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Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Commonwealth of Australia War Loan

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

Arrangements have been made by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth with the Director-General of Recruiting for the assistance of the recruiting…

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War Wires the Latest News

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 6

The New Zealand Hospital at Weybridge was partially burnt. The patients were removed safely. The Czar of Russia has received the…

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German War Diet. Rosin's Optimism Flaunted

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 8

The "Lokal Anzeiger" publishes an article from Professor Heinrich Rosin, the food specialist, who says: "This hate born curse of war, though laden with…

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The War. News Day by Day

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 8

General Sir Douglas Haig reports that "Last night we drove back three enemy attempts to approach the south past of Souchez, and effectively bombarded to…

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Lord Kitchener. French Appreciation. a Great Soldier

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

M. Henry Davray, a wellknown Frenchman of letters, and an intelligent student of English affairs, contributes to the literary review, the "Mercure de…

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Letters for Soldiers. Change of Address

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

The Defence Department has amended the rule for addressing parcels and letters to soldiers on active service. It is strictly forbidden to mention…

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Soldiers' Farewelled

The Wellington Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 6

A presentation to two more railway men who are going to the front took place at the local railway loco. sheds after 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday. The…

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The War

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 1

Rome telegrams state that a complete agreement was reached at the Conference on the question of the Macedonia and Solonika fronts, which…

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The War. SYDNEY

Western Age · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 3

The Rome "Tribune" states that Greece has wholly accepted the Entente's demands. The forty-eight hours ultimatum expired at midday…

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The War. British Battleship Sunk. A Sea-Plane Carrier Lost. Turkish Defeat in Egypt. Six Hundred Killed and Wounded. A German Repulse. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

The Admiralty announces that the British battleship Cornwallis was submarined and sunk in the Mediterrancan. Thirteen men are missing…

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The War. (Scientific American, October 7.)

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 19

THE Teutonic invasion of the Dobrudja seems at a standstill, carrying out the belief of the writer that it was a mere concession of territory by Roumania as fa[?] as…

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Easing the War Burden. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

The Prime Minister (Mr, Hugues; seys the Premiers' Conference, by agreeing upon economics in the Commonwealth, will case the war's…

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The Fourth War Loan. Federal Treasurer's Appeal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 7

The Commonwealth Treasurer (Mr. Poynton) has issued an appeal to the public to take up War Bonds in the Fourth Commonwealth War Loan…

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Indian Loyalty. Large Clollections for War Relief Funds

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 19

Throughout India war work continues energetically, and the keenest interest is being taken in the progress of the war. The British offensive is being watched with delight…

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The War Precautions Act. Repeal Demanded. Sydney

Western Age · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 3

The Labor Council last night decided to ask all Labor Councils in Australia, and all Federal and State members, to demand the repeal of…

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4,500,000 War Bibles. Holy Scripture Circulated in Enemy Countries

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 20

No fewer than 11,059,617 Bibles, New Testaments, and portions of the Holy Scripture were issued by the British and Foreign Bible Society during the year ended March last…

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Roofed Battlefield. War Realism at Home by Which Our Pilots Are Trained

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 4

How British pilots are trained in their work of "spotting" enemy positions and informing our gunners is told by a special correspondent of Reuter's Agency, who has visited…

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Soldiers' Relatives Victimised

Gilgandra Weekly · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 8

Several persons have recently been imposed upon by receiving cables purporting to be from relatives at the front asking for money. The…

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Our Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 1

Private "Paddy" Ryan. sun of Mrs. Ryan, of Bultge[?]st., has been a long while in khaki -- he went away with the Doyle boys, one of whom has already…

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Laud for Soldiers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 6

The Holman-Fuller Government Law already resumed enough land to provide for returned soldiers who want areas for grazing or general farming…

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