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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

3,324 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 167

Mails for Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

Mails for Expeditionary Forces, England and France (letters and packets only) close at G.P.O., Sydney, at 5 p.m. Monday, 28th and 2 p.m. 29th January,…

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Riots Near Berlin. 8000 Soldiers in Barracks. London, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 3

A Zurich message says 2000 invalided soldiers, who interrupted the Fatherland Party's meeting at Berlin, were arrested. This caused…

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The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) Britain's Food Problem. No Likelihood of Famine. Profiteers to Be Dealt With. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

The Press Bureau announces that a deputation of Manchester engineers and munition workers waited on Lord Rhondda (Food Controller), and…

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Allies' Peace Terms. German Chancellor in Reply. Wants Freedom of the Seas. Retention of Alsace-Lorraine. English Press Opinion. "We Will Get On With The War." Peace Terms of the Allies. Dr. Von Hertling's Reply. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam telegraphs the following resume of Dr. von Hertling's speech in reply to Mr. Lloyd George and President Wilson,…

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Fighting in Russia. Civil War Spreading. Peasants Refuse to Sell Grain. Petrograd Faced with Starvation. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

Owing to the peasants refusing to sell their grain for the depreciated paper roubles, thus closing the Ukrainian and other granaries, and the disorganisation…

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Maclean Soldiers' Shop

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

Mrs. Styles, of Maclean, would be obliged for the early forwarding of all donations for the Soldiers' Shop, River-street, which will open again next…

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Australian Fund for Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

The Church of England in the Old Country has spent over £700,000 in providing rest huts for our boys at the front, and the Church in Australia,…

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Austrian Army. Discontent Spreading. the Officers Defied. Soldiers Demand Peace. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

News, from theAustrian fronts shows increasing indiscipline and widespread fraternising. Officers are defied, and the soldiers are demanding peace. It is…

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The Wounded Lion and the Jackals

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

A great many Australians will cordially agree with these views, expressed by Mr. W. E. Abbott, of Wingen, in the "S.M. Herald":--…

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Grafton War Chest

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 2

For the week ending Saturday last, the donors of various items to the Grafton War Chest depot were:--Mesdames A. Hill, W. Hann and P…

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Huns Bomb Open Towns. Civilians Killed, Nurses Wounded Milan

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

The Austro-German airmen have resumed their attacks on undefended cities. They cannot pretend that the attacks have any military objective,…

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General War News. Our Soldiers' Mails. the London Post Office. London, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

Mr. A. Fisher (Australian High Commissioner) and the Agents-General inspected the Australian Military Post Office at St. Pancras, London,…

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War Bonds. Wonderful Figures. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

Mr. Bonar Law (Chancellor of the Exchequer) stated in the Commons that the Applications for the war bonds, which opened on 1st October,…

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Japanese Ministry Attacked. Laxity in Regard to War. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

The United Press correspondent at Tokio says that Owaki, speaking in the Diet, warmly denounced the Terauchi Administration, and lamented…

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Austrian and German War Aims. Czernin Explains Difference. Amsterdam

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

Count Czernin informed an Austrian delegation that the text of his speech was forwarded to President Wilson before its delivery. He frankly referred…

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Civil War in Finland. Great Bloodshed at Viborg. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

The "Daily Chronicle's" Stockholm correspondent says: Civil war has broken out in Finland. The Red Guards have organised a revolution,…

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Only One Thing Matters. the Winning of the War. Wanted, a Cromwell

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

It is not true, as some appear to suppose, that as the people of Australia have said "No" the question of conscription is settled (says "Uncle…

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The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) the Hun Hypocrite. "Gott Mit Uns" Again. Kaiser on Post-war Reconciliation. Amsterdam, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

Acknowledging the Court Preacher's birthday greetings, the Kaiser telegraphed: "With deep thankfulness I commemorate to-day God's…

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How the Public Money Goes Ministers and the Motor Habit. a War-time Abuse

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 4

It is a peculiar thing that public men in Commonwealth, State, and other departments seem still to be possessed by the same curious fascination, that is in no…

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Their Own Medicine. British give Huns a Taste of Air Raids. "Down With War."

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 3

It is reported from Geneva that a British raid on Mannheim which took place on Thursday eclipsed all other raids…

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