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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

17,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 250

Recruiting Campaign. War Service Committees

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

A conference of delegates of War Service Committees In the Federal electorate of Parramatta, will be held In the Town Hall, Parramatta, at 3 p.m. to-day. The following…

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War Economy. Another German Effort

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

AMSTERDAM; Wednesday.--The German authorities are recommending the large factories and offices to Introduce a system of continuous working hours in order that the one or two…

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Fiji War Loan. Suva

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 8

The subscriptions to the Fiji war loan total £194,000…

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"The Win the War" Party

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

The organisation launched by Mr. Hughes in Melbourne on 'Tuesday night has decided to call Itself a "Win the War" party, and to take Its stand upon "a broad platform."…

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Fiji and the War Loan

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

SUVA, Wednesday.--Subscriptions from FIJI to the War Loan totalled £194,000,…

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War Casualties. Killed. Lieutenant Leonard Giblin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 8

It is officially reported that Lieut Leonard Giblin, son of the late Dr. E. O. Giblin, of Tasmania, and of Mrs. Giblin, of Woollahra, was killed in action in France on December…

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The War Loan and Recruiting Committees

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 16

Acting on the request of the Commonwealth Treasurer, supplemented by circulars from the organising secretaries of the recruiting movement in each State, the…

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After the War. Demobilising Schemes. Labor Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--Mr John Hodge, Minister for Labor, Interviewed, stated that the Government was rapidly preparing a demobilisation scheme, based upon the report of the…

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Trade After the War London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 1

The Advisory Committee of the Board of Trade on commercial intelligence (Sir Albert Stanley presiding), has considered proposals for a Trade…

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The "Win-the-war" League in Action

The Australian Worker · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

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The Great War Loan London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 7

The preparations made by the Bank of England for the new war loan are on an unprecedented scale. A huge start, including 600 women clerks, is working day and night…

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Holy See and War Sufferers. a Great Work

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 7

A glance to-day at the Papal Secretariate of State will give an idea of what the Holy See is doing for sufferers by the war. "The organs of usually severe, careful, measured…

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Purchase of Tinplate War Precautions Regulations MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 7

Under the War Precautions Regulations today it is provided that no person, firm, or company shall acquire or purchase tinplate, except with the written consent of the…

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Progress of the War Italy and .The Balkans

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 5

The news about Italy's concurrence with the Allies' programme In regard to Greece, though pretty…

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The Great War. How Long Can It Last?

The Australian Worker · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 23

"Attrition" and "Starvation" Theories Won't Hold Water, writes Charles Edward Russell, America's great Socialist Writer, in the "New York Call." "Nothing Short of Disillusionment," he says, "of the German People Through a Decisive Victory on the Part of the Allies…

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War-time Measures. Forced Economy. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 7

The "Daily Chronicle" says that the Food Controller, Lord Devonport, will shortly enforce a further dilution of flour, and a reduction of sugar in mineral waters and…

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London Financial Cables. the War Loan. London, Jan. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 9

The Stock Exchange is stagnant apart from the activity in the war loan. There wore 100 markings to-day between £98/5/ and £98/15/: The 3½ per cent, war loan is quoted about…

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A Great Speech “The Flaming, Poisonous, Flower of War”

Co-operator · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

The stirring speech, from which the following extracts are taken, was delivered by Upton Sinclair (author of “The Jungle”) before the…

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British War Loan. Busy Time on Change. London, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 1

Dealing in the 4½ per cent. War loan were again the outstanding feature of operations on the Stock Exchange and there were [?]ings at between [?]…

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Women’s War Work. 766,000 Men Replaced by Female Labor

Co-operator · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

Remarkable figures concerning women, war workers are given in the “Board of Trade Labor Gazette” for October. Since the war began…

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