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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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War. Sydney, Jan. 7

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 9

Magistrates are heavily fining food hoarders. Lady Gore Langton was fined £30. She had bought sufficient tea for a year. Marie Corelli was fined £70…

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The War. Sydny

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 3

The Bolshevik Agency declares that attempts to break the power of the Soviets are crumbling. General Dutoff was beaten and is fleeing. M…

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War. Sydney, Jan. 9

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 8

Mr. Julius Price states that the British in Italy, in addition to energetic preparatory work, are indulging in adventurous raid and…

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Latest War News. LONDON

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

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

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After the War. (United Service, Ltd.)

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—That immediate trade development is vital to Germany's existence after the war is now daily discussed with increasing anxiety and…

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War Loan Bonds. Ready for Delivery

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 9

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia, notifies that Subscribers, who have paid their Instalments in full to the 4th War Loan, may now…

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Labor After the War. Advanced Proposals

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

The report of the British Commission on labor reconstruction after the war includes a minimum wage of 30s and a 48-hour week; a capital levy…

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After the War. Australia a German Colony

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 6

Mr. Thomas J. MeMahon, who arrived in Sydney last week (says the, "S.M. Herald"), is a man of cosmopolitan address. Broadly he is generally at home…

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General War News. 25,000 German Soldiers Mutiny. Startling Report Confirmed. Cannon in Position in Berlin to Crush a Rising. New York

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 5

The New York "World's correspondent at 'Petrograd has interviewed deserting German officers who confirm the story of the mutiny of 25,000 German…

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The War. the West Front. German Attack. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—Reuter's correspondent at British headquarters says:—Our casualties in yesterday's German attack at Bullecourt were the slightest. The chief…

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War Aims. President Wilson's Speech. French Approval. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday—The French press comment on President Wilson's speech in the most cordial terms. "Le Temps" says the value of the message is enhanced…

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General War Cables. the New Zealanders. (Published in the "Times.")

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

LONDON Thursday.—Sir Thomas Mackenzie says that since the establishment of the New Zealand Soldiers Club every leave train is met in London. Nearly…

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Germany' S Commercial Plans Thwarted. What the War has Done. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 5

A message from Berne states that the Germapbile " Zurich Post" declares that the war has, destroyed. Germany's policy of the commercial penetration of…

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The Spirit of Canada.. In the War till the End LONDON

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 5

The Duke of Devonshire Governor General, of 5 Canad in a recent speech, said Canada realises that this is a struggle to the death and will fight till the…

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How the War Effects the Neutrals. Industrial Collapse Threatened in Denmark. LONDON

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 5

A report from Copenhagen states that over 30,000 laborers in Denmark are idle, many factories being closed owing, to the lack of raw material, and industry is…

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Land Settlements in 1917. Placing Soldiers

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 3

A statement issued by, the Under Secretary for Lands reports that during the period from January 2, 1917, to December 22, 1917, the number of…

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The Nation of Big Things America's Army Preparation. 1,500,000 SOLDIERS -100,000 Nurses. Gigantic Aircraft Programme. Is Germany Near to Revolution? America. the United States Great Army Over a Million and a Half Men. The Greatest Achievement in History. Effect on the German Morale. New York

Tweed Daily · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 5

A message from Washington states that Mr. Baker, U.S. Secretary for War, told the Senate Military Investigation Committee that the United States' army…

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Soldiers Welcomed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 5

[?] very enjoyable function took place [?] the Clovass-M'Kee's Hill Hall on Monday evening, 31st ult., when about 200 of the district residents assembled…

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Soldiers Return

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 3

Privates Jack Wilson and G. W. Jolly, the latter the son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Jolly, of Ettrick, returned home from the front on Thursday,…

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Australian Soldiers

The Kyogle Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 9

"It is my officers and men who have done these wonderful things. They are tireless, irresistible, determined. They will not give in until an endurable peace…

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