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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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To Win the War

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Speaking at Yass on Friday night last, at a meeting held to establish a branch of the "Win the War " League at…

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God and the War

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 6

"Thinking people must try to realise that the horrors of the war are after all, but incidents in the continuous warfare of Nature and social life. Disease,…

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The War London

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

Mr Massey, telegraphing from El[?] Arish states that the desert column's victory at Rafa was one of the finest achievements of the Egypt war…

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The War Loan Explained

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 8

IN order that the conditions of the local Commonwealth Loan may be easily understood it is explained that subscribers may take bonds…

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"War Chest" Flower Shop

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 3

Riorence F. Fourdrinier, Hon, Sec, of the War Chest Flower Shop, corner of Elizabeth and Park Sts., Sydney, writes:—…

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Latest War News London

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

The Admiralty announces the sinking of eight British and two French merchantmen by a German raider off Pernambuco. The…

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Ihe War Loan ana Recruiting Committees

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 5

Acting on the request of the Commonwealth Treasurer, supplemented by circulars from the Organising Secretaries of the Recruiting movement…

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The War. a German Raider. Shipping Losses

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday night. The British Admiralty announce the sinking of eight British and two French merchantmen by a…

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The War. News Day by Day. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

A French Commiuque reports neutral bombardments on the banks of the Somme, and in Louraine. The Germans attacked our advance…

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The War. News Day by Day. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 8

The American battleship Minnesota, 17,000 tons, has been sunk in a collision. The Japanese battle cruiser…

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To-Day’s War News. New German Submarine

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

It is officially announced in Berne that the only object of mobilisation was to assure belligerents that Switzerland was determined to defend her neutrality…

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The War The Latest Thursday Afternoon. in Roumania

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

The enemy atacked the Roumanians south-west of Prales, but a counter-attack drove him back. We stormed and captured…

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Summary of War News. Saturday, January 13th. the Peace Move

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 4

Mr Lloyd George declared at the Guildhall that the German Emperor told the people that the Allies bad rejected the German peace terms…

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Early Federal Election. Real "Win-the-war" Party. Mr. Cook on the Situation

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 1

Mr Joseph Cook, leader of the Federal Liberal Party, speaking at a reception to Mr R. B. Orchard, M.H.R., ty the council of the Liberal…

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"I Just Happened to Be There" Cameos of War As It Is To-day

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 7

I MET him in hospital at Havre. It was his eighteenth birthday. He was a second lieutenant in the Royal Sussex Regiment. He had been in France…

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War on the Sea. German Raider at Large. Ten Merchantmen Sunk. Others Probably Captured. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

The British Admiralty announce the sinking of eight British and two French merchantmen by a German raider. The Japanese steamer…

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Soldiers' Letters. New Method of Addressing

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

The Assistance Minister for Defence (Mr Laird Smith) furnishes more detailed particulars of the new method of addressing letters, parcels, etc, to…

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Returned Soldiers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 3

"It is obvious that the responsibility for the welfare and comfort of men who fought for their country rests upon the community as a whole, and the…

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Letters for Soldiers. Change of Addresses

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

The Assistant Minister for Defence, Mr Laird Smith, announces that it has been found necessary to change the mode of addressing letters, etc., to…

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Soldier Settlers, Premiers in Conference. the Federal Repatriation Scheme

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 1

At the conference of Premiers in Melbourne now concluded, the principal business was the drafting of a uniform scheme for all the States for…

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