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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Imperial Conference. Trade After the War

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The committee, presided over by Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, dealing with trade and commerce after the war, is accelerating…

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To England for War. Impressions on the Trip

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

Writing to Mr. A. Jeffreys, of New Lambton, Corporal F. C. Smith gives vivid impressions of his journey with troops to England, and of what he…

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War Funds. 35th Battalion Fund. After Holiday Re-opening

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 1

At the re-opening of the depot of the 35th Batta[?]on (Newcastle's Own), work was received from the Maitland branch, Adamstown Giris' League, New…

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Second Edition. the War. the Raiders. Germany's Object. (Australian Cable Association). New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 6

Washington officials are of the opinion that Germany may be attempting a loophole to break her U-boat pledge. It is believed that Germany contends…

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A Soldier Councilor

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

Having enlisted in the A.I.F. Cr. Bereini, who represented A riding of the Cessnock Shire, sat at the council table for the last time during this…

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Lambton Enlistment

Northern Times · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 5

At a meeting of the Citizen's Soldiers' Fund Committee, held in the Council Chambers, Lambton, on Saturday evening, the Mayor (Ald…

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Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

It would be little short of a national disaster if the opinion that the returned soldiers were not being properly assisted were permitted to gain ground…

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District Casualties. Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

GUNNER KING.—Mrs. King, of Holmesville, has received word that her husband, Gunner W. King, has been severely wounded in action in France and is…

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Labour Solid for War

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the Annual Conference of the Labour Party in the Albert Hall. Manchester, called to consider the problem of labour after the…

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Greta War Service Committee

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 1

Alderman C. Beswick (Mayor) presided over a good attendance at the last meeting or the Greta War Service Committee. The secretary reported…

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Russian War Loan. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

Russia has established 115 savings banks at the several fronts in order to encourage the soldiers to subscribe to the war loon…

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The War Loan. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

The White Star Line has subscribed £2,000,000 towards the War Loan…

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Trade After the War. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

The Committee dealing with trade and commerce after the war, of which Lord' "Balfour of Burleigh is President, is accelerating its proceedings in order to be…

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Czechs Oppose the War. Zurich

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

Judgment has been pronounced in Vienna,. sentencing Dr. Kramarz and other Czech leaders to penal servitude. It reveals the extent of the Bohemian Czech…

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Win-the-war League at Greta

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

A "Win-the-War" League has been formed at Greta. Thirty members have already been enrolled, and it is expected that 50 more names will be…

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The Federal War Loan. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

The man of small income seldom reads details of national loans. They speak of millions, while his language is that of pence and shillings. But there is…

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Romance of a Wreck. Realises War Price

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

What may probably be regarded as the individual shipping investment which has yielded the largest profit during the war has just come to the…

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Finance in War Time. Curious American Ruling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 9

The statement given out last night by the Federal Reserve Board, advising the National Banks of the United States not to invest freely in Treasury notes…

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India and the War Cabinet. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 7

Mr. Austen Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for India, has selected the following to represent India at the special settings of the War Council:—…

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Italian Campaign. Germans at Austrian Front. Council of War Held

Northern Times · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 5

ZURICH, Tuesday.—Von Hindenburg and von Ludendorff have visited the Austrian front. They attended a council of war at which the Austrian…

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