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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

3,272 stories in New England's papers · page 8 of 164

Turks Had Enough of the War. Not Anxious for More

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

Now that Callipoli has been abandoned and Constantinople is not threatened, directly the Germans are chag[?]ined to find that many influential…

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The War. Tightening Up the Blookade. American Complication. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 2

Greatly to the disgust of Captain Von Pape, late German military attache at Washington, the authorities at Falmouth seized his papers which…

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Assisting Returned Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 18 January 1916 · page 4

At the War Service Committee meeting last night Mr. Boland referred to the case of Private Doust, of Inverell, who had his leg amputated as a result…

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The War Loan. Appeal by the State Wab Council

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 2

The self-imposed task which Australia has undertaken and the splendid [?] of her [?] in the field of battle have [?] the Empire, and…

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The War of Nations. London, Sunday. Summary of News

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 3

It is stated from Bucharest that Turkish and Bulgarian troops have been sent to the Italian, Montenegrin, and French front, replacing Austrians…

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The War of Nations. London, Monday Night. Turks Again Defeated

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 19 January 1916 · page 4

The Turks sufferd another defeat at the hands of the British forces in Mesopotamia, and were compelled to retreat. The whole of the Weddi…

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War Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 8

Mrs. Hanley, of South Grafton has three sons, and they are all in the ranks. The output of rifles is rapidly…

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War Basis

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 3

"Our industries are being mobilised on a war basis our finshees are bring regulated and regimented for the purpose of war. All this is a great advance in…

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The War. Montenegro Position. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 6

Rome papers, in commenting on the reported surrender of Montenegro, say it is believed the terms provided that Montenegro should code Coast…

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The War. Turkish Army for Egypt. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 5

The Turkish army against Egypt is estimated at 300,000. D[?]emal Person refused to have German officers on his expecting a…

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Commonwealth War Le[?]s £10,000,000. Subscription List Closes 21st JANUARY

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

Until the list closes on the list January all persons who care to do no--and they should be many--have the right to assist the country and…

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Correspondence. THE £10,000,000 War Loan. To the Editor of "The Guyra Argus."

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 8

Sir,—The Commonwealth Government is asking the public for a loan of £10,000,000 for war purposes. It is the urgent patriotic duty of…

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Returned Soldiers

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 7

Forty-two returned soldiers passed through Glen Innes for Brisbane on Tuesday morning fall seemed wall on the way to recovery and were…

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Home for Soldier's Widow

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 3

Sergeant-Major Beesley, who was an old resident of Auburn, and who was killed some months ago in the war, left a wile and eight children…

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Battle of Loos. a Soldier's Letter

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 3

The following is an extract from a letter from [?]ergeant Alien Cameron, of Littlegrow, who is fighting in France, and is a brother of Mr. A. A…

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Letter from Glen Innes Soldier Interesting Particulars of Glen Innesites

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 5

Mr. G. W. Dwyer (of the firm of Messrs, Cramsie & Dwyer), at present meager of the local branch of Wright Heaton & Co., has received the…

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War Humor

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

A touch of humor occasionally relieves the painful stories that appear in the dispatches from the European battlefields. Here is the translation…

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Commonwealth War Loan

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

In view of the fact that 31st January will be a public holiday in the State of Victoria, the Commonwealth Treasurer has arranged with the…

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The War. Turks Defeated

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

A Petrograd communique states that the Russians captured 12 Turkish guns in the Caucasus, besides much munitions. They also…

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Postbag of the War

The Inverell Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Private Leslie Gib[?] writes from Gibraltar under date, October 20, to his mother, Mrs. O. Chaffey, of Belgravia:—…

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