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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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War Census Returns

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

The confidential committee appointed to deal with the local replies to the Prime Minister's appeal commenced duties on Wednesday evening…

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A War Secret

Western Age · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

In connection with the action of the King of Bulgaria precipitating his country into the war on the side of Germany, against the wishes of the great majority of the bulk of the…

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Commonwealth War Loan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

The response of the country to the Government's call for men has been magnificent, and the conduct of these Australians fires the admiration of the…

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The War Loan

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 18

The response of the country to the Govern merit's call for men has been magnificent, and the conduct of these Australians under fire the…

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The War. Yesterday's News

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 1

A Paris message reports increased German activity on the western front, which was taken to be a prelude to a general attack on the Kaiser's…

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Off to the War

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 15

The largest assemblage that has been known for some time congregated in the Australian Hall on Monday evening last to honor and bid an…

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Unions and the War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

It is very gratifying indeed to note that representative Labor men, like Mr. Peter Bowling, in this State, and Mr. Arthur Henderson, in Britain, are…

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The War. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

The Emperor of Austria is in a critical condition, and is rapidly sinking. The Austrian Emperor sustained two…

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A.w.u. and the War

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 13

At the half-yearly meeting of the Western Branch of the Australian Workers' Union the following resolutions for the P.L.L. Conference were…

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To-Day's War News SYDNEY

Western Age · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 2

It is reported by the Vatican in Rome that the Emperor of Austria is sinking rapidly. Paris reports that a three days…

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The Truth About the War. (Hilaire Belloc.)

Western Age · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

There bus been during the last week or two an increasing ill-ease among the public of this country, anil that ill-ease may very largely be referred to a feeling that has…

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Dubbo Recruting Association. Absorbed in War Service Committee. Old Body Under a New Nams

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

A meeting of the Dubbo Recruiting Association was held at the local Town Hall last Friday night for the purpose of carrying out the work of winding…

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At Home and Abroad. ENLISTED

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 13

Mr Gr. W. Brownhill, proprietor of the Forbes "Advocate," while in Sydney recently, volunteered for service with the expeditionary forces, and…

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Our Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Mr. W. Langby, of Dubbo, in reply to a telegram to Mr. E. H. H. Lang, of Ballina, anxiously inquiring whether there was truth in the…

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Soldiers and Drink

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 3

In an address at Parramatta Mr. Holman made a vigorous defence of the Government's attitude on the liquor question and the early closing…

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Alleged Soldier Sentenced

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 7

At Newcastle Court on Monday [?] youth of 18 was charged, under the name of Charles Harrison, with having in his possession a pair of…

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Soldier's Skull Fractured

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

A disturbance took place at the Sydney Central Railway Station early on Wednesday morning, as a result of which Private Geo. Halloran, of the…

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Unsatisfactory Enlistment

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 28 January 1916 · page 4

Under the recruiting scheme to raise the new army of 30,000 men. the quota from N.S.W. and Victoria is 16,600, and the number of reinforcements…

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