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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

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Defence Department Work. Preference to Returned Men. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

The Defence Department, officially replying to allegations that the central[?] administration is composed of men eligible for military service…

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War Service Committee

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

The usual meeting of the above Committee was largely attended od Tuesday night, several desirous of joining the Win-the-War League…

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Interesting War Notes Length of Wars

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

Each of the two Balkan Wars of 912-13 was a matter of weeks. So were the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885, and the Tarro-Greek War of…

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Italy. Enemy War Council. Zurich

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

Field-Marshal von Hindenburg and General Ludendorff visited the Italian front and attended a War Council, at which the Emperor Charles and…

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War Loan. Insurance Companies Subscribe London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

The Commercial Union Insurance Company is investing £5,000,000 in the war loan…

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War Over by Summer. Berlin Hotel Advertisements

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

Large Berlin hotels are conducting an extensive publicity campaign for the purpose of attracting visitors for the summer season…

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War Over Before European Summer. New York

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

Large Berlin hotels are conducting an extensive publicity campaign, attracting visitors for the summer season. The advertisements allege…

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The War. Naval Fight British Victory Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 4

News has just been received of a naval fight. Details are meagre, [?] announced that 10 [?]…

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Slim War Tricks of Past Days. Ingenuity in Battle

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

The finest compliment ever paid the slim expedients resorted to by our forefathers in war time is the adoption of quite a number of…

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Labor Annual Conference Coalition Approved. War One Absorbing Problem London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 3

The annual conference of the Labor Party took place in Albert Hall, Manchester, and was the most important in the history of the movement…

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Labor and the War. Important Conference. Support for Mr. Lloyd George. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

The annual conference of the Labor party in the Albert Hall, Manchester, is the most important in the history of the movement. It was called to…

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Assault on Soldier. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 1

Private Charles Olift[?]n. who is in camp at Randwick, walked into the BorlingL[?]st police station to-day and stated that he had been assanltel in…

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Misrepresentation Alleged. Against Australian Soldier. a Spoiled Romance. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 2

Driver William Richard Campbell, of the Australian Artillery, was arrested at York yesterday as an absentee. He arrived at York with a…

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Soldiers' Letters. Army's Organisation Heavy Task of Base Depots

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 1

An interesting and important official circular regarding the Army Mail Service, and tha magnitude of the operations of that organisation, was…

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LOCAL & General News. Another Hero Wounded

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

Pte. Gus. Clarke, who has been on active service since 1915, has been wounded in France, the second occasion. He is a brother of Mrs. Mick…

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War Office Property

Daily Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

In the course of an announcement concerning the reorganisation of the Lands branch of the War Office and the Ministry of Munitions it is stated…

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Win the War League Iserve Win the War League

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

The formation of the new Win the War League is an earnest attempt to organise the Australian people with a view to making a…

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The War London

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

President Wilson, addressing the Senate, advocated the establishment of a League of Peace after the War, founded upon Equality of rights, with…

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The War Loan Explained

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2

In order that the conditions of the local Commonwealth Loan may be easily understood, it is explained that subscribers may take bonds which are…

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Win the War League

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4

The organising secretary of the New South Wales Recruiting Committee writes. The formation of the new Win the…

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