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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Returned Soldiers. Arrangements for Assistance

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. -- The statement that Mr. Hughes is giving consideration to the creation of a national organisation which could effectively assist returned soldiers…

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Tragedy at Kyogle. Mother Dead; Child Wounded

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 7

Word was received in Kyogle of a terrible tragedy in the neighborhood of Horseshoe Creek, in which a woman named Mrs. Kate Alt was killed and…

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The War Loan

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- With the suspension of the Treasury Bills, the Government has practically ceased borrowing in any form. A new war loan which has been prepared will…

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Potatoes and War

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 3

During the war, says the Mark Lane Express, we are getting evidence of the great value of the humble potato as a food crop for man and animals. It is…

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Another War Loan

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 8

The prospectus of a further issue of the Commonwealth War Loan has now been announced and the particulars appear in our advertising columns…

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War's Democratic Influence

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 8

It is a frequently heard saying that things will never again be the same after the war. No doubt the memory of it will jaunt the present…

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War. Sydney, Jan., 1

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 9

The Allies' reply to the Ponce Note, which was published in the late editions of the morning papers, is hailed as a stinging exposure of…

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War News. LONDON

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

M. Jenescu, in stirring speech in the Rumanian Parliament, said:-- "We are confident of Victory. We accept all the pains and…

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The War. Sydney

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Agency learns that although the Allied reply to President Wilson has been drafted it is improbable it will be presented for a…

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War. Sydney, January 4

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 8

Numerous correspondents in Switzerland and Italy assert that Austro-Hungarian distress is critical. The Emperor is determined to secure peace…

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Latest War News. LONDON

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

It is officially reported that Greece has agreed to the strict demands contained in the Allies latest Note…

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General War News Another German Lie. London

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

The French Admiralty denies absolutely the German wireless report of the torpedoing of the battleship Verite…

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Interesting War Notes Russia's Military Idol. Our Ally's Chief of Staff

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 3

Next to the Czar himself supreme commander of the Russian army, is General Alexeiev, Russia's Chief of Staff. Since he became a soldier at…

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Premiers Conference. Finances and Returned Soldiers. Melbourne

Tweed Daily · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

Representatives of the various States and the Commonwealth assembled at state Parliament House to-day to further consider the question of advances…

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Soldiers' Aid Society

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

The first meeting of the New Year was opened with a fair attendance. The inward correspondence included 15 letters and cards from the soldiers at the front, gratefully…

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Advances of Loan Money. Repatriation of Soldiers

Northern Star · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Representatives of the various States and the Commonwealth assembled in Melbourne to-day to consider further the question of advances of loan…

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Helping Returned Soldiers

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

The statement that Mr. Hughes [?] giving consideration to the creation of a national organisation which could effectively assist returned soldiers with…

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A Soldier's Letter

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 7

Sergeant Jack Briley writes to his mother from [?] Downs Camp, England, on 15th [?]ber. The following are expects from his letter:--…

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A Gallant Soldier

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

Says Coraki "Herald": Coraki residents will hear with extreme pleasure that Lieutenant (now Adjutant) A. H. Humphrey, formerly…

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Australasia. Anzac Buffet

Northern Star · Monday 8 January 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday. -- The Domain Anzac Buffet was officially opened this afternoon. Mr. Justice Ferguson, chairman of the Amelioration Committee, spoke of the needs of…

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