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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Employment for Soldiers. 716 Placed in a Month

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 3

An official statement made on Saturday by Mr. Cooper, officer in charge of the State War Council, shows that for the four weeks ended on Friday work has been found for…

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Killed in Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

The many friends of Sgt, A. J. Charlton, formerly coaching clerk at Singleton RAilway-Station, will be sorry to learn that he was killed in action in France on December 20,…

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Soldiers' Welcome Home Horseshoe Bend Gathering

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

Bearing honourable wounds received in [?] thick if battle on the western front, Pte, He [?] Mannall, son of Mr. C. J. Mannall, [?] of the Maitland Patriotic Committee…

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Welcome Home at Paterson

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

A public meeting will be held in the School of Arts, Paterson, to-morrow (Wednesday) evening for the purpose of making arrangements for a welcome home and presentation…

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War Exhibition

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

The Imperial War Exhibition has been opened at the Royal Academy. The Australian section includes Powers paintings and Harley W[?] photographs…

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War Aims

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. Lloyd George's recent declaration of the war aims of the Allies is naturally receiving world-wide attention. The collapse of Russia and the Bolshevik negotiations with the…

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War Relief Funds. War Chest Sports

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

The Bunnan War Chest workers, with the assistance of others in sympathy with that great organisation, held a day's sports, with a…

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War Notes. Letters Home

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Private L. V. (Les) Barwick, writing to his sister, Miss A. E. Barwick, of "Merrieton," Warrah Creek Willow Tree, on 26th…

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The War. Allies' War Aims. Position' Stated My Mk. Lloyd George. Unanimous Approval

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Addressing trade-union delegates at Westminster on Saturday, Mr. Lloyd George made a most important statement on behalf of the…

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War Loan Bonds. Ready for Delivery

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia notifies that subscribers, who have paid their instalments in full to the fourth war loan, may…

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Allies' War Aims the Position Stated

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

London, Sunday.—Mr Lloyd George made an important statement on behalf of the British Government before trade union delegates at Westminster…

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Very Latest War News Sydney

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

It is reported that France has recognised the independence of the Finnish Republic. A German paper declares that if…

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America's War Work Control of the Railways

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Washington, Sunday.—President Wilson, addressing Congress, said it was a duty to do everything to secure the complete mobilisation of the whole…

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Capt. Martin Donohoe. War Correspondent in Khaki

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

CAPTAIN MARTIN H. DONOHOE, the distinquished English war correspondent, who was formerly a Sydney journalist, writing to a friend under…

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War Aims. British Declaration. Press Views. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

The newspapers warmly receive Mr. Lyoyd George's statements as a welcome, clear, and final announcement of Britain's irreducible war aims…

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The War Western Front Raids Continue. Great Aerial Work

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 3

London, Sunday.—Field-Marshial Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West Front, reports:— The enemy made a strong local…

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"Another Lawyer." My Talk with the U.s. War Secretary. Washington

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 6

"You were a lawyer before you entered politics, Mr. Secretary?" I said. "Yes," he replied, and then added with a tight-lipped smile, Another lawyer, you see!"…

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Tarro Soldier's Illness

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs, T. Haile, of Woodberry, near Tarro have been advised by the Base Records Office, Melbourne that their second eldest son, Private J. L. Haile was…

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Lonely Soldiers. No More Letters. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

THE Minister for Defence, Senator Pearce, stated to-day that as a result, of insertion in the Australian Press of advertisements of "lonely soldiers"…

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