War Taxation
The Federal Treasurer's financial proposals provide for taxes on entertainments, war profits, and real and personal estate…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
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Latest War News
A Rotterdam telegram declares that Germany has called up the unfits of the 1870-1875 class, also unfits for re-examination. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON
On Wednesday 146 Greek officers signed a proclamation which was distributed the same day calling on the army to save Greece's honour…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Soldiers' Deaths
The brief statement in our last issue of the death in action of another of our Queanbeyan boys has to be supplemented to-day by that of another—we refer to an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Farewelled
On Wednesday night a farewell was tendered to Corporal H. Moriarty (son of Mr. A. W. Moriarty), and Private Murphy (son of Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Occupation for Soldiers
The Chief Secretary, Mr. George Black, who is in charge of the Fisheries Department, has brought under notice of the Cabinet a proposal to…
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The Salonica correspondent of the "Echo de Paris" says that the Franco-Serbiao forces, resuming the offensive on Sunday,…
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The enormous expenditure in connection with the war will be much more cheerfully met by those who are styled the wealthy classes,"…
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General Haig's despatch on Saturday says: We progressed on Saturday night between Flers and Le Sars. We carried out 16…
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We are at war. Are we downhearted? Not at all. We go to the races and the pictures and the Stadium…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Taxation. Large Increase
The new Government taxation provides for an amusement tax of a hall-penny on threepenny tickets, a penny on sixpenny tickets,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON
A Russian communique says:—Stubborn fighting continues. On the Naraiuvka and on Zlotta Lipa we repulsed counter attacks with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Service. Calling Up Men for Examination. Local Arrangements
All men who are 21 years and upwards and under 36 years, who are unmarried or widowers on the 2nd day of October are called up for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Soldiers' Letters
Mrs. Frank Spicer has received a letter from B. C. Wilson, chaplain, conveying his and the officers of the 3rd Battalion's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Off to the Front. Soldiers Leave Goulburn
Three hundred soldiers from the Goulburn Camp left for Sydney on Friday morning en route to the front. The detachment, headed by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Christmas Mails for Australian Soldiers in France and England
In order to ensure delivery of the Christmas Mails for Australian soldier in France and England it will be necessary that parcels and newspapers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wounded—not Killed
The recent report of the death of Private W. Hunt has proved happily incorrect. Miss Dudley has advised us that she received a letter from…
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The British made a successful advance along a front of 3000 northwards of Flers. They attained all their objectives, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig reports intermittent night shelling southwards of Ancre. The London Territorial division carried out a successful…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Service. Calling Up the Braidwood District Men for Registration and Medical Examination
An advertisement appears in this issue calling up all residents who are liable under the Act to present themselves at the…
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