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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 17 of 167

Maclean Soldiers' Shop

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Good results are to be expected when the totals of the two days' sales are added together—Friday and Saturday. In the afternoon and evening particularly…

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The Unwritten Law. Soldier Shoots Wife. £5 Bond Taken by Judge. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

The plea 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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Returned Soldiers' Presidency. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Dear Sir,--The ballot papers for the ensuing election of office-bearers of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League (N.S.W. Branch) are…

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Soldiers' Pensions. and Cognate Matters. Mr. Zuill's Inquiries

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

During the last visit of Mr. W. A. Zuill, M.L.A., to Grafton, Mr. J. A. Puddicombe, who has always evinced a keen interest in such matters,…

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The Soldiers' Vote. How Far Does It Justify the Citizens?

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

In connection with the Referendum, only one fact can seem to justify the great "No" vote, and that fact is the very large proportion of soldiers that…

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League of Help. French Soldiers' Appreciation

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

We have been requested by the French-Australian League of Help, the organisers of France's Day, to publish the following cable, which…

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Our Immediate Task. Vigorous Prosecution of War. Allied Conference Decision. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5

The Press Bureau states:— The Supreme War Council at Versailles has carefully considered Hertling's and Czernin's speeches, but are unable to find…

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Brisk Shipbuilding. 186,809 Tons in 13 Days. War Names Replace Classics

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 3

Between October 18 and November 1, 1917, shipbuilders in all parts of the world except Australia, turned out either steam or sailing vessels, the number of new…

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Letters to the Editor. Helping Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Sir,—On reading in your Saturday's issue a letter by "Fair Deal" the only conclusion I can come to is that I am the returned soldier referred to. If so it is…

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Carr's Creek Soldiers' Letters

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 7

Private Jack Gosper, writing to his brother Harry from London, states that he now has 14 days' leave after 12 months in France. He says that he has…

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Trial of Dittman Begun. Leave Soldiers Recalled. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states:— A telegram from Berlin announces the military are summoning to the colors all…

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Land for Soldiers. Mr. Ashford's Inspections. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5

The Minister for Lands who has been inspecting suitable sites for the settlement of soldiers in the Bathurst district, states the land he inspected near Oberson is far…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

Sir Edward Carson, on the eve of his departure for Ireland, addressed the British Empire producers' organisation . He said the Germans were not…

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War Amelioration Fund. Settling Soldiers on the Land. What the Authorities' are Doing. A Just and Reasonable Scheme. Trouble With a Trustee

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

The committee met on Monday evening, when the President (Mr. H. M. Henderson) occupied the chair, and others which attended…

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Men Who Changed Sides in the War

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

There are at present nearly 2000 men fighting under the Italian flag who at the outset of the war were fighting against the Czar. They were…

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Capt. Martin Donohoe. War Correspondent in Khaki

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 4

Captain Martin H. Donohoe, the distinguished English war correspondent, who wag formerly a Sydney journalist, writing to a friend under date British…

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Allied War Conference. Opportunities Missed. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

The "Daily News" is disappointed at the report of the Allied War Council meeting and says: "Resourceful Allied diplomacy would' have seized the…

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J.L.P. on the War Path. Sydney

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

Prime Minister Hughes expects to be in Sydney next week, when he mill attend a meeting of the National Council…

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Latest War News. British Labor and Food. London

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

The National Railwaymen's Union passed a resolution demanding all-round food rationing, and advising members to stop work on…

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Supreme War Council. Details of Deliberations. Primarily Political Body. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

Reuter'a correspondent says:— Some details, throwing light on the various aspects of the Supreme. War Council, have been gathered from…

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