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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

17,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

War Time in London (By Our Special Correspondent.) The Commons and the Press. LONDON, Nov. 16

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

The House of Commons, proverbially a sensitive institution, and jealous of its rights has been displaying itself in those regards in a manner, perilously near foolishness. Some…

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The Great World War From Day to Day. Roumania's Peril Rapid German Advance Creat Battle Imminent on the Sereth

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

The Germans are gradually over running Roumania and unless their progress is stayed as the result of the big battle on the banks of the Sere[?] that is said to…

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Poles Must Enlist. More German Coercion. Zurich [?]

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 1

General von Be[?] of Poland [?] and they must [?]…

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More Returned Soldier

Evening News · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

WOUNDED AND SICK MEN WHO HAVE JUST REACHED SYDNEY IN THE SECOND BATCH…

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Returned Soldiers the Commonwealth Scheme Outlined. Repatriation Failures

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

Referring to the need of a national organisation that could effectively, assist returned soldiers, by grants of money or [?] securing them employment, the…

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Land for Returned Soldiers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 13

The Under-Secretary for lands, Mr. A.J. Hare, advises us:— Referring to your letter of the 7th December, 1916, asking that certain…

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Addressing Soldiers' Letters

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

As there exists some confusion us to how to address letters to officers and men in the artillery under the new regulations, which forbids mention of…

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New Zealand Soldiers

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

The party of 31 New Zealand soldiers in charge of Captain Schofield who arrived a couple of days ago left yesterday. The men were welcomed on their arrival in…

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Cry of the Soldier Who Will Repatriate?

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 3

"Returned Soldier" speaks as forcibly as quietly:-- There are many men back from the front who are quite unable to get work, even…

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Barracks Enlistments

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

At Victoria Barracks yesterday 57 men were accepted for the A.I.F. Twenty six others had their enlistment applications deferred…

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The Elderly Petticoat Mrs. West's Soldier Boy LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 5

Mrs. Cornwallls West has decided to retire from all her public activities, says "The Daily Mail." "The Evening Standard" quotes letters…

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Repatriation of Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Following on a Statement made yesterday by the Prime Minister regarding the repatriation of soldiers, Mr. D. Barry, secretary of the State War Council…

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Assistance to Returned Soldiers. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 2

Sir, The Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, is credited with saying, in your issue of this morning, that the Commonwealth Government is the instrumentality through which the…

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The Returned Soldier

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 4

Mr. Hughes's admission that the treatment of the returned soldiers is no longer a matter to be brushed aside by jaded officialdom is satisfactory. The welfare of the…

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Caring for Returned Soldiers. Establishment of Central Board

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Reverting to-day to his proposals for the amelioration of the condition of returned soldiers by the establishment of a central board of control to…

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The Soldiers' Paper

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

Mr. H. E. Budden writes to the Hon. General Secretary of the Australian Comforts' Fund (of which the Citizens' War Chest Fund is the N. S. W. Division), that every month some…

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Soldier's Appeal to Women

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 January 1917 · page 6

An Australian soldier, writing to his mother from the front under date November 3, 1916, says:— "I am sorry to hear that you are still being…

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Welcome Home

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

Auburn railway station was beflagged on Wednesday afternoon in honor of Private Tom Gray a popular lad who, prior to enlistment, was a porter at that station…

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War Casualties. Killed in Action. Sergeant Thomas Brogan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 14

Sergeant Thomas Brogan, husband of Mrs. Margaret Brogan, of 27 Cameron-street, Paddington, has been killed in action in France. Sergeant Brogan was employed as a ship's…

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