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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The War. Thursday Morning

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

After the Germans brought down a British aeroplane at Fricourt, their artillery threw 159 shells on to the got where the British machine fell…

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Pigeons as War Photographers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 3

Cameras designed for taking military photographs by the aid of carrier pigeons are among the more out—of—the—way and ingenious devices that…

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Items of News. Custody of Commonwealth War Bonds

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

The Commissioners of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales—the State savings institution— are prepared to receive for safe…

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Dogs of War. Great Numbers in German Army

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 7

The following information has been taken from an article appearing in the Bulletin of the Saint Hubert Club do France, and written by Dr…

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Submarine War. Two Norwegian Ships Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

Two small Norwegian steamers, the Kepler and the Skien, have been sunk. No details of the disasters are to hand…

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The War. Caught Them Napping. Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 5

After the Germans brought down a British acroplane at Friccou, their artillery threw 150 shells on the spot where the…

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Bible Prophets and the Great War. Arresting Predictions About the Great Conflict Culled From Holy Writ

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 3

An awful, whirling Armageddon of the nations; the rise of an antichrist; or, as is the correct and vastly more significant rendering, "A…

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At the Front. (All Rights Reserved.) a Thrilling Story of the Transvaal War. Synopsis of Previous Parts

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 2

Lieutenant Hugh Carruthers, an officer of the British army, is on leave, shooting big game in South Africa, when the war with England…

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Our Soldier Boys

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 20 January 1916 · page 4

Who are the shirkers? A young Gundagai district man of military age. and in well—to—do circumstances, a landowner, and a good…

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A War Basis

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

"Our managers are being mobilised on a way basis, our finances are being regulated and regimented for the purpose of war. All this is a great advance in…

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War Service Committee

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2
Also in Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser

The meeting held in Shire Hall on Wednesday night last to form a local War Service Committee was small bot den grey Cr. Figures, who was…

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The War Loan. Appeal by the State War Council

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The self-imposed task which Australia has undertaken, and the splendid achievements of her sons in the field of battle have thrilled the Empire, and will form a glorious…

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The Dardanelles. Evacuation of Anzac. Medical Officer's Story. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

A medical officer, in a letter, describing the evacuation of Anzac, says:—"When the men were told they behaved splendidly. They went to…

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Tragedies of the War

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

Somewhat belatedly Mr. Bonar Law declares that the most terrible tragedy of the war has been the slaughter of boy-officers at the front. This is a…

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The War The Latest Thursday Afternoon. Montenegro Still at War

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

A French official message says that peace negotiations between Austria and Montenegro have been broken off. the conditions of surrender not being…

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£10,000,000 Commonwealth War Loan

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 4

The late war councils throughout Australia are making a strong appeal to the citizens of the commonwealth to supper; and support liberally to…

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Submarine War. British Steamer Sunk. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The British steamer Marere (6443 tons), belonging to the Commonwealth and Dominion line, has been sunk. No locality is mentioned…

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German Losses. War Office Estimate. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 2

The War Office, calculating the German losses, as disclosed in Berlin lists, has estimated the total at 2,535,768…

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The War Loan. Appeal by the State War Council to the People of New South Wales

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 21 January 1916 · page 3

The self-imposes task which Australia has undertaken and the splen did and [?]ments of her sons in the field of [?] have thrilled the Empire, and will form a glo[?]…

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