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Article : 83 wordsSir Douglas Haig, Commander of the British forces in France, has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (G.O.V.O.). ...
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Article : 180 wordsA circular found on a prisoner states:— "It is the duty of every soldier to economise in food and forage to counteract the enemy's efforts to starve us out. Satisfy ...
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Article : 65 wordsThe captain of the Swedish steamer Raguarok (1107 tons), which was blown up in the North Sea when bound for Rouen with a cargo of iron, declares that ...
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Article : 135 wordsThe Foreign Office announces that nobody over 15 years of age will be permitted to land in Australia without a passport. ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Mon 21 Aug 1916, Page 7
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