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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

3,324 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 167

Ryan Government and Returned Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

A persistent rumor has been current in Maryborough for some weeks past to the effect that in appointing a caretaker for the Port Maryborough pier, at…

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Soldier Settlers. Disposal of Surplus Stock

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 4

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) has received several inquiries as to the ability of soldier, settlers to dispose of the progeny of stock for the purchase…

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War Equipment. Lower Clarence League. Annual Report

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

The activities of the committee of the Lower Clarence War Equipment League, Maclean, are well illustrated in the second annual report, which will be presented to…

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L.c. War Equipment League. Second Annual Report

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

The second annual report for the year ending 31st December, 1917, presented at the annual meeting of the L.C. War Equipment League at…

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War Bonds British Public's Generous Response. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 5

Thirty-one million sterling in war bonds was subscribed through the Bank of England last week. Nearly a million sterling was sold by the Post Office for…

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Latest Telegraphic News. General War Items. SYDNEY

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

The Austrian strikers demand that the Breet-Litovsk negotiations should lead to an immediate general democratic peace; that the food…

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War Department Defended. the President's Praise. Portland (Oregon)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

President Wilson has made a statement that the War Department is performing a task of unparallelled magnitude extraordinarily promptly and…

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Lenin Favors Civil War. Red Guards Protest! Petrograd

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

The Government has ordered an inquiry into Friday's street shooting. The Bolsheviks blame the pro-Constituent Assembly demonstrators,…

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General War News. Training Ship Burned. Boys All Safe. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

The training ship Warspite has been burned to the waterside, following a bunker fire, after being submerged by the tide. AH the boys are…

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Soldier Settlers. Disposal of Surplus Stock

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3
Also in The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser

The Ministrr for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) has received several inquiries us to the ability of soldier settlers to dispose of the progeny of…

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Mr. John Storey's Opinion. Against a Coalition. More Consideration for the Soldier. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. John Storey, referring to the Federal situation, said as far as he was personally concerned he was absolutely opposed to any coalition with the National party…

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Land for Soldiers. the Departmental Attitude

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

The Minister for Lands (Hon. W. G. Ashford) has noticed the frequency with which shire councillors criticise the actions of his department in connection with…

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News of the World. the Cost of Living. the Position in London. Assisting Australian Soldiers. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 5

The doubled cost of living is straining many Australians' resources. Societies are forming to assist the soldiers and their relatives. Australia House staff…

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Voluntary Work for Soldiers. a Challenge Accepted. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

A Sydney bookmaker has offered to find a team of fifty racing men to do voluntary work for soldiers on some Sunday, if Doctor R. Arthur, M.L.A.,…

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Land for Soldiers. Shire Council Criticism. the Departmental Attitude

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 1

The Minister for Lands (Hon. W. G. Ashford) has noticed the frequency with which Shire Councillors criticise the actions of his Department in…

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From the Front. Soldiers' Letters. Lieut. Geo Thornton

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

Lieut. Geo. Thornton, formerly of Lower Southgate, writes to Mr. W. A. Zuill, M.L.A., from "Ypres Battlefield, Belgium":--…

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Repington's Grave Statement. Present Conditions Threaten National Disaster. Politicians Sacrificing Soldiers. "Tell the Public the Truth." London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 3

The London "Star" has interviewed Colonel Repington, who said: "I resigned the 'Times' military correspondentship because hitherto I had…

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The War Peace Terms Settled. Treaty to Be Signed. Berlin Crowing. Amsterdam, Monday Night. (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) Peace Palaver. Germany and Ukraine

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

German messages from, Brest-Litovsk state: "The Germans and Ukrainians have agreed on a basis of peace and will re-assemble shortly to…

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War Aims. a Paris Conference. Suggested Offer to Germany. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 24 January 1918 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent states it is announced the Allied Premiers and War-Ministers will probably meet in Paris shortly…

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