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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

17,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

Girl's Noble Offer an Eye to Give a Soldier Sight

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 7

Belonging to South Shields, a young English girl has made a noble offer of self-sacrifice, She has expressed her willingness to be deprived of one of her eyes if by so doing she can…

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"To Entrap Soldiers" Australians Spring the Trap

The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 5

Unconventional episodes in a London hotel since closed were described to the magistrate at Clerkenwell, when the former proprietress Edith Baker 46, of Euston-square was charged…

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Bogus Money Cables. Soldiers' Relatives Victimised

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 2

Several persons have recently been imposed [?] cables purporting to be from [?] at the front asking for money. The [?] asked for vary from £5 to £15, and…

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Soldiers' [?]Bute. to Ladies of [?]Stralia

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. Duroure Davies [?] of 2nd Reinforcements, 1st [?] on behalf, of returned [?] On this New Year's Day [?] per medium…

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Poor Ypres. Smashed by Hun Gunnery. Sydney Soldier's Description

Evening News · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 6

Sergeant [?] who before [?] was employed in the composing room of the "Evening News," writes as follows from France to a Sydney friend…

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Unionism and Soldiers. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 3

Sir,—In reply to W. H. Norman, writing on "Unionsim and Soldiers," in your issue of the 27th ult., I would like to request him to keep to the truth when writing on the above subject,…

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Walking Round the World Returned Soldiers' Tour Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 1

Sergeants G. H. Unwin and C. A. Campbell, of C Company, 6th Battalion, A.I.F., who have been discharged as unfit for further active service, left the Returned Soldiers'…

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Barracks Enlistments

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 6

On Saturday 33 recruits were accepted at Victoria Barracks Tor the A.I.F. Five others had their applications deferred. Yesterday at the Barracks 11 men were…

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Reply of the Strong Has Germany a Loophole? Berlin Disappointed Thought England Was Starving 151st Day of the Third Year of the War. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 1 January 1917 · page 1

Scandinavian and Dutch messages describe Berlin's disappointment at the Allies' reply to the peace overtures. The public had stubbornly hoped for the acceptance of…

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Queensland. Killed in Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 8

Spr. J. Burdett, Pte. D. Brown, Pte. R. A. Fielding, Pte W. Simms; Pte H. Butler. DIED OF WOUNDS. G[?] A. Morgan, Pte. L. S. McBeath, Pte. H. Phillips,…

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Victoria. Killed in Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 8

Pte. T. P. Monks, Pte. J. Colwell, L[?] P. F. Fittell, Pte. J. Peoples, C[?] R. Bayfield, Pte. W. J. Baulch, Pte. M. Magner, Pte. A. P. Bourchier, Pte. T. V. Pye, C.S.M. J. W. Preston, Pte. W. E. Bruce,…

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South Australia. Killed in Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 8

Pte. W. W. Stone, Pte, J. H. Williams, Pte. C. S. Padman. DIED OF WOUNDS. Pte. T. F. Lynch, Pte. W. [?] Hodgens…

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War Casualties. Wounded. Private O. Hodges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 8

Private Oswald Hodges, brother of Mrs. J. H. Howarth, of Coffs Harbour, has been wounded in France…

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Western Australia. Wounded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 8

Pte. J. Horsfall, Spr. K. J. Honey, Pte. W. C. Brown, Pte. A. J. Williams, Spr. F. Phillips, Pte. W. D. Terlich. MISSING…

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The War

Evening News · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 4

The German Navy League still contrives to have a "gold conceit D'itsel," for it has announced that it is impossible for Germany to arrive at any agreement with Great Britain…

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Criminals in War

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 7

Protests have often been raised in Germany against the system which calls up for active service all the valuable able-bodied male citizens and does not make any use of the vast…

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Heroes All Praise for the Infantry an Anzac in Pozieres

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 6

The following are extracts from a letter to "The Sun," written in a captured German dug-out at Pozieres by Sapper Rupert L. Mashford, of a wireless section of the A. I. F.: --…

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War Notes. Future Offensives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 7

The passing of the old year has prompted a certain amount of prophesying regarding the prospects of a new and greater offensive during the present year. An effort in this…

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