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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 160

Civil War in Finland Bourgeois Corps Defeated

Northern Times · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 1

STOCKHOLM, Friday.-The reports of civil war in Finland are continued. There have been sanguinary conflicts at Viborg between the Bourgeols…

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Soldiers' Welcome. Entertainment at Lambton

Northern Times · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 1

A public welcome was tendered to Trooper James K[?]ntish and Privates R. G. Young and George Lewis, in the Coronation Hall, Lambton, on Friday…

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Postal Information. Soldiers' Mail To-day

Northern Times · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 5

Mails close at the Newcastle Post Office as follows:- Today (Saturday). -Expendinonary Forces, France and England (letters…

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Greta Soldier's Promotion

Northern Times · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

Sergeant L. S. M'Makon. of Greta, has been promoted for the third time within three months. In writing to his parents, Mr. and Mrs M'Mahon, of…

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Returning Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 9

The problem of the absorption into the civil population of the returning soldiers incapacitated for war has scarcely arisen yet because of the great scarcity of…

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Soldiers' Needs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 January 1918 · page 4

Sir,—I have read in this morning's issue of your paper a letter suggesting that, instead of returned soldiers having to travel to Sydney to receive massage…

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Federal Motor Cars. Returned Men Penalised

Northern Times · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 2

An extraordinary development has followed the public outery against the misuse of Government motor cars by Ministers and department…

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Maxim Gorky Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

The Petrograd correspondent of the American United Press states that M. Maxim Gorky has been wounded by a stray rifle shot…

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War Office Condemned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

Sir William Robertson Nicholl, who is an intimate friend of Mr. Lloyd-George, writes in the "British Weekly," of which he is the editor, demanding the combing…

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Russia's Tragedy. Civil War Threatening. Soldiers Turning Anarchists. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

It is reported in Petrograd that Australia has declared her readiness to conclude peace without Germany, and accept a democratic programme, except…

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America's War Work. Washington

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

The Paris correspondent of the "New York World" has inspected the American army in France, and reports that General Pershing's troops have remarkably…

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Recruiting. War Council Appointment. Mr. Charlton's Questions

Northern Times · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 1

Replying to a series of questions asked in the House of Representatives by Mr. Charlton (Hunter), Mr. Cook, representing the Minister for…

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Surf Carnival. for Soldiers' Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 6

The Cook's Hill Life-saving Club turned Anniversary Day to good account by holding a surf carnival, the proceeds of which will go towards the purchase of a…

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Our Sydney Letter. a Disturbing Statement.—our Wine Industry Depends on the Names.—interest in the Farmer.—an Extraordinary Order. Juvenile Abandon and Lawlessness.—an Effort in Recruiting.—the Next War Loan. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 4

The wine people are disturbed. And with reason. For if a certain assurance is sound. France is going to reward us by urging England to agree to a…

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Peace Through Civil War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

Mr. Williams, telegraphing from Petrograd, slates that the Bolshevik newspapers admit the Brest-Litovsk negotiations have exposed the German…

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Malay States. Curious War Taxation

Northern Times · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 2

"The position of the rubber industry is, on the whole. satisfactory. but the restrictions on freight are of course. very serious." This was the…

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Peace and War. Upheavals in Austria. Murmurs in Germany. the Kaiser Again Bellicose. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

Count Czernin, the Australian Foreign Minister, has informed the Austrian delegates that the text of his speech with reference to peace had been forwarded to…

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Soldiers' Wills

Northern Times · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 3

Tho "last will and testament," which the British private frequently writes into the little army "pay book" that be carries with him wherever he…

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Insect Gladiators. Soldiers Watch Combats

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 5

Reuter's special correspondent on the Palestine front writes, under date October 15:— Possibly the majority of our troops…

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District Casualties. Killed in Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 5

PRIVATE O'BRINE.—Mr. A. E. O'Brien, general secretary of the Musicians' Union of Australia, has received word that his son, Private George O'Brien,…

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