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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

3,272 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 164

The War Sydney, Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 4

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 2

Orders have been given for the Anstro-Germans in Servia to advance into Greece and attack the Anglo-French forces…

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The War. Gun Battle in Elanders. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

Mr. Phillip Gibbs, war correspondent, says the British guns are engaged daily in tattle on the entire line, sometimes reaching in violence the…

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The War. the Enemy at Mona[?] Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 3

There are 150,000 Austro-German troops concentrated at Monastir. The total frontier force is Hmated at four German and seven Bulgarian…

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Home Again. Soldiers Relate Their Experiences

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 6

A troopship with 105 wounded and in alided soldiers, arrived in Sydney one day last week. The men had a delightful trip from Melbourne, and…

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Soldier Rescued From the Sea

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 4

Two men were resting near the [?]athing shed at Manly, when they noticed what appeared to be a quantity of seaweed [?]ing [?]out On…

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Papers for Soldiers used as Packing

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1916 · page 2

A short time ago Mrs. J. H. Wells of Mount View, Warialda, sent one of several hutches of newspapers to a certain firm in Sydney, in response to…

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War Item

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 1

A Grafton soldier now in France writes that the sheepskin vests are very serviceable. Colonel Nash, M.L.C., says that the…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

The generals commanding the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Greek Army Corps have informed the Government chat they will not be able to restrain…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

The second reading of the Compulsion Bill will take place on Tuesday. It is expected that it will he rapidly passed through all its stages and be…

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LatestWarNews London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Many heavy sentences have been imposed on journalists, business men, and laborers in Belgium for alleged treason and espionage in the…

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The War. Conscription. Hostility Weakening. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 2

After a week's strenuous excitement the country enjoys a week-end of [?]mparatively quiet. Interest continues to centre in the…

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War items the Privilege of a Briton

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 8

"You laugh and loaf, while others' dare and do, And yet—a woman risked her life for you!…

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The War. Shoratge of Munitions. Russian Position Year Ago. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 5

The "Times" correspondent al the Russian headquarters states that last New Year the whole of the Russian army was reduced to one shot per gun…

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Despondent Soldier

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Sydney Charles Wholohan, who appeared in the uniform of a soldier, was charged at the Sydney Police Court with having attempted to commit…

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Armidale Soldier Killed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

David W[?]ann, a soldier, formerly of Dumaresq, near Armidale, was watching some shunting operations from a passenger train near Clyde, when he…

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Soldiers and Drinking

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 3

Apropos the above question, the Armidale 'Church Kalendar' remarks: No one who knows anything of the facts of the case can deny the…

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A One-armed Soldier. Interesting Interview

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 6

A well-known townsman of Maitland writes: I happened to be crossing Middle Harbour by the Spit punt yesterday, and saw, a one-armed…

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Oddfellows Who Have Enlisted

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 3

The secretary of the Manchester Unity I.O. Oddiellows has forwarded the hon. secretary of the War Service Committee the following list of…

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Farms for Soldiers

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1916 · page 4

Sydney, Monday. — The muster at French's Forest, Manly, on Saturday was disappointing, only 26 workers attending, in respond to Dr…

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War Service Committee. Important' Business Transacted

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 January 1916 · page 3

A well-attended meeting of the Armidale War Service Committee was held at the Council Chambers on Monday evening, at which the Mayor (Ald…

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