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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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The War. Great Battle Daily Expected. Beating German Frightfulness Campaign. The Victory War Loan. £1,000,000,000 Subscribed. British Progress in Mesopotamia. Stubborn Fighting in the West. The British Successful. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 2

Reuter's Agency states, in a special message, that tlie battle raging around Miraumonts is the heaviest attack since the battle of Beaumonthamel. It…

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Our Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 20 February 1917 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

A letter received by Mr. J. Griffin from Sergt. Clive Samuels intimated that Clive was well, that he had seen as much of England as he wanted to,…

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War!

The Western Herald · Wednesday 21 February 1917 · page 3

Such of the cable news on this page so headed has appeared in the "Times" and is cabled to Australia by special permission. It should be understood that…

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War Wires the Latest News

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 6

The Norwegian steamer Dalbeatie was submarined and sunk. The boats were shelled while the crow, which included two Americans, wore leaving…

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War Finance. Savings Certificates. Federal Treasurer's Scheme

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 3

Tho Commonwealth Treasurer has decided to accept applications for Wac Loan stock or bonds up to April 2, 1917. It is desired that subscribers…

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The War. News Day by Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 8

Sir Douglas Haig reports: We prisonered on the Anere on Saturday 773. Three waves of German infantry, during the morning, accompanied by…

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Our War Debt. Ability to Raise Further Loans

The Wellington Times · Thursday 22 February 1917 · page 4

The raising of a new war loan naturally suggests questions as to our indebtedness, both now and before the war. And there are also widor…

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The War. SYDNEY

Western Age · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

A Norwegian returned from Germany, says that explosions occurred in the enormous munition works at Dresden on December 28th, where…

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The War. Australian Transport Torpedoed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 1

The Minister for the Navy (Mr. J. Cook) has received information by cablegram that the Australian transport Berrima was torpedoed in…

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Orthodox Christianity Will It Survive the War?

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 14

Will orthodox Christianity survive the war? It is reasonable to assume that the traditional belief in Proyidence…

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The War. The Toll of the Submarine 600,000 Tones in 54 Days. Submarine problem not

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

A wireless Russian official message says that the enemy, in a dense attack north-west of Dornavatra, failed. A violent reciprocal artillery attack wass…

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Returned Soldier's Lapse

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 9
Also in Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent

At the Warren Police Court last week, before Mr H. W. Lovett and J. C. Shakespeare, J's.P., James Chalmers was charged with forging a…

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The Gilgandra Weekly Gilgandra, Friday Feb. 22, 1917 for King and Country Gilgandra District Soldiers Roll of Honor to Be Erected

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 8

A public meeting of citizens, presided over by Mr Robert Stanley, President of Gilgandra Shire Council, was held in the Crystal Palace…

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Our Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 1

Trooper C. H. Mortimer, of "Holmwood," Balladoran was home on final leave last week. Mrs. Hibbard has received a letter…

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Soldiers' Club

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

There are still very choice articles of furniture at the Soldiers' Club yet unsold-- tables, chairs, pictures, stove, etc. Everything is new and will be…

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Land for Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 3

Referring to the offer of land for soldiers the Minister for Lands said: "There still appears to be a desire on the part of agents to exploit the…

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Remitting Soldiers' Rates

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 4

The "Liberal" has noticed that several Shire Councillors, who should know better, have been asking their Councils to remit soldier landowners'…

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Soldiers' Club Furniture

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 2

Mr. A. C. Dight, Hon. Secretary of the Battalion Comforts Fund, has asked us to state that there are a number of handsome pictures and several…

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