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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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The Serbian Soldier's Pension

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 9 February 1916 · page 4

Pensions for Serbian soldiers are granted only to invalid cases. The ordinary veteran who does not suffer some injury which would render him…

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The War. Tuesday afternoon

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 2

Germany has agreed that reprisals must not be directed against any other than enemy subjects. A neutral journalist, reports that…

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Britain’s War Debts

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 3

The public pay very little regard to the claims of posterity. Even in matters of money they exhibit slight scruple in bequeathing them a heavy…

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The End of the War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 4

If what is predicted by it property of the Japanese in whom the people of the country have complete confidence may be relied on…

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A Soldier’s Letter

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 11 February 1916 · page 8

Lieutenant Rupert Chapman writing from Gallipoli to his [?] Austin Chapman. M.H.R. says. We have some lively debates…

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Latest War Telegrams

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 1

Canadian Parliament House destroyed by fire following an explosion. Believed to be the work of German agents…

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War Service Committee

The Bega Budget · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

Members of the above and the president and a few members of the committee of the Bega A., P. and H. Society met at the School…

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Religion and the War

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

One of the striking tilings of the times is the remarkable revival of religious discussion. We hare been struck with the number of articles in…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 2

A submarine anchored in the harbor at Flushing accidentally discharged a torpedo, which exploded with a tremendous report…

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How the War Will End. Britain's Trump Card

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 12 February 1916 · page 3

The magazine "Motor in Australia" publishes these extracts from a letter received by a Sydney journalist from his son with the Flying Corps in France. We…

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The European War Monday afternoon

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 6

A Teutonic offensive at Salonika may be on or near News agency message states that an artillery duel has been…

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The European War Thursday afternoon

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 5

Stated from New York that a British cruiser has captured the German cruiser Roon, after a three hours fight off…

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Local and General News. 56 1st day of war

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1916 · page 4

Bembo[?] will not hold show this year Two big day's court work in Bega last week…

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War Committee

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

The Bega branch of the war Service Committee held a long meeting on Thursday evening. Present: Messrs. Bloomfield (president). W. J…

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The War. Monday morning

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 2

Lord Buckmaster, Lord Chancellor has denounced the suggestion that Britain should commit the black tragedy by murdering…

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Napoleon's War Treasure

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

After the destruction of Moscow on October 15, 1812, Napoleon was compelled to seek safety by a rapid return to the frontier. He himself hurried…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 2

Lloyd George has taken over the transferring of all distilleries into munition factories. Spirits in bond represent the year's supply…

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Should Young Girls Marry Soldiers?

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 5

That is rather a crude way of summarising a proposition in the February issue of " Everylady's Journal," just to hand. But war…

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The War Loan

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 3

“In subscribing the first loan so enthusiastically several times over a very high standard has been set, which can scarcely be maintained now that the…

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The War. Tuesday morning

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 4

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