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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

3,607 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 181

The War. Greek Perfidy. Troops Move Northward. Violate the Neutral Zone. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. Ward Price, the official press correspondent at Salonica, states that General von Falkenhayn's appearance in Thessaly discussions those who believed in…

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Prussia in Despair Wants No More War Budgets British Will Shirk No Sacrifices Prussia's Fear. Difficult Months to Come

Northern Times · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 1

AMSTERDAM. Wednesday.—In the Prussian Diet, in submitting the Finance Budget, the Minister, of Finance said that he had not abandoned…

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No Notes to Soldiers. in Red Cross Garments

Northern Times · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 1

Mrs. Davies, secretary of the Western branch of the Red Cross Society, has received a letter from Sydney headquarters, asking her to make…

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Disabled Soldiers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 5

Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, states that the Federal Treasurer, the Secretary to the Treasury, and Dr. Fetherston, the Director-General for…

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Helping Soldiers. New South Wales Scheme. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 4

The details of the scheme under which repatriation will he adopted in New South Wales were made available by Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, to-day. At the…

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Tighe's Hill. Soldiers' Presentation Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. R. Little presided at a meeting of the Tighe's Hill-Mayfield Soldiers' Presentation Committee, hold in the Rosedale Hall, last night. A letter was received…

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M.p. Twice Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 6

Lieutenant-colonel Percy Archer Clive, M.P., Grenadier Guards, attached to the East Yorkshire Regiment, who has been wounded, represents the Ross Division of…

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Four Times Wounded. and Going Back Again

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. F. E. Hodgson. of Fern Street, Islington, has received a letter from his sister in London, stating that her husband (Sergeant Banner) is bock in…

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Indian War Loan

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The India Office announces the raising of a special War Loan in India during 1917-1918 for an unlimited amount to be…

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Commonwealth War Loan. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. Poynton, the Federal Treasurer, writes: "As there appears to be some doubt as to the terms of the new Commonwealth War Loan, I deem it…

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The War Loan. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

The Standard Life Assurance Company and the Phoenix Assurance Company have each invested £3,000,000 in the war loan…

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The War. (Continued from Page 1.) This Afternoon's Cables Huns' One-Time Colonies. Pretest Against Restoration

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Strong comments are being made in South Africa to no reference to the former German colonies having been made in…

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The War. the Allies' Aims. a True Peace. Supplementary Note to the United States. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

A despatch from Mr. Balfour, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, supplementary to the Allies' reply to President Wilson's Peace Note, has been handed…

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Neutrals May Not Enlist

Northern Times · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

According to instructions received from headquarters Italians, and persons who are subjects of countries which are neutral in the present…

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Soldiers' Letters. No Sleep for Three Days

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

Mrs. W. H. Gaut, of Bruce-street, Newcastle, has received a letter from her husband, Private Gaut, dated 16th November, three days previous to being wounded, in…

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Helping Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. Ashford, the State Minister for Lands, has made an important announcement concerning the assistance which the Government proposes to…

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Mr. Victor Grayson Enlists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 6

The news that Mr. Victor Grayson has enlisted in the New Zealand forces recalls nine-year-old memories. Mr. Grayson had been elected for the Colne Valley Division…

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Anzac Footballers

Northern Times · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON. Friday.—Australasian soldiers play a combined Parts-Rugby team at football in the Pare des Princes on January 21…

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District Casualties. Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 5

SERGEANT KENNEY.—Mr. J. Kenney, of Now Lambton, has been advised that his son, Sergeant R. Kenney, of the Headquarters Stuff, has been reported wounded…

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War the Revealer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1917 · page 12

The war has brought out evidence of character, strength, bravery, and self-sacrifice such as has never before been see in the history of this country.—Dr…

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