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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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"The War Has Made Me Think" a Personal and Plain Statement of Fact

Cowra Free Press · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 4

Editor's Note.—The author of this article is a well-known London business man who, until recently, was as sceptioal regarding the kind of…

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The War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

Reuter's Washington correspondent states that Japan has directed inquiries to the Entente and the United States to test…

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The War

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

A Reuter message says—Haig re­ports that enemy raiders are display­ing great activity all along the British front. Two attempts eastward of…

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The War. Commander Courtmartialled. London

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

A Stockholm message states that General Mannerhe[?]m has decided to court martial the Commander of the Finnish White Guards for…

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The War Japan Action in the Far East. (Router's and London "Times" Cables)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 2

Mr Urquhart suggests, the despatch of a British, American, and Japanese expedition to occupy Viadivostock, to control the…

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The War Japan Is Ready. Action in the Far East. (London "Times" and Reuter's Cables)

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

The Allies have asked the Japanese to take any steps necessary for the protection of the Far East. Japan need not fear that any…

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Late War News. Order Restored in County Clare. New German Naval Base. Sweden Excited. London

Forbes Times · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 3

A Stockholm message says General Mannerheim has decided to court marshall the commander of the Finnish White Guards tor capitulating…

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Wheat for Soldiers. a Good Suggestion

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 4

At the meeting of members of Forbes Farmers and Settlers' Association on Saturday afternoon, Mr. W. H. Sly stated that Mr M. Brown was…

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After the War

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 3

"The Prime Minister's attention may be directed for the moment to one of the many immediate problems. He has spoken of organising trade. Dr…

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The Automobile in War

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 3

Mr. Howard C. Felton contributes some interesting particulars about the automobile in the European war. In August, 1914, there were…

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Travels in Europe After the War

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 9

"And this," said the guide to the party of eager tourists,"is the apartment where the Kaiser is imprisoned." As he spoke, he pushed aside a wooden panel in the wall,…

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The Melting-pot of the War

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 4

GREAT BRITAIN has 900,000 pensioners of war. Two million persons in Missouri alone have pledged themselves to conserve food…

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War Loan Power Vast Wealth Untapped

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 5

Australians are worth £1,643,463,376 Australians' annual income £257,650,251…

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Latest War News. Tuesday, 5-3-'18

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 6

General Sir Douglas Haig reports : We entered trenches at Warneton yesternight killing at least fifty of the enemy and destroying several…

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"The War Has Made Me Think" a Personal and Plain Statement of Fact

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 9

Editor's Note.--The author of this articles is a well-known London business man who, until recently, was as sceptical regarding the kind of…

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Soldier Settlements

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 3

" I still state that the delay in the payment from the Repatriation Department to the Lands Department was due to the presentation of a claim which…

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News of a Cowra Soldier. How a Hero Died

Cowra Free Press · Wednesday 6 March 1918 · page 2

The following communication has been received by Ald. Arthur Bramall, West Cowra, from the Australian Red Cross Society, confirming the sad news…

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War News

Western Champion · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 19

Our usual war message had not come to hand up to the hour of going to press. Whether this is due to cable interruption or to a silence…

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War Chest

Western Champion · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 14

Mrs. F. A. Dalton, hon. secretary of the local War Chest, supplies the following list of donations received:- Mrs. T. Howard, knitted cardigan,…

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The War the Far East. Japan and Russia. Raids on Western Front. Sydney, Monday 8.9 a.m

Western Champion · Thursday 7 March 1918 · page 5

A Tokio message states that Japanese destroyers in the Mediterranean sank two enemy submarines. An Austrian official message says:…

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