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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

17,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Wounded Soldiers' Return

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

Private Fred. Woelner, of Fairfield West, who was wounded at the front some months ago, returned on Wednesday, and as soon as he could get away from…

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Not Wounded

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

A month or two ago Mr. find Mrs. Bennett, of Macquaqrle-road. Auburn, were officially informed that their son. Private Eric Bennett, had been wounded in France…

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Domain Anzac Buffet

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 14
Also in The Sun

The Domain Anzac Buffet wilt be officially opened this afternoon by Mr. Justice Ferguson. All returned soldiers and sailors are cordially invited to be present. The Domain Buffet will…

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An Anzac Grave

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 7

Sergeant Hunter, of Kurri Kurri, N.S.W., was mortally wounded in France, and died on being taken from the Red Cross hospital train at Peterborough, and was buried in that…

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Returned Soldiers. Privilege of Wounded Mex. Melbourne

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

The Assistant Minister for Defence (Mr. Laird Smith) stated to-day that no instructions have been issued prohibiting returned soldiers, wounded at Gallipoli or in Egypt,…

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Wounded. Corporal F. B. Adams

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

Corporal Frederick Bedo Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Adams, of 220 Oxford-street, Paddington, has been severely wounded in France for the third occasion, and was admitted to…

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Anzac Buffet. Officially Opened To-day

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 5

When official [?] puffet that [?] chairman of [?] the Australia[?]…

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The War

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 4

IT is cabled that a forecast. "on good authority," of points that may be included in the Entente's statement of its peace terms which it will submit in reply to President Wilson's…

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Canada's Bid for Soldiers After the War

The St George Call · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 8

Two experts from the Dominion of Canada Agricultural Department are inspecting portions of the province of New Brunswick provisionally chosen to…

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Marks of Honor. Gold Stripe for Wounded

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 1

[?] in England [?] soldi [?] on the arm each con[?]on [?] they were wounded…

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Honors in War

Arrow · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 2

Cricketers read with great pleasure that Capt. Eric Fisher, the Sydney University cricketer and footballer, had been decorated with a distinguished Servion honor, and also with the…

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Australian War Loan

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 10

The payment of 5/- per week for, a period of 40 weeks will entitle the subscriber to a war bond of £10, on which interest amounting to seven shillings and…

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Another War Loan

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 6

The prospectus of a further issue of the Commonwealth War Loan has now been announced and the particulars appear in our advertising…

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Tortured by the Huns. Wounded Men Butchered and Robbed

The World's News · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 10

THE Germans finished them off with the butt-ends of their rifles or their bayonets, and then robbed them. I saw this done a few yards from where I was. A group of…

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London Letter. Lord Mayor's Show. Charming Young Lady Mayoress. Australia Wounded Watch the Pageant. Stores of Soldiers. London, November 10, 1918

Evening News · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 6

Life in London, at all times teeming with exct[?]ing incident, has a special stirring-up in the past few days. An engrossing list of thing to talk about kept the public from…

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The Toll of War

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 1

The ever lengthening list of Australian casualties at the seat of war includes, in either the death-roll or wounded or missing columns,…

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Clothing the War's Poor

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 6

Since their last report on the scheme of clothing Belgian and British poor Farmer and Co. have despatched another 21 packages, containing about 10,000 articles, and many…

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War Notes. Torpedoed Transport

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 13

The enemy has secured a success in the Mediterranean by the sinking of the transport Ivernia, and he is likely to make the most of it. Now that the demand for a revival of…

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Tidings of Soldiers Men of the A.I.F. Toll of the War

The Sun · Saturday 6 January 1917 · page 6

Major W. W. James, of the Australian Engineers, is at present in hospital in England, suffering from heart trouble. Sergeant A. C. Boxsell, of North Sydney,…

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