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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Commonwealth War Loan Subsciptions by Employees

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

Dear Sir,—It is desired on this occasion to make a special effort to induce subscriptions to the Sixth War Loan to the fullest extent…

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The War Allies Seize Dutch Ships

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 3

The Dutch Government objects to Dutch ships being used in the danger zone of European waters. Otherwise it is prepared to…

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Commonwealth War Loan Subscriptions by Employees

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

The Governor of the Commonwealth Bank forwards the following open letter: Commonwealth Bank,…

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Photographs of Fallen Collection for War Museum

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 3

Photographs of the men who have fallen on active service, and of others who have won awards and decorations for gallantry in…

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Soldier's Mail

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 4

The practice of stating in the address the brigade, division, or corps to which a unit is thought to be attached causes considerable…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 8

From Sutton Veny, Pte, Oliver Poulton, pon of Mr. and Mrs. John Poulton, Turner's Flat, Writes [?] that after an eight weeks trip he…

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War Loan -- Sixth Issue

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

At the meeting of the Macksville Chamber of Commerce on Monday the question of the War Loan was referred to by Mr. Moreton who urged…

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The War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 5

Router:—A French commurique says: There is artillery activity between Miette and Aien, also in the Champagne. Artillery is somewhat violent on the…

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Latest War News. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 5

Reuter' s message states, Field Marshal Haig reports the Portuguese repulsed raids in the neighborhood of Fanquissart…

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Employing Returned Soldiers

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 6

The question of the employment of returned soldiers cropped up at the last Council Meeting, when a letter from John Cassidy, Macksville, was…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 March 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 under;…

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General War News

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 3

British airmen have raided Germany in all 255 times, losing a total of ten aeroplanes. Sales of war bonds in London…

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Horrors of War

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 7

"Wot's Tommy swearin' so [?]orrid about?" "'E's orf of the bloomin' boches an' bloody well mad, too." "Wot's kick?"…

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The War. Russian Affairs

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

It is persistently rumored that the Bolsheviks are socking an agreement with America. [?] prevent Japans so intervention in Siberia…

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The War Russian Affairs

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 3

It is persistently rumored that the Bolsheviks are seeking an agreement with America to prevent Japanese intervention in…

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America in the War

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 2

A dig country that takes on a big job that it has not trained for, is bound to make many messes in the doing of it. The wonder here is that in spite of blunders, so much has been…

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War Graveyards. Cemetery of Our Race. a Sacred Place in England. (Copyright reserved by the Crown). London, July 10

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 7

Those who are killed in battle in Franco he for the most part exactly where they fell. Dittle rows and clusters of crosses on the green slope opposite La Boiselle mark the…

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Soldier's Mail. Address Form Changed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 3

The practice of stating in the address the brigade, division, or corps to which a unit is thought to be attached cannes considerable…

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How British Soldiers Fought to the Death. King's Rifles and Northampton's Glorious Stand

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 2

This brilliant story of an imperishable deed on the Yser, told by Britain's gifted war correspondent, will live so long as there are…

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Money and Parcels for Soldiers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

Mr. S. Whitbread, Town Clerk, Taree, has handed us the following copies of letters which will be interesting to those who have relatives at…

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