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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

3,186 stories in North West (Tamworth to Moree)'s papers · page 14 of 160

Tingha Win the War League. Medals for Returned Soldiers. TINGHA

Daily Observer · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 1

Mr. C. D. F. Jones' occupied the chair at the half-yearly meeting of the Tingha Win the War League, and there were also present: Mesdames…

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War Savings Groups. Conference to be Held

Daily Observer · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

A conference of secretaries of war savings groups, which have been organised throughout the State, is to be held in Sydney shortly…

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The War. Torpedoed Transports. Many Nurses Drowned. Submarined Within Sight of Land. (Reuter's Telegram.) LONDON

Daily Observer · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

The "Daily News" says that a nurse aboard the Arragon says that the vessel was submarined within sight of land. It was a shaky business lowering the…

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Plucky Rescue. Soldier Sent to Reception House

Daily Observer · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

A police report states that a soldier, William Martin, jumped off a ferry steamer in the harbor yesterday afternoon. Sergeant Richard Morgan, of the…

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Poison Suspected. Returned Soldier in Hospital. MAITLAND

Daily Observer · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

Arthur Brunker, a returned soldier was, late last night, admitted to the Maitland Hospital suffering from what is believed to be poisoning. He is now…

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Inverell Soldier Honored. Inverell

Daily Observer · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

News has been received of the award of a Distinguished Conduct Medal to Warrant Officer George Andrew Werner. The young soldier is the son of Mr. and…

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To Kill One Soldier

Manilla Express · Saturday 2 February 1918 · page 2

"There is every reason to believe that the total death-rate per annum in this war does not exceed 5 per cent. of the total number of individuals…

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Queen and Anzac

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 1

An Interesting sequel to a little incident which occurred during the visit of the Kind and Queen as Duke and Duchess of York to Australia sixteen…

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War Chest Work at Burren Junction

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Mrs. Moore, hon, treas, of the Burrea Junction War Chest Fund, reports as follows:—"Many readers of the "N. W. Courter" will be pleased to hear…

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Edinburgh Castle. To be a War Museum

Daily Observer · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

The Secretary for Scotland announced in the House of Commons to-day that the Government had agreed to tho conversion or Edinburgh Castle into a national…

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The War Bombs on Paris. London, Friday Morning

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

A Paris correspondent reports that hostlie aircraft attacked the northern outskirts of paris and dropped several bombs, doing damage…

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New Zealand Producers and the War. Wellington, N.Z.

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

The Imperial Supplies Department has paid the New Zealand preducers to date nearly £10,000,000…

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General War Cables. to Get Old Government's Funds. Bolsheviks' Decree. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

The Times" Petrograd correspondent says that in order to obtain possession of the funds belonging to the old Russian Government lying In banks abroad the…

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The War. Sydney Too Good. Commander of Emden's Acknowledgment. Every Gun Knocked Out. LONDON

Daily Observer · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

Captain Muller, who commanded the Emden, is preparing an exhaustive report of her career for the German Admiralty. In the course of an interview with a…

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The Unwritten Law. Soldier Vindicated

Daily Observer · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

At the Old Bailey to-day a pica of manslaughter was accepted in the case of Henry Canham, a soldier, aged 22, who was charged with wife murder. Canham…

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Inverell Soldier Honored

The North Western Courier · Monday 4 February 1918 · page 2

News has been received of the award of a Distinguished Conduct Medal[?] Warrant Officer George Andrew Werner. The young soldier is the son…

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The "War Woman."

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

The "war woman" is a new term in England and denotes those women who actually are brought under the military, as, for instance. the women…

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For War Worn Soldiers East African Land Available. (Reuter's Telegram.) LONDON, Monday [?]

Daily Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

that a mass meeting correspondent says that a mass meeting enthusiastically and unanimously resolved to request the Imperial Government to appoint…

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Some Benefits of War

Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 4

The evils of war [?] keen home to most of us in the last three years (says the "Manchester City News"), but there are other aspects…

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Allies' Determination. Vigorous Prosecution of War Decision of War Council. (Reuter's Telegram.)

Daily Observer · Tuesday 5 February 1918 · page 2

The Press Bureau announces that the Supreme War Council at Versailles carefully considered Dr. Hertling's and Count Czernin's speeches, but were unable to…

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