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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

3,883 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 195

Fruit and Vegetables for Returned Wounded Soldiers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

Batches of our have soldiers are returning almost daily, and the majority for a very long time will not be able to do anything to earn a living,…

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900 Sick and Wounded. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

Within the next few days over 900 wounded and sick soldiers will arrive in Sydney…

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War Results

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

"I suppose that even those who think most about the war and the results of the war can only dimly imagine the changes that will come with peace. So…

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Germany's War Activities

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

"One may say that the entire manufacturing activities of Germany, so far as the larger industries are concerned, are either directly or indirectly connect…

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The War. British Liners

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

Berlin has issued photographs alleging that British secret orders are directing merchantmen to attack…

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A Woman's War Story

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 7

Staying at the G.F.S. Lodge, Roalyn Gardens, in an Irishwomen, Miss English, who has a thrilling story to tell of her adventures just at the beg[?] of the war. Miss…

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War Census Mr. Knibbs's Warning

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

The Commonwealth Statistician (Mr. G. [?] Knibbs) points out that under the provisions of the War Census Act and the regulations there under all males…

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Letters From The Front. Delayed Letter From Lieut. Pinkstone. Anzac, 12/11/15

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

I'm in a rotten letter writing humor today, so hope you will forgive lack of interest and shortness. If this quiet keeps up I'll be as fat and lazy as a grampus…

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The War. Wednesday Morning. Verdun. Thrilling Story

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

M. Briand, Premier of France, told in the lobby of the Chamber a graphic story of the French…

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The War The Latest America and Armed Merchantmen

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

President Wilson has requested the Chairman of the Rules Committee of the House of Representatives to obtain a vote respecting armed merchantmen…

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Submarine War the Provence. Transport's Armament. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

It is officially stated that the Provence was armed with five 5-inch guns, and six smaller ones…

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War on Armed Liners. "German People Determined." London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

Baron Schwarzonstein, a high official in the Berlin Foreign Office, states that the whole German people are determined to carry out the now submarine…

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The War. The Battle of Verdun. Germany’s Last Chance

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

The German offensive on the Western front, which commenced last week, gradually developed into a battle for the possession of Verdun, and the straggle…

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Summary of War News. Saturday, February 26. Great Battle on Western Front

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 5

The Verdun offensive has eclipsed all other topics in France, but the country is watching events in unconquerable confidence…

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Russian Budget. £27,000,0000 Deficit. War Costs £3,000,000 Daily. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 2

The Russian Budget shows a deficiency of £27,000,000, the war costing £3,000,000 daily…

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The War. News Day by Day. Sydney, Tuesday. the Battle of Verdun French Masters of the Field

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 8

The French Premier, in a graphic account of the fighting at Verdun, stated the enemy advances occupied Douaument Fort, but at the very…

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The War. News Day by Day. Verdun Battle. Enemy Outmanoenvred and Decimated. German Losses Estimated at 130 Thousand. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 4

In the battle of Verdun the Germans fought with unimaginable fury. During the first five days the French were steadily driven back,…

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Mothers of Soldiers

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

"We do not for a moment discount what our pain anil loneliness is going to mean to us. But—a big 'but'—we lot them go. If we do complain in…

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Laborites As Soldiers

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

"There are those who associate the Labor Party with everything that is bad—disloyalty, [?] and the rest—but Lord Kitchener, the Minister of…

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Hillston District Soldiers' Relief Fund

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 3

In accordance with an advertisement by the Mayor a public meeting was held in the Royal Mail Hall on Saturday evening, 26th ult, to…

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