of pounds, if only ono had it handy, and to be at the same time doubtful where the money is to come from for…

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The War Loan

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4
Also in The Independent

Acting on the request of the Commonwealth Treasurer, supplemented by circulars from the Organising Secretaries of the recruiting…

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Enemy War Council

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 23

Field-Marshal von Hindenberg and General Ludendorff visited the Italian front and attended a War Council, at which the Emperor Charles and Archduke…

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Russian War Loan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 22

Russia has established 115 savings banks on the various fronts in order to encourage her soldiers to subscribe to the £300,000,000 war loan now being raised…

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"Victory" War Loan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 21

The large subscriptions to the War Loan, as distinct from the sums invested by many thousand of small subscribers which amount in the aggregate to a large sum…

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Piece and War

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

First Tramp—"Shades, but it's, a long time since I've seed yer, Bill. What's the game now?" Second Tramp—"Munitions, man…

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War Time Economy

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 15

"What's this?" the young husband said, as he scanned the memorandum his wife had given him. "One dozen eggs, one pound of raisins, bottle of lemon…

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The Great War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 15

Johnny had just started learning history, and very proud of himself he was. One evening, as he sat studying his lesson he thought he would test his…

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War Loan Applications

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 18

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

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The Automobile in War

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. Howard C. Felton contributes some interesting particulars about the automobile in the European war. In August, 1914, there were…

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War Chest Funds Needed

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

The hon. secretary of the Citizens' War Chest Fund advises having received a cable message from London, reading:— "Funds exhausted; exceedingly heavy calls…

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War Over by Summer

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 23

Large Berlin hotels are conducting an extensive publicity campaign for the purpose of attracting visitors for the summer season. The advertisements allege…

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Labour and the War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 23

The annual conference of the Labour party in the Albert Hall, Manchester, is the most important in the history of the movement. It was called to consider…

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United States War Exports

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 21

German newspapers state that during the periods between August, 1914, to September, 1915, the United States shipped to the Allies £394,000,000 worth of war material…

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Win The War League

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · 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 a view to making a concentrated effort…

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The War Loan—steady Applications

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

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

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