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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

17,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

260th List. New South Wales. Killed in Action

The Land · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

Ptes. D. R. Mackenzie, Scotland; J. H. Lohse, Tenterfield; E. M. Cox, Marrickville; G. E. Weir, Kiama; D. Donaldson, Boggabri; G. Waterhouse, Auburn; A…

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Latest Casualties. 259th List. New South Wales. Killed in Action

The Land · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

Sprs. R. Overend, North Sydney; F. H. Smith, Mona Vale; W. V. Cross, Hurstville; M. R. Smith, Woolwich; Ptes. R. H. Daffon, England; H. J. W[?]bber,…

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Farm Training for Anzacs. Good News for Returned Men

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

Do our returned soldiers know that they can have form training free? In the annual review of the N.S.W. Minster for Agriculture (Mr. Grahame) there…

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Soldier Settlement as a State Policy the Wisdom of Cultivating the Farming Ambition Among the Returned Men. a Minister for Ingpiration Required

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 1

In the last issue of the "Farmer and Setter" Uncle Wiseman urged that the results thus far achieved in soldier settlement were so inadequate as to be…

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Newcastle Anzac Memorial General Birdwood's Appreciation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—The honorary secretary of the Newcastle Anzao Memorial Cot Fund, Mr. J. W. Tickell, has received a letter from General Birdwood, consenting to give his…

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War Chest Fund the Soldiers' Paper

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. H. E. Budden writes to the hon. general secretary of the Australian Comforts Fund (of which the Citizens' War Chest Fund is the New South Wales division) that…

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War Workers

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 8

In most of the great munition factories in Great Britain where large numbers of women are employed, women have been established as directors and managers…

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War Cables

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 15

For the War Cables in this issue we are indebted to the Sydney Daily Press…

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"Australia's War."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

A meeting to further recruiting was held in the Gore Hill Town Hall last evening. when Ald. Harrison (in the absence of the Mayor, Ald. Tomlin). presided…

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The War

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

The enemy continues to make progress in Roumania and this naturally [?] fears that [?] may be invaded and [?] the great Russian wheat port on the Black…

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War Questions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 8

"A.A.S." (balmain).—Yoo should receive 4s a day from your husband; 1s 5d a day for yourself, and 4½d a day for each of your childeren, making 6s 2d a day net due to you. If your are in trouble over the loan…

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War Bread

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

War bread is an established fast in the United Kingdom, and the people have accepted this measure philosophically. Further drastic…

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Fourth War Loan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

The Federal Treasurer is appealing to the various classes of the community to assist him to swell the subscriptions to the fourth Coimmonwealth war loan, the…

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War Summary

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 15

Roumanian Fighting.—The Russo-Roumanians have now evacuated the whole of the Dobrudja, and [?]battles have taken place in the [?]…

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The War Loan

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

The Federal Treasurer has made the following general appeal for subscriptions to the next War Loan:— "Dear' Sir or Madam,--Your attention is in…

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War Prisoners. Exchanges Arranged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—An agreement has been arrived at between the British and German Governments respecting the repatriation of all interned civilians over 45 years of age, except…

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The Proposed War Tax

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 9

"Beneficiary."—It would be as well to wait till the bill again comes before the House of Representatives…

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British War Films in Japan

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

A Tokio message states that cinema war films showing British army, navy and munition organisation are waking a great impression in Japan. The…

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Late War News. London

The Land · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

The Entente Ministers have presented a further Note to the Greek Government. It demands, among other things, the transfer of the whole of the Greek army,…

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War Notes. Matchin Bridgehead Broken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 7

Artillery duels in the west and some further progress in Mesopotamia are the only reports of military operations outside the sphere of Russe-Roumantian influence. In Roumania…

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