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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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The Way to End the War

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 20

"Let us talk quite freely here amongst ourselves. You might as well stop fighting unless you are going to do it well. Unless you are going to do it with all your…

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New War Loan Question of Interest Taxation

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

It is the intention of the Federal Treasurer to issue, another Comonwealth war loan within the next few weeks. The prospectus is new in course of…

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Austria Weary of War. London, January 22

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 22

The Prime Minister of Austria (Herr roil Seidler) and his Cabinet have resigned, and Count von Toggenburg has been entrusted with the duty of forming a new Cabinet…

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Latest War News. West Front. London, January 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 28

Sir Douglas Haig reports :—We had encounters with hostile raiders and patrols south-eastward of St. Quentin. We drove off a raid southward of La Basse. In…

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Latest War News Last Night's Cables. LONDON

The Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

The Admiralty reports, "The Goeben's position is unchanged. Our aeroplanes are continuing the bombing operations." A German official message states:—"The…

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War News. (Continued from page 20.) Attack on Von Bulow

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 22

The Vienna "Fremdenblat," the mouthpiece of Count Czernin (the Austrian Foreign Minister) attacks Prince von Bulow, and says that lie is intriguing to…

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German Professor Unmasks. Slave Days for Australia. After the War

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

We have been forwarded an extract from a newspaper in which Professor Jacob Burokhart, who attended the…

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Labor Conference. Prosecution of War Urged Militarism Must Go. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

In the course of, bis presidential address at the opening of the Labor Conference at Nottingham yesterday, Mr. W. F. Purdy, Chairman of the British Labor…

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War News. (Continued from page 23.) Austrian Crisis. London, January 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 46

The "Times" Amsterdam correspondent reports that serious disturbances took place at Cracow, Gratz and Vienna. Crowds attempted to force their way into…

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War or Peace Kaiser's Exclusive Right. Prussian Upper House View Washington

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 6

Swiss advices state the Prussian Upper House carried a resolution hoping that when peace is concluded the Government will see the Kaiser's…

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The War. Earlier Messages. Reported Austrian Crisis. Resignation of Ministry. Over a Million Strikers. London

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

Conditions in Austria-Hungary are growing rapidly worse. The Austrian Ministry has resigned and the Hungarian Cabinet intends to follow its…

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The War. To-day's Cables. on the Western Front France Reports Being Attacked. Nineteen Enemy Aeroplanes Destroyed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

The French communique says that an important raid, after an intense bombardment enabled the Germans to gain a footing in an advanced…

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Incidents of the War Naval Encounter Off Canary Islands British Warship and Submarines Where Are the Submarines? Madrid

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

Reuter's Madrid correspondent cables that the Governor of the Canary Islands reports a naval engagement between a British, war vessel and two hostile…

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Land for Soldiers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 41

The Minister for Lands (Hon. W. G. Ashford) has noticed the frequency with which shire councillors criticise the actions, of his department in connection…

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Soldiers' Settlements

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 44

The Minister for Lands (Mr. Ash ford), has noticed the frequency with which shire councillors criticise the actions of his department in connection with the…

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Soldier Settlers

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 32

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) lias received several inquiries as to the ability of soldier settlers to dispose of the progeny of stock for the…

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Soldier Settlements. Criticism and Help

The Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 4

The Minister for Lands, Mr W. G. Ashford, has noticed the frequency with which shire councillors criticise the action of his department in…

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Our Soldier Boys

The Independent · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Trooper E. Robb and his son, Trooper [?]. Robb, are both in hospital at Cairo. Mr Eric Girr, who for some months has been attached to the staff of the Union…

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A Soldier's Letter

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 2

Writing from Palestine an Nov. 7th, to his mother at Urana, Tpr, Fred. Tuddenham says:—I wrote you a few davs previous to leaving…

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A Soldier's Story. Down and Out

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

"One night I was feeling down and out I'd been spending all my evenings in a French Estaminet, and had spent my last penny on bad…

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