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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Soldier in Court. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 5

The Court at Old Bailey accepted a plea of manslaughter in the case of Henry Canham, a soldier, 22 years of age, charged with wife murder. He returned home from the front…

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Soldiering. Does It Improve One?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 9

Some of us have now spent three years in this war business. We are lucky, of course, to have lasted so long; but having gone so far, by the courtesy of the gods, we are…

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Insect Gladiators. Soldiers Watch Combats

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 10

Reuter's special correspondent on the Palestine front writes under date October 15:—Possibly the majority of our troops…

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Insurance of Soldiers. Sir Samuel McCAUGHEY'S POLICIES

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 14

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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Settlement of Soldiers. Statement by the Minister

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 9

Mr. Ashford, State Minister for Lands, points out that in a reference to his estimate of the number of soldiers to be settled on the land, it was quoted as 5000 in two years from now, on…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

Gunner C. F. Smith, formerly of this office, writes to his parents as follows:— Belgium, Oct. 19. I am just back from an 18 days' run at…

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A Cessnock Soldier

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

Corporal John Baillie, writing to a Cessnock friend from France, says:—"Since writing last, when I was at the base, I have returned to my unit, and I found most…

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Tuesday Night's Raid a Harrowing Incident. Soldier Father's Grief. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 6

Bombs on Tuesday night in the air aid fell on a house in a London suburb, instantly killing seven members of a soldier's the father and a boy…

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British Labour and the War

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Our cables to-day deal at length and very interestingly with a subject of immense importance to Britain and her Allies, with regard to the successful prosecution of the war,…

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Conduct of War. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 5

The "Daily Observer's" military correspondent learns that the British General Staff and Higher command recognise the value of the new machinery of the versailles…

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The First Cottage. War Widow's Home

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

On Saturday morning last work was commenced on the first cottage to be erected by the Maitland District Voluntary Workers' Association at East Greta, and a progress…

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News by Wire. War Precautions Act. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 5

Albert Brandt and Ernest Erandt, who were before the Sydney Court on Saturday to answer a charge under the War Precautions Act were further remanded to-day till…

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Soldiers' Comforts

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

A most acceptable donation of seven pairs of Knitted sox has been received at the War Chest Depot from Sister Livermore. Mrs. Page forwarded a pair of glove mittens and…

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War Notes

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Pittman, of Glencoe, Bow, received word from their son Pte. S. Pittman, 34th Battalion, who was reported missing on 12th October, to the…

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Curious War Incident

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

Colonel Archibald Young, V. D., in a lecture in Edinburgh, mentioned a curious incident of the recent British advance towards palestine…

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War Aims. Trotsky Criticises Allies

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

New York, Saturday.—The correspondent of the United Press at Petrograd, interviewed Trotsky, who said: "President Wilson's formula applied…

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Very Latest War News Sydney

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

A "Times" message says the situation in Germany is obscure owing to military authorities increasing rigor. A Socialist newspaper…

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The War. "Fight On!" London

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

The Press Bureau this evening issued the following statement: The Supreme War Council at its meeting at Versailles carefully considered the…

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Supreme War Council. Comprehensive Scope. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5

Reuter's Paris correspondent has gathered from an exceptionally well-informed some Romo deails throwing light on the various as peets of the Supreme War Council. Although…

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Scottish Women's War Hospitals. Appreciation of Dr. Elsie Inglis

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 5

"Dr. Elsie" was a personality very familiar to many in Edinburgh (writes Lady Fances Balfour, in an Appreciation of Dr. Elsie Inglis, in the "British Weekly," of…

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