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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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War Loan

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 7

A district resident recently received a letter from the "Mi[?]ons Club," of which he is a member, and from it we take the following extracts:-…

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War Prisoners in Germany

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 5

The Government has issued a statement re war prisoners at Semins prison camp, Brandeburg, confirming the recently published story of the…

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Napoleon's One War Casualty

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 6

Napoleon, like several of the great military leaders, was wounded in the course of his military career, though once only. This was before Ratisbon,…

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Latest War News. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

Reuter's message states Field Marshal Haig repulsed, after sharp fighting a determined, attack in the neighbourhood of Fampeaux. He…

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The War. The Big Battle. Sydney

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

The French Under Secretary for War states that further fierce fighting is expected. The horizon is black with German…

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A Word about War Matters. (To the Editor.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

SIR,—The appeal of the Prime Minister of Great Britain to the Dominions for help - the first made - shows how serious the crisis is. Surely those…

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Returned Soldier's Selection Raided

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

Archie Woods' Selection was the scene of a raid last Saturday, Mr. W. J. Wall's launch having drawn up at the Macksvilie wharf for the…

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Standing by Returned Soldiers

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 4

For Some time past considerable interest has been taken in the Maclean district owing to the appointment of an acting Council Clerk. The…

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The War

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 5

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

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Casualty List. Wounded. Lieut Herbert E. ANTHON

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

NEWS has been received that Lieut Herbert E. Anthon, son of the late Captain D. Anthon, and nephew of the late Mr. H. C. Brown, has been…

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Krupp's War Profits

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

KRUPP'S report for 1916-17, published in the German Press, shows a net profit of £2,050,000, as compared with £2,480,000 for the preceding year. The dividend is…

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The War the Battle Lull

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 3

Tuesday was comparatively quiet in the British lines in the Somme battle area. The French have been engaged in artillery duels…

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The War. Australians Facing Head of German Advance. March 28

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

The Australian troops are in a line facing the head of the German advance. At this point, a thin line of worn-out British infantrymen, who…

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Coke-driven 'Buses. War Makes Necessity the Mother of Invention

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 1

So that oil for generating steam may be superseded, the London Steam Car Omnibus Company propose to equip their cars with a patent coke…

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Soldier's Letter

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 4

PRIVATE ERNEST HYDE, writes to his father (Mr. W. Hyde) from England, as follows:—"Well, Dad, I am very glad aud grateful for the offer of a…

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Soldier's Mail. Address Form Changed

The Northern Champion · Saturday 6 April 1918 · page 5

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

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War Wafts

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 4

[?] will, says the N.W. York Would, [?] the most tremendous [?] Co-operation [?] known. THe success…

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The War. LONDON

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 2

The formidable resumption of the battle has brought serious fighting within seven miles of Amiens. The preairanged organisation by…

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The War Germans Renew Attacks

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 3

The Germans claim altogether 90,000 prisoners and over 1300 guns as a result of their offensive. During the week-end, despite heavy…

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Latest War Cables. Tuesday Morning

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 April 1918 · page 5

Reuter say a French Communique reports, Our art[?]ery stopped attempter enemy attacks in the region of [?] and repul[?]…

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