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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

3,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 157

War Service Committee

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

The regular meeting of the Wagga War Service Committee was held in the Town Hall last night. Mr. E. E. Collins (president) was in the chair,…

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War-time Profits Act. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 3

The Federal Treasurer states that it is not intended to drop the War Time Profits Act…

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Next War Loan. Alternative Bates of Interest

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

Preparations are being made for the early issue of the prospectus for the next war loan. The last Liberty Loan, which was re-opened to enable…

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War on the Sea. Report Contradicted. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

The Admiralty denies the German wireless report that an English warship, accompanied by torpedo boat chasers, was mined and sunk in the…

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Latest Cables. War. Noon News. Allied Raids. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig successfully raided Fleubaix, Ypres, and the Staden Railway…

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Soldier's Letter

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

Mr R. Cain, of Lockhart, has received the following letter from Private P. J. O'Reilly, who a few years ago enlisted, being teacher of the…

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Returned Soldier Attacked. Colored Man Charged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

Samuel Hobart, a colored man, was charged at the Police Court to-day with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Maurice Gorman, a returned…

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Cootamundra District Returned Soldiers. Social Fixed for 21st February

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 6 February 1918 · page 2

Last night the committee appointed by a public meeting to arrange details of the "Welcomes Home" to returned soldiers, met at the Town…

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Interesting War Notes Our Indian Troops

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 6

The ingenuity displayed by out heroic Indian troops in adapting articles to uses other than they were originally intended for is marvellous…

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War Chest Funds. Economical Collection. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

The honorary secretary of the Citizens War Chest Fund has received a cheque from Lismore for £2035 as its contribution to the War Chest Day…

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Canada's War Efforts. Economy Campaign. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Ottawa correspondent reports that with the object of saving fuel the Government has ordered that all manufacturers, including munitions…

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Tonga and the War. Opposition to Germans. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

The Premier of Tonga, in a report to the King of Tonga, declares that the Tongan people do not want the Germans, because they form part of a…

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War on the Sea. Failure of Submarinism. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports that the German Vice-Admiral, Galster, writing in "Dies Life," says: "Submarinism does not yield the…

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America and the War. Troops for France. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

Ten month of war has cost the United States seven billion dollars. A 50 per cent reduction in the volume of imports may be ordered by the…

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The War. Aeroplanes at Work Big Clash Coming Do Like the Huns Sydney, This Day

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

A correspondent at British headquarters states that trench mortar quarrels are the outward feature of the present operations…

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Soldier Farmers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

A conference will take place between the Minister for Lands and country producers' representatives, with the object of…

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Soldier Settlers

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 5

At present about 600 returned soldiers are on the land throughout the State…

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Men for the Army. Week's Enlistments. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 7 February 1918 · page 2

During the week ended' Saturday last 214 volunteers for service abroad were accepted for New South Wales…

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The War The Latest

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 2

{Such of the cable news on this page so headed appeared in the "Times," and is cabled to Australia by special permission. It…

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Latest War News Washington

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 8 February 1918 · page 3

The American army's first objective will be Metz and banding book the German salient south of Verdun. LONDON, Thursday…

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