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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Latest War News London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

A Reuter message states the Admiralty report that naval aircraft on Tuesday night dropped many tons of explosives at…

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Returned Soldiers

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

A reception was tendered to returned soldiers, Alf. Gillett, Syd. Rowe, E. O. Watts, H. H. Markham, F. Cooper, G. O. C. Bartlett and J…

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Soldiers' Memorial. a Public Hospital Suggested

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 4

Mr. Hodge informed the members of the Chamber of Commerce on Monday evening that Mr. Briner, M.L.A., had informed' him…

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How Sergeant Baird was Wounded

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 5

THE fallowing letters relative, to circumstances in connection with the severe wound recently received by Sergeant Dave Band in action in Palestine will be read…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 5

SUCH of the cable news on this page so headed appeared in the "Times," and is cabled to Australia by special permission. It should be…

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Australia's War

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 4

[?] Australia now clearly sees what Germany has forecasted for her in [?] the Doom Book of Destiny. She is realising that, whether she is or is [?] doing her fair share in the war she is herself one of the destined [?] prizes of war unless victory falls to the Allies. Even a patched-up peace…

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War Loan. Australia Prosperous

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 4

THE Sixth War Loan was launched on Monday last. Applications for bonds close on April 10th, and a vigorous publicity campaign is being undertaken to stimulate…

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War. SYDNEY, Thursday Morning

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 5

Gorman troops have crossed the river ,Dvina without oppo[?]a There has been fearful bloodshed at : Kieff, where tierce fighting is…

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War Chest Socks Reply Received

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 2

Miss Lena Farley is in receipt of the following letter: France 26th December 1917. Dear Miss Farley.—I suppose you…

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Harry Lauder on the War

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 7

During my stay at the front (writes "G" in a series of articles entitled "The Last Lap," published in the "Morning Post") I was one of an audience of nearly…

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War Chest Waitresses. "Carry On" During Air Raid."

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 4

Extract from letter received from Driver Jack Foley:—"I was in London for a few hours when an air raid scare was on; I was riding with two other Australians on top of…

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Lord Mayor's Appeal. Gratitude to Our Soldiers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 8

"WHEN I look around and see so many bearing the scars of this bloody war I realise the debt this country owes you," said Mr. H. D. Morton…

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Soldier [?]

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 4

NEWS has been received that Driver-Albert Ramsay son of Mr. and Mrs. David Ramsay, of Glenrock, Macleay River, and a nephew of Mr. and Mrs. T. Ramsay, of…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 4

SERGENT DAVE BAIRD, writing to his parents on November 20th from Palestine, says:—"A very 'Merry Christmas to you both and a Happy…

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The War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 3

The Pe[?] Central Executives Committee of Souviets have agreed to the pea[?] terms by 126 votes to S5[?] A Berlin message says the Germans…

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War Wafts

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 8

Mr. Percival Phillips writes to the "Daily Chronicle" that the British took over a regularly quiet and picturesque sector some weckle…

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Kempsey War Chest Workers

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 4

In the School of Arts on Friday afternoon Mrs. C. A Lane (Mayoress) presided over an attendance of about fifteen ladies, most of whom were ex…

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The War Russia's Baltic Fleet

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 1

The rapidity of the German advance from Reval will decide the fate of Russia's Baltic Fleet. The Russian ships will not fight,…

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Latest War News. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 2

A Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent says a Bulgarian delegation has gone to Bucharest to participate in the Roumanian peace negotiations…

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A Soldier's Condolence

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 3

Mr. Fred Smith has received the following letter from a mate of his brother Walter who was killed in action on 3rd November 1917:…

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