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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

3,883 stories in Riverina's papers · page 41 of 195

Land for the Soldiers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. Hughes has brought under Mr. Bonar Law's notice a scheme for the settlement of soldiers on…

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Soldiers and Shirkers

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

Darcy, the famous boxer, has intimated his readiness to join an aviation school to qualify for service at the front. Darcy is a young man of quite…

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Soldiers Come Home. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 3

The hospital ship Kanowna arrived this morning with 388 soldiers, of whom 281 are for New South Wales and the balance for Queensland…

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Settlement of Soldiers. Areas at Hillston. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 3

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford), replying to critics, says the blocks which the Government intends to make available to soldiers in…

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Defence and Soldiers' Settlement

Daily Advertiser · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr. Hughes) discussed matters of defence with Mr. Bonar Law, Secretary of State for the Colonies. It is understood that he…

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Under German Rule. Nurse Cavell's Sympathy Even for Enemy Soldiers

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 4

Nurse Cavell's last article to the "Nursing Mirror" scpicted Brussels Under the German Rule." Even with her sympathies all with Belgium she…

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Determined to Enlist

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. G. Logan. Rosewood, is in receipt of the following letter from his son .Stephen, located in Melbourne! --"Your letter to hand last week…

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Land for Soldiers, Etc

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 17 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. McMiciking, Chairman, of the Land Settlement Subcommittee, of the War Service Council, Tumbarumba, is in…

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Lord Chelmsford's Heir Wounded

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 4

Lord Chelmsford's heir has been wounded in the fighting in Mesopo tamia…

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Train Loads of Wounded

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 4

Trains conveying wounded are continually passing Frankfort, and are arousing the greatest curiosity, as it is feared that the Germans have suffered…

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Submarine War Austrian Steamers Torpedoed London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 4

The Austrian steamers Daniel Ern and Zagreb have been torpedoed in the Adriatic Sea…

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France's War Minister. Resigns Owing to Ill-health. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 4

M. Galliene, Minister for War, has resigned owing to ill-health. He will be succeded by M. Roques…

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Tinned Meats. Inferior Australian Product. War Office Won't Accept. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 8

Mr. B. R. Wise, Agent-General, has cabled Mr. Holman that the War Office does not accept Australian tenders for tinned meats, complaining that…

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End of the War. International Exhaustion Faded and Anaemic Nations H. G. Wells Prophetic

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 8

The prophet who emerges with the most honor from the war is Bloch (write H. G. Wells, in the "Saturday Evening Post"). It must be 15 or 16…

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Our Soldier Boys

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 2

Enlisted at Adelong last week: -J. E. Treacy. Enlisted in Sydney on Saturday: -Thos. Maher, railway night…

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Australians Enlisting in Britain. Senator Pearce Voices Protest. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

The Minister for Defence is not in favor of men going to join the forces in Great Britain in any capacity. He declares that the Australian army…

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Agricultural Soldiers. Free Board and Tuition. Dependents Looked After. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 20 March 1916 · page 3

A number of returned soldiers who are settling at French's Forest, interviewed the Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) and announced their desire…

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War Service Committee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of the above was held at the Council chambers on Friday evening last. There were present Messrs. E. C. H…

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The War. Complete Isolation

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 2

Athens reports that all direct telegraphic communication between Greece, Germany, Austro-Hungary,…

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French Minister for War Resigns

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1916 · page 2

General Gallienic, French Minister for War, has resigned owing to ill-health. He will be succeeded by General Rougnes…

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