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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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How the War Will be Ended. a Startling Disclosure

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 3

Ald. A. Purkiss, of Armidale, forwards us the following extremely interesting item from the Motor in Australia, being extracts from a…

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Commonwealth War Loan. Use Your Money to Help the Country

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 1

Everyone has the Tight to subscribe all the money they choose to the Commonwealth War Loan, but be it many hundreds or few, or even a modest…

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The War Loan. Use Your Money to Help the Country

The Inverell Times · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 5

Everyone has the right to subscribe all the money they choose to the new Commonwealth War Loan, but be it many hundreds or few, or even a…

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An Insane Soldier

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 3

THE demented soldier, who appeared before the local police court the previons Friday, again appeared on Tuesday. His appearance seemed to be much the…

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Soldiers Molest Chinese

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday. — A party of soldiers visited a Chinese shop in Little Bourke-street, Melbourne, last night, and asked for food. When…

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Rendering War Vessels Invisible

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

Owing to the enormous range and accuracy of modern naval guns it is highly important for small war craft which depend upon aspeed rather than…

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Old Weapons in Modern War

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

Very interesting is tho reversion to ancient conditions of warfare. In Spain's recent war with the Moors, stones were slung very much in the…

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Advance in Papers War in the Outposts

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

Business people and others must re-council themselves to the fact that general printing will cost them considerably more in the future than The War Office announces that the British force occupied Jaunde in the Cameroons on Saturday The enemy retreated but the British made contract…

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Interesting War Notes. News About the Fighting Forces

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

German snipers wear a yellow or blue tassel as a mark of merit. In peace times soldiers in the Italian army are allowed two hoars in the…

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Commonwealth War-loan. [?] Your Money to Help the Country

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

Everyone has the right to subscribe the money they choose to the new commonwealth War Loan, but be it many hundreds or few, or even a…

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The War of Nations. London, Wednesday. Compulsory Service in England

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 3

Mr. Asquith has introduced the Military Service' Number. 2 Bill in the House of Commons. He declared that the results of Lord Derby's scheme…

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The War of Nations. London, Thursday Night. Report From Berlin

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 4

Berlin claims that a Trench hand grenade attack north of La Mesnil was, easily repulsed, and the Allied artillery had been uninterruptedly shelling…

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Land for Returned Soldiers. (To Editor of "Arniidale Chronicle")

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 9

Sir,—The Sydney papers contain reports of volurteer efforts to clear land for returned soldiers at Frauch's Forest, some miles from Manly. It is…

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Wounded Through Periscope

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 6

"The periscope is generally supposed to help the man is the trenches, " remarked Private R. J. Ringrose, one of the few men left of the original…

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War Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

The "Kangaroos" arrived in Sydney on Friday 115 strong. Enthuestic promises of support have been accorded the proposed…

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Commonwealth War Loan

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

The Fedral Treasurer is adopting navel means to ensure the success of the second Commonwealth war loan. He is appealing to every citizen in…

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A New War Map

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 5

We have to acknowledge from Mr.H .K. C Robinson of 221 George-street, Sydney the receipt of a very [?] war-map of the Bel[?] the…

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£10,000,000 War Loan

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 7

Mr.Denison Miller,governor of the Commonwealth Book, writes as follows:--In the great war in which we are engaged the Prime Minister[?]…

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Japanese for the War. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

Toronto reports that 65 Japanese at Vanecouver are joining a Japanese battery for overseas service. More 500 application from Japanese…

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