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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Does War Make Soldiers Religious?

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 6

Dr. Norman Maclean is a man of imaginative genius, but he is also a man of common sense. He has Spent a time among the soldiers in France, and so can speak with…

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War Notes

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 8

"Our Day" collections in India raised nearly £500,000 for the Bed Cross. The United States is planning a £500,000,000 merchant shipbuilding…

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Ballina War Chest

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

The usual monthly meeting of the Ballina War Chest was held in the depot on December 14th. In the absence of the president, Mrs. J. W. Miller…

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European War. London

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

Sir Douglas Haig reports occasional hostile artillerying south-eastward of the Messines sector. The British press heartily applauds…

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America in the War

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

President Wilson, addressing Congress, said it was their duty to do everything to secure a complete mobilisation of the whole of the…

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War Times Profits Points Explained

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

The Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. R. Ewing) supplies, the following information with respect to the War Times Profits Tax Act:—…

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Some Effects of the War

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

Interviewed on behalf of the "Observer," lowing, amongst other, interesting Sir Robert, Hadfield, founder and chairman of Hadfield's, Ltd., Sheffield, made the fol…

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Great Britain's Part in the War

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

In a private letter from an old newspaper friend in London recently. Uncle wiseman, of the "Farmer and Settler," was informed that the…

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War Aims. Ramsay Macdonald on the Situation. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, speaking at Dumbarton, warmly approved of Mr. Lloyd George's restatement of war aims, the spirit of which would…

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Germany's Submarine War. Extension of the Barred Zone. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

An Amsterdam message says that German newspapers, commenting on the extension of the barred zone for shipping, state that an extension is necessary be…

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The War in 1917. Sir Douglas Haig's Review. London

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

The "Gazette" contains a despatch by Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig of 27,000 words covering operations in 1917, with the exception…

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General War Cables. the Meat Crisis. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The meat crisis is improving. Supplies are expanding…

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The Allies' War Aims. Great Labor and Socialist Meeting Next Month. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

The Parliamentary Committee of the Trade Union Congress and the executive of the Labor party have decided to recommend that the Labor and Socialist…

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Western Front. the War in 1917. Effect of Russia's Action. British Commander in Chief's Report. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

The "London Gazette" contains a despatch from Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, of 27,000 words, covering the operations in 1917, except the recent…

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Entente Still Has Greatest Reserves. The Deciding Factor of the War. A High Authorities' Opinion, LONDON

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

A high military authority says winter has set in on all fronts. Heavy rain bas stopped all work in Mesopotamia. The main feature of Field Marshal…

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Returned Soldier's Disappearance

Northern Star · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

A returned soldier disappeared from the Burringbar near Ballina yesterday morning. From the information received at Lisniore it appears that he was a passenger from…

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Late War News. German Political Crisis, Bolshevik Ideas and Aims. British Hospital Ship Torpedoed. Extension of Barred Zone. Riotous Meetings in Berlin. Crisis in Germany

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Paris advices state that reports from Zurich assert that Ludendorff sent what was practically an ultimat[?] to the…

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"Americas Last Word'' President Wilson's War Aims Declaration. Spread of the Peace Movement. Another Hospital Ship Sunk. Awful Conditions in Germany. the Peace Move. America's Last Word. German Rejection Means a Fight to a Finish. WASHINGTON

Tweed Daily · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 3

The consensus of opinion here is that President Wilson spoke with a desire to pave the way to peace: it is believed that the speech is an ultimatum;…

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War Wisdom

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

The following extracts are from "The Other Soldiers in France" by Corra Harris, "The Saturday Post," where a veteran of the Sixties' is…

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War News. LONDON

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 6

The "Gazette" contains a despatch by Field-Marshal Sir D. Haig of 27,000 words, covering operations in 1917, except Cambrai. Sir D. Haig…

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