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The wars & local soldiers, 1916

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Glimpses of Holiday-makers in and Around Sydney During Christmas Week. Shopping with Their Soldier Dad on Xmas Eve

The Mirror of Australia · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 17

THE DAISY JEROME-SMILE. ONE OF THE DANDIES Miss Daisy Jerome, now playing a farewell season at the National…

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THE Newsletter. a Paper for the People The Holman Government and the Soldiers Who are the Swashbucklers?

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 1

The Holman Government are not in the complimented on either their tact, or their sense of justice in their dealings with…

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The Soldiers Reply to Holman Government. B Coy., 20th Battalion, Casula, Dee. 28, 1910

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 1

To the Editor "Newsletters." Sir,—Re letter in "Daily Telegraph" of December 27th, headed "Unruly Soldiers." No…

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The Soul of a Soldier

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 8

A human soul went forth into the night, Shutting behind it Death's mysterious door, And shaking oft with strange, resistless…

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Close Hotels at Six. Soldiers Sign Petition

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 6

A petition asking that hotels close at 6 p.m. has been signed by over 4000 members of the A.I.F., now encamped at Liverpool and Casula. The signature include those of Colonel…

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Public Servants Enlist. Postal Department Suffers Commonwealth Pays Insurances

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 2

Up to the present 1515 permanent officers of the Commonwealth public service have enlisted for active service with the Australian forces, and it is interesting to note that the postal…

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Saved by a Wallet. Police Sergeants Wonderful Escape. Soldier Charged with Shooting

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 1

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Land for Soldiers. Clearing Scrub at French's Forest. Minister Weilds Mattock. "Come Over Here—where the Roots Are."

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 4

The [?] of a holiday is change from the daily round. This morning a body of men, drawn form all walks of life—politicians, clerks, school-teachers, laborers—descended on…

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Riotous Soldiers. Tobacconists Shop Raided Fremantle

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 4

So acute did the trouble arising from the unseemly behaviour of a crowd of soldiers become last evening that at 8 o'clock an official edict went forth which resulted to the hotels…

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Overseas Club Tobacco Fund Grateful Soldiers

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 8

The following, addressed to the "Evening News," Sydney, was received from the officer commanding 14th company. A.B.C., [?] Division, supply Column, British Expeditionary…

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Letters for Soldiers

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 5

The military Authorities [?] Transport [?] Column is to be [?]…

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Soldiers and Police. Assaults Becoming Unbearable. a Magistrate's Remarks

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 5

"These [?] getting [?] at the central [?]…

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Next Friday Sees Start of Country Tennis Carnival The Chances of Players Discussed: Many Will Enlist at the [?]

Saturday Referee and the Arrow · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 3

Though it is hardly to be expected that "Country Carnival," which commences next Friday, will have the success of the real Country Week, the place of which it takes this year,…

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Australian Soldiers at the Dardanelles

The World's News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 8

Making friends of the Turkish children, who have been left in charge of the donkey while their parents are working in the fields…

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A Methodist Soldier

The Methodist · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 10

At a recent function at the Kurri Kurri Methodist Church, Private Martin, in response to a welcome home, gave a graphic account of the action in which he…

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Recruiting. Enlistments

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 12

There seems to be little diminution as far as the number of men anxious to enrol is concerned at the Barracks and the city recruiting depots. Yesterday's enlistments…

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Riots in Perth. Erpf Bros.' Shops Attacked Soldiers and Civilians. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 12

Riotous scenes were witnessed in the streets of Perth last night, culminating about midnight in a raid on the premises of Erpf Brothers, tobacco merchants, in…

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Invalided Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 12

By the next transport to arrive there are for New South Wales two enteric cases, 11 hospital cases, five convalescents, 47 men for a rest in convalescent homes, and two cot…

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Y.m.c.a. Work Among the Soldiers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 6

An encouraging response is being made to the special appeal by the Sydney Y.M.C.A. for the sum of £25,000, to be devoted to the work amongst the troops in Egypt. An earnest…

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Soldiers' Wives and Mothers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 13

The Centre for Soldiers' Wives and Mothers, 12B Pitt-Stret, SYdney, near the G.P.O., is open every afternoon, from 2.30 to 4 p.m. Women with any difficulties or worries are invited to call. The hon…

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