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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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War Savings Certificates. a Ready Response. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 4

At a meeting of the war savings group officers it was stated that over £4,000,000 had been invested in war savings certificates in the Commonwealth since the…

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Law Student Fined. Under War Precautions Act. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 5

At the Police Court Guido Baracchi, a law student, was fined £50 on each of two charges under the War Precautions Regulations, and was also ordered to enter…

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Federal Politics. Meeting of the Cabinet. the New War Loan. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 5

Federal Ministers met in Cabinet to-day to consider several questions of great importance. It is expected Ministers will fix the details of the hew war loan,…

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News of the World. Unfit Prisoners of War. to Be Repatriated. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 5

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports that Berlin says Russo-German delegates at Petrograd have signed an agreement whereby unfit prisoners will be…

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Post-war Problems. Necessity for Organisation. Prime Minister's Proposals. Economic and Not Political. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 5

The Prime Minister delivered, an important address to manufacturers in Melbourne on the organisation of trade' and industry. We are spending about eighty…

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Land for Returned Soldiers

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. W. A. Zuill, M.L.A., has been officially informed as follows:—From the Director of Returned Soldiers' Settlements, that with reference to his inquiry in…

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Training Disabled Soldiers. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 6

A step towards the acceleration in the training of returned disabled, soldiers has been taken by the Repatriation Minister. Senator Millen has decided, subject to the…

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Soldiers and Drink. Further Evidence Published. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 14 February 1918 · page 4

Further interesting evidence, taken by the Senate Select Committee, regarding the drink question in relation to troops, has been published. The evidence of four…

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Wounded and Sick Soldiers. Nearly 800 Returning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

Another batch of 346 wounded and sick soldiers reached Sydney this morn-by train from Melbourne, and will be followed during the day by still another…

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War Chest Depot

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

For the week ending this morning the local War Chest Depot reports having received donations from Mesdames Chapman, McNeil, McFarlane,…

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Scottish Women's War Hospitals

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. C. N. Button, M.A., Organising Secretary of the Scottish Women's War Hospitals Fund, will be arriving in Grafton on Tuesday, 19th February…

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The War Earlier Messages

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 4

His Majesty the King, at the opening of Parliament to-day, declared: "Our duty is to prosecute the war with all vigor and confidence in the ultimate…

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Two Phases of the War

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

In his most recent speech in the House of Commons, Mr. Lloyd George has made several matters clear, i In the first place it is quite evident that on the…

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State War Council. Special Committee

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

Challis House, Sydney, 25th January, 1918. Dear Sir. Re ex-Private W. J. Foster…

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Negotiation Impossible. War Must Go On. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

In the Commons, Mr. Holt moved: "That this House regrets that, by the decision of the Versailles War Council, the only…

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German War Fever. "The Allies Must Pay." London

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent says Germany is aflame with the nenewed war fever, which is affecting all classes. As a result of the extravagant, press…

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Grafton War Service Committee. Mr. Foster's Allegations Denied. the Official Reply

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 2

A meeting of the Grafton War Service Executive Committee was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday night to enquire into certain…

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In the Lords. Lord Curzon's Defence. Review of War Situation London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

In the House of Commons, in the course of the debate on the Address-in-Reply, Lord Curzon (President of the Executive Council and…

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British Achievements. Additions to the Army. Woman War Workers. the Nation's Food. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

In the House of, Commons. Mr. Bonar Law, referring to the interesting British achievements, said that last year 820,000 men were added to the army, while…

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British Parliament. The King's Speech. Puty to Prosecute the War. the Allies' Aims. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 15 February 1918 · page 3

At the opening of the British Parliament, King George's speech stated that the necessities of war render it imperative for me, after a brief interval, to…

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