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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Socialist Member Enlists. Imbued by Worthy Spirit

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 4

Victor Grayson, a former Socialist member of the House of Commons, who is visiting New Zealand, enlisted at Wellington yesterday. He said he…

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Telegraphic. Sydney, Friday. Financial Aid for Soldiers. OVER 4000 Found Employment

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 4

Financial aid was given the injured or invalided soldiers last week by the N.S. Wales Amelioration Committee. Of 8000 or 9000 returned Victorian…

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War Notes

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

The French Premier, in a message to the Commonwealth, says that France highly appreciates Australia's great part in the Allies' straggle for liberty…

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The War. Sydney, Mon. Jan. 15th

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

Washington reports: The crusier Miewankee is ashore off California. The "Kreutz Zeitung" admits that the British and French have…

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The War Loan and Recruiting Associations

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

Acting on the request of the Commonwealth Treasurer supplemented by circulars from the Organising Secretaries of the Recruiting Movement in each State, the…

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In Action. Mud and Water. an Australian Describes War

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 6

S[?]pper L. A. Hall, writing from France, to his parents, who reside at Cambray Avenine, N[?] Sydney, says:--…

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The War. the Roumanian Conflict. Russia Confident. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 4

The Allies are confident of their ability to held the enemy every where, remaining free to choose their own time and please for offensives…

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Germany's Latest Note. Immense Guilt of the War. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

Advices from Berlin received this evening state that Germany has sent a new Note to the neutral nations. The Note accuses the Allies of…

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"Our House Is Burning." Archbishop Kelly's Appeal. to Help in the War

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 6

"Our house is burning, and every man who is able to help must take off his cont so as to put out the fire." These words fell from the lips of…

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The War. Allies Can Advance in West Any Time. Australian Artillery Deadly. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

Colonel Legge, who has been invalided from the western front, says that when he left we were able to obliterate the German lines and advance at any…

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Three Soldier Brothers--all Doctors. Splendid Act of Patriotism and Self Sacrifice

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

Liew. Colonel John Basil St. Vin[?]t W[?], second son of Mr. J. St. Vi[?] Weleh, of Sydney, has been awarded the D.S.O. Immediately on the…

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Damascus, The Pearl of the Desert. a Graphic Description. by a Local Soldier

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

[?] under a most graphic [?] lecture that was re[?] Corporal Geo. H. Wil[?] resides in Glen…

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A few lines from a Soldier at Sea

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 2

Private A. Summerfield, wrote at sea on Nov. 30th, as follows:-- Just a few lines to let you know that I'am getting along alright. There…

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The War Loan

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

The Commonwealth Treasurer announces that he wants £18,000,000 for the War Loan…

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Who Started the War?

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

The Crown Prince, was having a nice [?] chat with his father and apropos of nothing said, "Father, who started this war?" "I know," said the father,…

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Railway Man fop the War

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

Senator Pearce announced that the Government, on [?] urgent appeal from the British War Office tor the despatch of railway men to the war, has…

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The War. Belgium Reply. to Peade Note. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

Belgium's reply to President Wilson's peace nobe states that Belgium, passionately desires to end the unprecadented sufferings of the population…

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The War. Italian Battleship Sunk. Strikes Two Mines. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

A Rome official message says:—The battlefield Regina Margherita struck two mines in the open sea on Thursday night and sank in a few minutes…

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Western Front. More Divisions Wanted. Only Way to Win War. London

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

Colonel Repington, military correspondent on the "Times," strikingly declares the necessity for scouring sixty new divisions' on the west front…

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Dependant Enlists

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

H. J. Cro[?]dsdell was charged with furious driving on 29th December last The Sen-Sergeant said the wisped to withdraw the charge, as the defendant…

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