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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Another War Loan

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 4

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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The War and Newspapers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 3

The European war has had the erect of killing off a few newspapers in the British Isles, but the great majority of the publications continue to…

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The War. (Continued on another page.) Treatment of Belgiums

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 1

The Allies reply to the German peace proposal referring to Belgium states that Belgium for two and a half years has been treated shamefully, and…

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The War. Germans Repulsed on the West. Allies' Airmen's Successes Entente Note to Greece. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 2

The Triple [?] [?] [?] [?]…

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Our Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Trooper S. Dowton, of Nevertire. has arrived back from the front incapicated by a wound in one foot. He was the guest at a banquet at Nevertire…

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Prisoners of War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 8

The Acting Secretary for Defence (Mr. T. Trumble) has issued the following instructions for those members of the public who may wish to…

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Federal War Loan

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 8

The prospectus of a further issue of the Commonwealth War Loan hag now been announced and the particulars appears in our advertising columns to-day…

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The Spade in the War

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 3

Three factors saved the Allies from annihilation in the early days of the war: (1) The power of the spade, (2) British' marksmanship, (3) the French…

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War Wires the Latest News

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 4

The Germans fined the burgomaster of Antwerp ten thousand marks for refusing to supply a list of tho unemployed preparatory to their deportation…

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The War. News Day by Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 6

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:— We bombarded the enemy south-east of Le Transley, blowing up an ammunition dump. The enemy…

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Letters for Soldiers. Change of Address

The Wellington Times · Thursday 4 January 1917 · page 9

The Assistant Minister for Defence, Mr. Laird Smith, announces that it has been found necessary to change the mode of addressing letters, &c, to…

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The War

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

VERY slowly the Macedonian lines are being extended northward, in all 6000,000[?]men, to be augmented by a possible 300,000—call it 200,000—Grecian troops within a reasonably…

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Eleven Years' War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

A Berlin paper states that it has discovered some secret news by which it Is assured that England was preparing for an eleven years' war. The…

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Another War Loan

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

The prospectus of a further issue of the Commonwealth War Loan is now available and copies may be obtained at any of the local banks, it will be…

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The War. SYDNEY

Western Age · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

An Amsterdam message says the Pope has written to German Emperor requesting the German high command, to allow under restriction,…

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Scotch Woman in the War

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

The "Daily Chronicle" Salonika correspondent states that the only woman appearing in a camp of 1600 wounded Serbs is Miss Flora Sands,…

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War As It Is. the Attack

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

It is midnight. After a march of nine miles we are sitting, or trying to sit, in "jumping off" trenches, a few yards beyond the firing line. There is supposed to be a…

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An Revoir Geo. Marshe. Veteran Soldier Returns to Duty

Western Age · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

On Friday evening last at half-past night a large and representative gathering of townsmen met to say am revoir and make a presentation to…

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