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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

21,398 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

A Worried Soldier. Mates Went Without Him

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

Sydney Charles Wholohan, XI, in the uniform of a soldier, was charged before Mr. Clarke, S M., at the Central Police Court this morning with having attempted to commit suicide…

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Begging Soldiers Sent to Gaol. What the Magistrate Said

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 3

Two soldiers, John O[?]Dwyor, [?] and James Dowks Kavanagh, 34, were charged at the Central Police Court this morning with begening in Clar[?]-street, City Thus [?]ded [?]…

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Tongans Want to Enlist

Evening News · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 3

The Premier has forwarded to the Prime Minister of the commonwealth the following letter, which he has received from Mr. G. Legal, of the [?] Atua. in which he offers himself and…

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Rowing Men Write From the Firing Lines to Depleted Clubs Sport Diminished Through Liberal Enlistment of Members

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 1

Members of the Glebe Rowing Club will forgather on Saturday next, January 15, at the club boxthouse in Blackwattle Bay, when a members' four-oared race will be held. In…

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A Soldiers Helper

The World's News · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 29

"A Manual of War Training for the New Armies and Volunteers" by Major Gordon Casserly, which has just reached us from Hodder and Stoughton (London), the publishers, supplies…

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Religion and the Soldier

The Methodist · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 1

The reports that are published from week ro week from chaplains at the front show that our brave defenders in the trenches in Flanders and at the Dardanelles are most favourable to the voice of prayer,…

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With Our Soldiers in Camp. Work at Liverpool

The Methodist · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 3

Our new home is free of carpenters and almost of painters. General delight is expressed with its appearance and conveniences. Two soldiers sauntered in for a look round the other day and one said to the…

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Fell From Train Another Soldier Killed

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

While looking over the platform rail of a train in motion, to get a good view of the wreck caused by the derailment of trucks at Clyde shunting yards this morning, a…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 2

Another Soldier's Mother tells her experience:--I would he glad if you would give my experience. My son left here in June, he was…

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M'pherson or O'donnell? Military Mix-up Man Who Enlisted Too Much Fremantle

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

Michael O'Donnell, 27, a fine looking, soldierly young giant of Irish extraction, has fallen foul of our military regulations. Michael O'Donnell has been known for some…

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Clothing for Soldiers New South Wales Gives £1000

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

The Premier has despatched a cable to the Agent General authorising him to make on behalf of the Government a contribution of £1000 to the New South Wales Clothing…

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Soldiers' Letters German Atrocities Soldier Crucified

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 4

Private E. Lynch, writing from France to his father, Mr. H. Lynch, of Neutral Bay, tells of German atrocities:--"...You must think me bloodthirsty,…

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Soldier Killed at Casula

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 6

Mr. P. S. Poolman, District Coroner, held an inquiry at Liverpool into the death of Henry Augustus M'Shane. a soldier, whose mangled body was found on the railway…

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265 More Soldiers Recruiting Still Good

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 5

Recruiting today continued at the high average that has been maintained lately. The amateur, press gang of returned soldiers which continued its work of roping in…

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Settling Soldiers. What South Africa Did

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 13

At the conclusion of the Boer War special efforts were made in South Africa to settle ex-soldiers on the land. These soldiers, included Australians, Canadians, South Africans…

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Soldiers' Library, Liverpool Camp

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 13

Mr. T. H. Nesbitt, Town Clerk, stated yesterday that the first consignment of books and magazines collected by the staff of the Sydney Municipal Library for the soldiers' library at…

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Message From the Sea. Soldier's Letter to His Mother

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 7

A bottle containing a message from a Manly boy on one of the transports off the Australian coast was picked up recently on a lonely stretch of beach about a mile from Tyrendarra East,…

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Soldiers' Next of Kin

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 13

The work of the defence authorities is hampered by soldiers' next-of-kin not notifying changes of address promptly. This also applies in the case of the next-of-kin of those soldiers…

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Training for Soldiers. Using Government Facilities

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 13

This year there will probably be accommodation for 250 or so students unoccupied at the Hawkesbury College, farm schools, and agricultural apprentice schools on the State…

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Russian Enlistment

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1916 · page 14

"A Russian" writes with reference to the statement issued by Mr. T. A. Welch, Russian Consul in Sydney, on the question of Russian enlistment…

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