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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

17,789 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 250

Work and Wages Dairymen's Union Many Members Enlist

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 6

At the half-yearly meeting of the Milk and Ice Carters and Dairymen's Employees' Union it was mentioned that during the half- year over 100 members had enlisted…

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Condition of Returned Soldiers. Prime Minister's Concern

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The complaints emanating from Sydney regarding tho destitute condition of returned soldiers were to-day brought under the notice of the Prime…

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Fatalities & Accidents. Returned Soldier Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 5

Sergeant Stanley Smith, tho son of Canon Smith, who recently returned from the war, mot with a nasty accident at Colla roy Beach yesterday afternoon, He was sledging a steep…

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Not Peace, But a Sword "Time for Note- Sending Now Ended" 1917 the Year of Germany's Fate German and English Antipathies Irreconcilable 152nd Day of the Third Year of the War. LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 2 January 1917 · page 1

"The Times," in a leading article, says:-- "The substance of the Entente's Note is instinct with the unshakable determination of the Allies. We trust that neutrals will…

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Assisting Returned Men

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 16

The Australia Day Amelioration Committee was busy last week affording cash assistance to the sick and wounded soldiers. Many cases came under the committee's…

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Wounded. Lieut. S. M. Harris

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 12

Lieutenant Stephen M. Harris has been wounded in France and is now in No. 3 General Hospital, Wandsworth, London. He is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Harris, of…

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Back From the War Over 500 Sick and Wounded Heroes Prom East and West

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 6

About 500 wounded or invalided soldiers arrived in Woolloomooloo Bay this morning. The first batch consisted of nine officers, three nurses, and 162 others, who had been…

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Wounded and Sick. Large Number Arriving

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 10

Two contingents of wounded and sick will disembark this morning. The first contingent will land at No. 1 Wharf, Woolloomooloo, at 9 a. m., and the second at 11 o'clock. The men…

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War Questions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 6

"Manengie."—The three addresses you quote are correct, and there is no need to alter them. "54th" (Petersham).—The correct mode of address is as follows:-…

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The War

Evening News · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 4

The Parks have Issued a sort of declaration of independence. They amphstically repudiste being the vessals of saybody, and effirs that they [?] the Central Powers in…

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British War Films

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 7

TOKIO, Tuesday.--Cinematograph war films showing the extent of the British effort, with regard to the army, navy, and munition organisation, are making a great impression…

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New War Loan

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 17

Subscriptions to the new Commonwealth War Loan of £18,000,000 will close on February 8 Subscribers can take up any amount from £10, and can pay the whole amount down on…

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Prisoners of War

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 16

There is a list of prisoners of war at present held by the enemy available for perusal at the Police Department, Hunter-street, Sydney. The list is a fairly long one, and the…

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The World's Great War. Wartime in London the New Offensive Arrival of Wounded. (By Our Special Correspondent.) London, Nov. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 7

Sir Douglas Haig's first brief notification of a new British offensive, north and south of the river Ancre, has developed into a daily statement of heavy but always victorious…

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Strange Shooting Young Woman Wounded Chauffeur Shot in Four Places

The Sun · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 6

Seven shots were fired early this morning in the home of Mr. Francis M' Bean M' Leod, a builder and contractor, at the corner of Liverpool and Parramatta roads, Summer…

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Alcohol for War Purposes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 16

The Minister for Munitions has appointed a committee to consider the best means of securing adequate supplies of alcohol for war…

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War Service. German Conditions

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--Berlin despatches say that Germany under universal labor service is turning out thousands of guns weekly. Skilled workmen, who have been withdrawn from…

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After-the-war Problems

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 2

After-the-war problems are now receiving considerable attention in British trade journals, and not the least amongst them is the best way in…

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War Conference. Indian Delegate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 7

BOMBAY. Tuesday.--The suggestion that India should be represented at the Imperial conference has delighted all classes. The "Times of India" suggests that an Indian…

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WAR ISSUE—No. CXXVII

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 3 January 1917 · page 1

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