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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

The British hospital ship, Rewa, was torpedoed and sunk in the Bristol Channel at midnight on the 4th January. The vessel was travelling from…

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Albury Win-the-war League

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

The first meeting of the Albury Win-the War League since the opening of the referendum campaign, was held in the mayor's room at the town hall last night…

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Hospital Ship Torpedoed Sinking of the Rewa All Wounded Saved London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

A statement issued by the Admiralty says:— "The British hospital ship Rewa (7308 tons) was torpedoed and sunk in the…

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America's War Aims President Wilson's Speech Praised

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

A joint meeting of representative British Labor organisations has issued a manifesto warmly approving of President Wilson' desclaration…

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The Scottish Women's Hospitals for War Service

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

Among the many appeals to the generosity of the people of this district none is more striking and unique than the claim of the Scottish…

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Relief to Returned Soldiers the Referendum. Drains Red Cross Funds. Action by Win the War League Majority for "No" 164,895 MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

At the meeting of the Albury branch of the Win the War League last night Mr. C. A. Baker referred to the drain on the funds of the Albury Red Cross Society,…

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Hay War Workers' League Successful Open-Air Function

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

The Hay War Workers are very optimistic, but even their sanguine expectations were more than realised by the success of Wednesday night's…

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Correspondence. Scottish Women's War Hospitals. To the Editor

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

Sir,—In connection with the appeal now being made in New South Wales, for £20,000, in aid of the Scottish Women's War Hospitals,…

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Latest War News Last Night's Cables. LONDON

The Independent · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

A French communique states : — " We captured 178 prisoners in yesterday's raid, north of Seicheprey. A Rome message says that the Stuttgart…

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Late War News. Germany's Internal Crisis. London, January 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 28

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that a German officer who was taken prisoner yesterday declared that the internal situation in Germany compelled the…

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War News. (Continued from page 20.) Turkey and the Jews

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 22

In an interview at Berlin, the Turkish Grand Vizier (Talant Pasha) said that it was impossible to concede to the Jews in Palestine privileges which were not…

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Progress of the War. Expert Reviews Operations (Reuter.) LONDON

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

A high British military authority in the course of his weekly review, said that bad weather prevails on all fronts. Referring to Field Marshal Sir Douglas…

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Incidents of the War Hungary and Austria Quarrel London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

The Buda Pest newspaper "Ayest" publishes a violent article demanding the severance of Hungary from Austria. It states: "We will suffer no other solution…

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Haig's Review of the War. Operations of 1917. London, January 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 23

The "London Gazette" contains a despatch of 27,000 words by Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, covering the military operations during 1917 excepting those…

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The War. To-day's Cables. on the Western Front General Haig's Report

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

General Haig reports: The enemy entered two advanced posts northward of Ypres-Staden railway; our counter attack ejected them. The…

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Our War Aims Conditions of Peace. Speech by Mr. Lloyd George London. January 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 44

Great Britain's position in regard to the continuance of the war and the conditions of peace was set forth by the Prime Minister (Mr. Lloyd George) on Saturday…

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Our War Aims. Conditions of Peace Defined by Mr Lloyd George the "Irreducible Iminimum."

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 6

Great Britain's position in regard to the continuance of the war and the conditions of poace was, sot forth, by the Prime Mnister (Mr. Lloyd George)…

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Another Outrage on the Sea. Hospital Ship Rewa Sunk. in the Bristol Channel. All the Wounded Saved. the Germans Make a Target of the Red Cross

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

The British hospital ship Rewa was sunk in the Bristol Channel at midnight on the 4th January. The vessel was travelling from Gibraltar…

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Returned Soldiers Wanted

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 19

It is believed that there are considerable numbers of returned soldiers in Australia who have become fit for service since having been discharged, who would be glad…

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Returned Soldiers' Battalion

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 1

It is believed that there are considerable numbers of returned soldiers in Australia, who have become fit for service since being discharged, who would be glad of…

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