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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

3,607 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 181

District Casualties. Killed in Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

SERGEANT-MAJOR HILLIER.—District Officer W. Hillier, of the Newcastle Fire Brigades, yesterday received intimation that his eldest son, Sergeant-major…

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Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

PRIVATE TICKLE.—Mrs. J. Tickle. of Waratah-road, Broadmeadow, has been informed that her husband, Private J. Tickle, has been wounded in France…

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Anzac Mounteds Victorious. After an All-Day Fight

Northern Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—An official message from Egypt states: "We captured on Tuesday a strong position of six lines of entrenchments, and six…

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Russian War Loans

Northern Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

PETROGRAD, Thursday.—The Minister of Finance is preparing to issue a military loan of 3,000,000,000 roubles (£300,000,000), and, subsequently,…

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British War Loan Issue

Northern Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Details of the terms of the war loan leaked out accidentally at Manchester, whither bundles of prospectuses had been sent for…

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Benzol Supply After War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

Authorities seem to be agreed that the greatest immediate increase in the supply of benzol after the war must be looked for from the gasworks rather than from coke…

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Britain's War Loan. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

Dealings in the 4½ per cent. War Loan were again the outstanding feature of operations on the Stock Exchange yesterday, and there were 138 markings at…

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German War Pensioners. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

General von Stein has issued a proclamation to the German people, indicating a serious outlook for war pensioners. He urges the people to employ soldiers…

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Business in America. Influence of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. E. A. Filene contributes to the New York ''Times" a very interesting and informative article on the economic problems to be faced by America at the close…

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British War Loan Issue. (Australian Cable Association.)

Northern Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Bonar Law (Chancellor of the Exchequer) states that the new loan will have a currency of 20 years. The issue price…

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National Trade. After the War. Great Opportunities. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

The Employers' Parliamentary Association investigated the questions of Industrial reconstruction and the establishment of a national trade policy after the war…

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The War (Continued from page 1.) This Afternoon's Cables Allies' Reply Received. May Lead to Another Move

Northern Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Thursday.—The text of the Allies reply to the Wilson Note commenced to arrive this morning. It will not be published…

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The War. the Allies' Reply Sent to America. Great Italian Force. Proceeding to the Balkans. (Australian Cable Association.) PARIS

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 5

M. Briand, the French Prime Mi9nister, has delivered the Allies' reply to the American Ambassador. It will be made public on Friday…

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Our Soldiers in France. Letter from French Lady

Northern Times · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. Haddaway, of New Lambton, has received the following interesting letter from a young lady in France, and it expresses the interest that is…

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"Anzac Weekly Bulletin."

Northern Times · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—An enlarged "Anzac Weekly Bulletin," consisting of 24 pages, is issued. Forty thousand free copies are distributed among…

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Denmark's Prisoners of War

Northern Times · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 5

COPENHAGEN, Friday.—Denmark is building two samps to accommodate 1,200 Russian and German prisoders of war. Denmark undertakes…

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America and the War

Northern Times · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 4

All through the progress of the war, and with increasing interest during the last few months, importance has attached in large measure to a…

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British War Loan. Terms of the Prospectus. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 5

Mr. Bonar Law. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ins issued the prospectus of the new war loan. He announced that the loan would be…

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Miscellaneous. Rush for British War Loan. One Applicant Tales £20,000,000

Northern Times · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Friday.—There was a great rush of subscribers to the War Loan at the Bank of England early this morning. Hundreds of thousands…

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The War (Continued from page 1.) This Afternoon's Cables Washington Opinion. No Hope of Early Peace

Northern Times · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Friday.—Opinion in all Quarters is that, while the Allies' reply is a complete answer to President Wilson's request for a…

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