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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Soldiers' Letters/

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

PRIVATE F. ISAACSON, writing to a friend at Hollands Plains from Belton Park, Grantham, England, under date of November 3rd," says:-" I- have…

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Soldiers' Letters

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 8

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Soldiers' Letters. Private James H. STEVENS

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 6

Private James H. Stevens, writing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Stevens, Dyer's Crossing, from some, where in Franco, dated October 6,…

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Land For Soldiers

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Hon. Walter Bennett has received the following latter from the Department of Lands:—"Referring to your representations in regard to the…

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Mother's Journey. to See Her Soldier Son Impressions of American Army

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 3

Mrs. A. S. Holmes, of Hawera, Cremorne, has just returned to Sydney after vsiting America to say good-bye to her only child,…

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Missing Soldiers. News May Come Months Later

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

From time to time correspondents ask for information as to soldiers reported missing and as to whether there is any hope of a…

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The War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 3

Mr. Lloyd George made an important statement on war aims before the Trade Union delegates at West -minister…

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Soldier Settlers. How the State Will Help. Condition to Be Observed

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Mr. W. G. Asinford, has approved of the public- canaon of a memorandum by the Director of Soldier Settlements,…

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The War. Allied War Aims

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George made an important statement on behalf of the British Government before trade union delegates at Westminister…

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War Wafts

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 8

London "Daily Chronicle " announres that the Entente shortly will recognise the Lenin Government in Russia; and this we consider a…

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War Workers' Earnings

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 7

The extraordinary prosperity among a section of the workers in England consequent upon the war is [?]ommented on by English papers. One…

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Other War News

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 2

The week-end meat shortage in London is acute. Smithfield's supplies are 60 per cent below requirements. A crowd of butchers…

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Our Sydney Letter. the War

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 3

"Will the war come to an end this year?" is a question that is occupying more unspoken thought than spoken. If it does, great…

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Latest War News. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 3

British Laborites are distinctly favorable to the Government's man power proposals. It is reported from Berlin that…

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Latest War Cables. Tuesday, 9.40 am

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

British Laborites are distinctly favorable to the Government's man-power propossis. The "Cologne Gazette" is…

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America and the War. All for the State. Vancouver

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

A Washington message states that Mr. M'Ad[?], Controller of Railways, has announced that hundreds of passenger trains on railroads west of…

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Soldiere' Letters

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 January 1918 · page 4

Driver S. Chapman, writing to hit parents Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chapman of Willswarrin, 17th October last, from No. 65 General Hospital,…

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Britain's War Bill

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

Up to the end of September, 1917, the war had cost Great Britain £5,000,000,000. Of this amount £1,100,000,000 has been advanced…

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The War. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

Trolsky has initiated negetra[?] with the Persian Government relative to be withdrawal of Russian forces from Persia, conditional on a similar arrange…

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[?]St War News. London

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

[?] Canadians successfully raided [?]hward of Lens and captured two [?]hine guns. An Admiralty message states that…

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