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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

4,797 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 23 of 240

Tallewang Miners' and the War. £500 for Patriotic Purposes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

Since the outbreak of the war there has been one little band of workers in the district that has been giving large [?] of money to…

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World Shortage of Stock an After-war Warning. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 1

In a pamphlet issued under the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, and forwarded to the Prime Minister's Department, Mr. David…

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To-day's War News. German Strike Reports. Conflicting Testimony. London

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

The situation in Germany is obscure, owing to the military authorities' increasing rigor. When Haase, the Socialist leather was called by the Chancellor, and informed of the…

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The War. (Australian Cable Association Messages.) Air Raids. Paris Bombed. London

Leader · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

A number of Gotha aeroplanes bombed Paris on Wednesday night, Several deaths occurred. A message from Paris says that the raid was…

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War Will Co On. Till German People Awake. (A.c.a. Special.) London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

The Amsterdam "Telegraph" publishes an interview with M. Clemenceau, Premier of France, who states that the war will continue unless…

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The War London, Saturday. Martial Law in Berlin. Trades Hall Taken by Police. Demonstrations Dispersed

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

It is reported from Amsterdam [?] stringent [?] law has been reclaimed in Berlin. The military co[?]…

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The War Early Cables. London, Friday. the [?] Victory. Butter Fighting Reforted. [?] Firmly in Biaz's Hands

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

An Italian semi-official message states that violent [?] lite preceding the Asiago operation receal[?]…

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Social Re-construction the After-war Problems Educating the Public the W.e.a. Becoming Busy

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 1

The vast problem of social re-construction, embracing the many knotty after-war question?, is being made the basis of operations by the Workers'…

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War in the Air Raids and Reprisals. German Towns Heavily Bomded. (A.c.a. Special.) London

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 1

The Press Bureau publishes further details of the raids made on German towns by British aviators on January 25. The aviators dropped 1889lb. of…

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Unity of Control the Allied War Council. Running the West Front. (A.c.a. Special.) London, Sunday Night

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

The "Observer's" military correspondent states that the British Germany. Staff and the higher commands recognise fully the Versailles War…

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The Leader and Stock and Station News. Monday, February 4th, 1017. Local and General. War Chest Tea Rooms

Leader · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

The following days have been allotted tills wools: Monday 4th, Mrs. Pownall; Tuesday, Mesdames Beasley and Caldwell; Wednesday, Mesdames…

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Soldier's Letter

Leader · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Gunner Peter Huie Armstrong, writing to his parents from France, under date November 16 last, says: "I got a big mail this time, including four…

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Soldiers' Letters. the Christmas Parcels

Leader · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The Mayoress (Mrs. McNeilly) is in receipt of the following additional letters of thanks from Orange soldiers:—…

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League of Help. French Soldiers' Appreciation

Leader · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 6

The special correspondent of "The Sun" cables from London as follows: Mdlle. Soubelran, formerly of Sydney, who is secretary of the Paris…

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Farms for Soldiers Oberon District Land. Inspected by the Minister. Waiting for the Railway. a Canowindra Scheme

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashaford), and the Director of Soldiers' Settlements (Mr. Bryant) visited Buthurst yesterday for the…

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Denouncing the Soldiers Drunken, Immoral Scoundrels." Minister Gaoled. (A.c.a. Special.) London. Sunday Night

The Bathurst Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

George Peet, a Wesleyan minister, at Castledown, in the Isel of Man has been sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labor, for…

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2000 English Brides Marriages of Australian Soldiers. Assisted Passages Approved

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

The fact that some 2000 Australian soldiers have married women in the United Kingdom has been communicated to the State Premier by the…

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Mr. Bloore Enlisted

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. W. F. Bloore, formerly manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Mudgee, has enlisted (and been accepted) in the Australian…

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League of Holes French Soldier's Appreciation

National Advocate · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 1

Mdlle. Soubeiran, formerly of Sydney, who is secretary of the Paris committee of the French Australian League of Help states that the league…

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The Unwritten Law. Soldier Shoots Wife. London. Friday Night

National Advocate · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The pica of manslaughter by Henry Canham has been accepted by Judge Atkins at the Old Bailey. Canham was a soldier of 22 years of…

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