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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Summary of War News. Monday, December 31st. the Western Front

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Field-Marshal Haig reports increased hostile artillery fire in the neighbourhood of Polygon Wood and Passchendaele…

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America and the War. Energetic Preparations. Rushing Troops to Europe. Vancouver, Thursday Night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

That American fighting men are to cross the Atlantic as fast as they are mustered and trained, France and Britain agreeing to join in providing ships…

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Letters for Soldiers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 7

In addressing mail to soldiers serving abroad, only the name of the regiment, battalion, battery, company, or corps in which the member is…

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Australian Soldiers Surprised. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

The majority of the soldiers who returned to Sydney to-day were, according to Corporal Rankin, of Wagga, who lost his left leg at the…

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Lonely Soldiers. Two Men Receive 10,000 Letters. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 6

The Minister for Defence states that as a result of the insertion in the Australian press of advertisements by lonely soldiers inviting…

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Turned Soldiers. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 6

[?] batch of over 500 sick and [?] returned to Sydney [?] from Melbourne in four spe[?]…

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Peace-war Mixture. Bolshevik and German Muddle. Annexations the Difficulty. America Speeding Up. Russia Peace Proposals Denounced As Hypocritical London, Thursday Night

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 4

Reuter 's Petrograd correspondent states that M. Trotsky, addressing a meeting of the Central Committee of the Soviets, mordantly unmasked what…

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War. Midday News. On the West. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy made a strong local attack against our positions opposite the Hindenburg line eastward of…

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War. Midday News. On the West. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 1

Sir Douglas Haig reports: The enemy made a strong local attack against our positions opposite the Hindenburg line eastward of…

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Man-power. Trades Union Conference. Statement by Mr. Lloyd George. War Aims Made Clear London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd George mode an important statement to-day on behalf of the Government on the war aims, before the trades unions' delegates at Westminster,…

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Soldiers and Sailors' Graves. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 4

The Minister for Defence stated yesterday that he received a cable from London regarding soldiers' graves, stating that the equality of…

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Soldier Immigrants

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1918 · page 2

The opinion that has been sometimes expressed to the effect that after the war there is likely to be a large influx of British soldiers into…

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War Service Committee

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Chambers on Friday evening last, there being present Messrs…

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Latest War News London

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

A Pekin message says the French Commission is about to consider the sending of Chinese troops to Europe. Tuanchijui. Director of the War Bureau, has requested…

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War Loan Bonds. Ready for Delivery

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia notifies that subseribers. who have paid their instalments in full to the 4th War Lean, may…

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War Services. Mr. Lloyd George's Tribute

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

WE have been sent a copy of the London "Times" containing a full report of a speech delivered by Mr. Lloyd George to the House of…

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War on the Sea. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

The revised total Norwegian losses last year show that during the war 434 ships, of a tonnage of 700,000, and 66 lives were lost…

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The War. Latest News. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Mr. Lloyd-George, in an important statement on behalf of the Government on war aims, before the Trades Union delegates, said…

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The War The Latest Monday Afternoon

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

General Haig reports: "Air fighting is mostly confined to the northern portion of the front, where we brought down 8 and…

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War Aims. Mr.lloyd George's Speech. "Lines for a Clean Peace." London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

The Laborites are distinctly favorable to the Government's outlined man-power proposals, and are almost unanimous. A series of sectional…

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