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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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War Notes. Roll of Honor. Private Garnet C. CROSSING

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. F. Crossing, of Gunnedah. has been notified that his son, Private Garnet C. Crossing, of the 34th Battalion, was killed in action…

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The War. the Submarine Toll. Same As Last Week. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

British vessels sunk by German submarines during the week ended January 20 numbered 8, are the same number as in the previous seven days…

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America and Ireland. Settlement Vital to the War. Carson Resigns. London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

The "Times" correspondent at Washington, in an important despatch states that President Wilson has informed Mr. Balfour of the…

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Insurance of Soldiers. Sir Samuel McCAUGHEY'S POLICIES

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

The New South Wales Public Trustee states that the policies authorised by Sir Samuel McCaughey for the insurance of 500 soldiers with dependents have now been…

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A Returning Soldier

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. Jas. Ellis, of High-street, West Maitland, has been official notified that his son, Private George L. Ellis, of the 53rd Battalion, is returning to Australia, and that…

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Land for Soldiers Shire Council Criticism. the Departmental Attitude

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

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

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Land for Soldiers. Shire Council Criticism. the Departmental Attitude

The Scone Advocate · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 8

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

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Welcome Home at Bolwarra. Returned Soldiers

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 9

A large gathering assembled on Saturday evening last at the Bolwarra Public School, to welcome home from the front Privates E. Jenkins and W. Lavender, Bolwarra, and…

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Welcome Home at Clarence Town

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 13

On Tuesday evening, the 15th inst., the Clarence Town and District Welcome Home Association gave a welcome home to Privates T. Rose and Ivor Thompson, who lately…

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Anzac Memorial. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

Mr. Bertram Mackennal, the Australian sculptor, is commencing a marble equestrian statue, commemorating the Australian dead, to be erected on the Suez Canal, and towards…

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Wounded in Germany. Compulsory Employment

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 7

Owing to the acute labour shortage, it has been possible in Germany to find work for all but 4 per cent, of wounded soldiers medically unfit for further service. The…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 7

Owing to the relief from incessant infantry work the British casualty hospitals are comparatively empty and cases of sickness are not heavy…

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The War

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 8

The German warships Breslau and Goeben attempted to leave the Dardanelles and enter the Mediterranean Sea, but were discovered by British…

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Britain's War Bill

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 6

London Thursday.—In the House of Commons, Mr Bonar Law stated that Britain's expenditure on the- war for the seven weeks ended January 19 was…

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Divided Russia. Civil War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

Reuter's Stockholm correspondent states that reports of civil war in Russia are confirmed. Sanguinary conflicts took place at Viborg between the Bourgools. Public…

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Scottish Women's War Hospital

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 2

"The Romance of the Scottish Women's War Hospital." This is the title of an address which will be delivered in the Council Chambers, West Maitland, on February 6,…

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British War Bonds. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

War bonds to the value of £31,000,000 were sold by the Bank of England last week. Bonds to the value of nearly £1,000,000 were sold by the Post Office for the week ending…

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Canada's War Bill. Vancouver

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

Canada's war expenditure during the last nine months of 1917 amounted to £30,000,000…

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After the War. London

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 6

As the war lengthens, the leaders of industry are discussing the increasing seriousness of national burdens and the need for a vast and immediate acceleration of production…

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Sir Edward Carson Resigns From War Cabinet

Singleton Argus · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 3

London, Wednesday—The Press Buean announces that Sir Edward Carson has resigned from the War Cabinet. He wrote to the Prime Ministe ras…

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