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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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War Bonds

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

Mr. C. Coghlan organiser for the F.S.A., suggests that Dubbo should throw down the gage to inverell for a war bond contest--some as…

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War Chest Day

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 1

The -balance-sheet of the Dubbo war Chest Day shows that the receipts were £601 11s 3d, and the expenditure £39 11s 3d. The balance (£562) has been…

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The War. Sydney

Western Age · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 3

The Germans have began a terrific bombardment along most of the British front. German destroyers which were…

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The War. Yesterday's News

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 1

The Dutch press is violently antiAlly over the determination to seize Dutch shipping. The Amsterdam correspondent of…

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War Loan Bullets. Pith of Our Position

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

So that everyone may be seized with the salient facts of the financial position of Australia to-dayand the power of the people to make…

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12,000,000 Tyres. U.S.A. War Needs

Western Age · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 4

The following in taken from a resume by E H. Firestone, President of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, U.S.A., of how…

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Our Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 1
Also in The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate

Mr. Norman Gunn, one of the staff of the Dubbo Post Office, has gone with the Milltia into camp in Sydney. He will go from there into the A.I.F…

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Soldiers' Mails

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

A newspapers and parcels mail for the expeditionary forces in England and France, and a parcels mail for the United Kingdom, will close at Dubbo…

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The War. Artillery Activity on the French Front. Austrian Artillery Fighting on the West Front. British Requisition 27 Dutch Ships. Landing of Japanese Troops at Vladivostock Denied. London, Thursday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

A Reuter message says a French communique reports artillery activity between Miette and the Aiane, also in Champagne. Artillerying is somewhat…

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War!

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

[Such of the cable news on this page so headed has appeared in the "Times" and is cabled to Australia by special permission. It should be understood that…

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Intense Air Fighting 28 More Machines Huge Russian War Bill London, Mar. 21

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 5

Sir Douglas Haig reports that air fighting is intense between large formations. "We brought down 19 machines…

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Time Payment Money. Easy Gilt Edged Securities Anyone Can Buy War Loan. Teaching the People Economy

The Western Herald · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 2

The position in regard to the Sixth War Loan is that anyone who has definite prospects can take up Bonds. It is not necessary for a person to…

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War Wires the Latest News

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 2

General Sir Douglas Haig reports on Sunday: There was no material change in the battle front during the night, though further fighting occurred at a…

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The War. News Day by Day. Friday. Sir Eric Geddes' Statement

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 4

Sir Eric Geddes made an important Statement in the House of Commons. He said that the world's ocean tonnage at the beginning of the war, excluding…

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Bodangora Soldier's Welcomed. Vet. Sgt. W. Smith and Private Shepherd

The Wellington Times · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 3

A welcome home was tendered to Vet.-Sgt. W. Smith and Private W. Shepherd (who was unable to be present) by the residents of Bodangora,…

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Local and General. Soldiers' Mails

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 1

A newspapers and parcels mail for the expeditionary forces in France will close at Dubbo Post Office at 1 p.m. to-morrow…

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Returned Soldiers Welcomed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 1

Private W. Cason and Trooper Carl Lake, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lake, returned to Dubbo this rooming. They were met at the railway station by…

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Our Soldiers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 4

Yesterday morning Mr. N. J. Byers, son of Mr. D. K. Dyers, "Glenroy," Dubbo, passed the medical test and was given an order for a new khaki…

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Soldiers Under 18

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 26 March 1918 · page 2

At a recent meeting of the Dubbo Recruiting Committee Mr. Stredwick, recruiting officer, spoke unequivocally in criticism of the stoppage of Private…

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