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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

3,073 stories in New England's papers · page 11 of 154

The War. Naval Fight. Germans Badly Routed. Flotilla Wiped Out. London

The Inverell Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

A German flotilla, which numbered 13 or 14 destroyers, and which left Zeebrugge, suddenly encountered the fire of British ships…

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"War May Possibly End in 1917." Hindenburg's Attempt to Sow Dissension. Lies About Britain

The Inverell Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

Interviewed together at headquarters by the Berlin correspondent of the Vienne "Nieu Freie Presse," Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General…

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The War. Submarine Warfare. New Measures Against U Boats. Raider Reported Sunk. Vancouver

The Inverell Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 7

A New York menage states that Britain has adopted a new method of fighting U boats, and the system will be generally applied. One vessel…

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Soldiers' Jokes

The Inverell Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 7

Pepys Junor, in "Diary of the War" in "Truth," tells a good trench story His son, who was wounded at Th[?] recounts how our soldiers write…

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Voluntary Workers for Soldiers

The Inverell Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

The hon. treasurer, Mr. E. B. Cot[?] advises us that owing to Mrs. [?] Pepper's Saturday morning [?] the funds of the Association…

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Canada's Enlistments. Ottawa

The Inverell Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

The Parliamentary session will continue for a north, and then adjourn for six weeks to allow Sir Robert Borden to attend the Imperial…

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Soldier's Farewelled. Two More Recruits

The Inverell Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

The usual citizens' farewell was accorded Privates S. H. H. Parkinson and J. A. Sullivan, who were up on final leave, at the Council Chambers…

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"Very Unsettled." What the Soldiers Think of Australia

The Inverell Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

Mrs O. Chaffey has received the following letters from her son. Private A. W. Gibbs, who was at time of writing in a Cairo hospital:—…

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At the Anzac Hostel, Cairo

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

THE following are clippings from a letter from Mrs. C. B. Rickman, of Armidale, who is at present doing excellent work at the Anzac Hostel,…

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War items

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 1

During past six week the voluntry [?] in N.S.W. for service [?] was 2089, which is considered highly satisfactory. and evidence that the new…

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War items

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

Three packed troop trains from Tenterfield passed through Armidale on Tuesday for Sydney. The first went through at p.m., the second at 1 a.m., and the…

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War Items

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

The newest German submarines in the Mediterranean are of 1200 tens, with a surface speed of 25 knots and 15 knots when submerged…

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"Win-the-War" League

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 5

Active steps arc being taken by the State Recruiting Committee to distribute its supply of 50,000 badges signifying membership of the Win-thr-War…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent says a Barlin official Note, with a time Limit, was recently sent to the French, complaining that German…

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Win the War League

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday. — A Win the War League meeting at Killara last night subscribed £3100 to the war loan…

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The War. London

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

A trustworthy eyewitness declares that 25,000 persons have been deported front the agricultural provinces of Belgium, which have suffered severely from the…

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The War Loan. Steady Application

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · 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…

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LatestWarNews London, Thursday Morning

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

Two girls were sentenced to a fortnight's hard labor for smoking cigarettes in munition works in the North of England…

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Win the War League I Serve

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3

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

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Tingha Recruiting Association. To Be Disbanded. Win the War League to be Formed

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

A' meeting of the Tingha Recruiting Association was held in the local Court House on Tuesday evening last. The President (Mr…

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