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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

3,382 stories in Murray's papers · page 17 of 170

Australian Soldiers and English Brides

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

Mr. Holman has received a letter from the Agent-General to the effect that marriages between Australian soldiers and English women are…

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The Finnish Revolution. Supported by the Bolsheviks. Russian Soldiery Patrolling Helsingfors

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

The Red Guards and Russian soldiery are patrolling the town of Helsingfors, and exercising a reign of terror. A battle with the National…

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Land for Soldiers. Shire Council Criticism. the Departmental Attitude

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 4

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

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Soldier Settlers. Disposal of Surplus Stock

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 3

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

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Divided Russia. the Civil War in Finland Extending to the Country Finnish Government Appeal for the Young Republic. Sweden Sends Warships to Protect Swedes

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 2

Reuters' Stockholm, correspondent says that a succession of sensational reports are coming from Finland to the effect that civil war is extending…

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Latest War News LONDON

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

The American troops now permanently occupy a fixed sector of the Western front An Italian official message states : we…

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Scotland's War Museum Edinburgh Castle Chosen

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 3

Mr. R. Munro, Secretary of State for Scotland, has announced that the Govern­ment has agreed to the conversion of Edin­burgh Castle into a national war museum…

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War Savings Groups Conference of Secretaries Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

A conference of secretaries of War Savings Groups which have been organised throughout the State will be held in…

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Old Age Invalid and War Pensions Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

The liability of the commonwealth old age and invalid pensions is now £4,000,000 a year. New South Wales and Victoria share most of the burden of old…

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Civil War in Finland Defeat of the Red Guards

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

Reports have been received that furious fighting is proceeding in Finland, All communication between Finland and Russia has been stopped, and intending…

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Incidents of the War Allied Conference at Paris London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 3

It is announced that the Inter-Allied Conference at Paris has exchanged views regarding the recent speeches of Baron von Hertling, the German Imperial Chancellor,…

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Preference to Returned Soldiers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 1

The Shepparton shire council recently invited applications for two different sets of positions, announcing that preference would be given to returned soldiers. The…

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Soldiers Reported Missing. Good Work Done by the King of Spain

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 4

Tae Good Angel of Europe is not, too high a title for the young king of Spam, who makes use of his liberties as a neutral to allay the…

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Bolsheviks and Rumania Will Not Declare War

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Telegraphing from Petrograd, the correspondent of "The Times" there says— "M. Trotzky refuses to declare war on Rumania. "The Republic," he says, 'is…

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Indents of the War Empire Conference Dominions' Ministers Invited. Mr. Hughes' Presence Needed. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

Though plans have not yet been made, a most important conference between British Ministers and Ministers representing the Governments of the Dominions is…

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Faithless Wife Shot Soldier Bound Over in £5. LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

At the Old Bailey on Friday, a plea of manslaughter was accepted in the case of Henry Canham, a soldier, 22, who was charged with having murdered his wife…

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Canadian Soldiers' Votes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 3

It has been decided by the Canadian Government to disallow the soldiers' votes cast at the recent elections for candidates in any constituency other than that in…

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Helping Returned Soldiers Appeal for Bags of Wheat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 4

Endorsing a suggestion made by Mr. J. J. Hall, M.L.A., on behalf of the Victorian Farmers' Union, Mr. D. S. Oman, Victorian Minister for Agriculture, appeals…

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Latest War News

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

(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 understood…

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The War in the Air

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

The official record of the casualties in the recent air raids on London on Monday night is: Killed, 58; injured, 173; on Tuesday night: Ten…

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