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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

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Alleged Bogus Soldier. Fails to Answer Bail. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

When the name of Erie wark, who was changed with having falsely represented himself as a returned soldier, was called on at the Paddington Police…

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One of Our Soldiers takes a London Wife

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

Mrs. Roffe, Cootamundra, received by the last English mall a letter from her son, Pte. E. C. Roffe (Clarrie), of the 21st Battalion, to…

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Aromatic London. Charactertistic Smell Recognised by a Home-coming Soldier

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4

What is London's characteristic smell? "I never know my native city had any particular smell," writes a soldier on leave to the "Daily News." "But when our leave…

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A War-time Delicacy

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

Cookery cannot be learnt in a fortnight, as thought Algy's young wife. One evening Algy arrived home…

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Short War Stories. Imagination

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 2

A party of Tommies, including Geordie and Bill, were partaking of bully beef and biscuits in the trenches. They sighed as they shewed, and then…

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War Loan Bonds. Ready for Delivery

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 8

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia notifies that subscribers who have paid their instalments in full to the 4th War Loan may now obtain…

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Items of News. Scottish Women's War Hospitals

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. C. N. Button, organising secretary of the Scottish Women's War Hospitals, will be in Wagga to-day and hopes to meet officials of the Red Cross and…

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War on the Sea. French Statistics. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

French shipping returns for last week shows: Arrivals 837, departures 726, sinkings [?] over and nothing under 1600 tons; unsuccessfully attacked 4…

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Scottish Women's War Hospitals. (To the Editor Hillston "Spectator.")

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 8

SIR,—In connection with the appeal now being made in New South Wales for £20,000 in aid of the Scottish Women's War Hospitals, my…

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Summary of War News. Wednesday, January 9th. the Western Front

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

Comparative calm prevails along the Western front, and there have been no large operations. There is snow all along the line, and the…

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Labor and the War. British and United States Unity. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

The Government has decided to send representatives of the British trade unions, including Mr. Appleton, secretary of the general federation of…

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Wagga Soldiers Comforts

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

Many letters have been received by the Wagga Soldiers' Comforts Fund from soldiers in Belgium, France, and Palestine, expressing appreciation of…

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Australian Soldiers. Arrival of Chrishmas Mails. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

Twenty thousand bags of Australian mails, including 13,000 bags of Christmas mails, have been received since December 28…

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New Zealand Soldiers. Work of Repatriation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1918 · page 4

So far New Zealand soldiers, sick or wounded, who have returned to the Dominion number 14,240. Work has been found for 10,195 and 1639 cases…

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Red Cross in France. Work Amongst the Wounded. an Officers Acknowledgment

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 1

The Australian Red Cross has recently parsed through a period of unprecedented activity in France. Its resources were taxed to the…

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America and the War. Campaign Against War Secretary. Air Programme Criticised. Vanvouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 2

Many American newspapers are conducting an active campaign against the Secretary. for War, Mr. Baker, alleging that he is incompetent…

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Pigeons for War Service. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 4

The Def[?] Department issued an appeal [?] homing…

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Latest Cables. War. Midday News. Patrol Encounters. LONDON

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 2

Sir Douglas Haig reports patrol encounters south-eastward of Armentieres…

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France and the War. Agreement with Allies. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Paris correspondent reports that the Chamber of Deputies by 897 votes to l45 passed vote of confidence in the Government following a debate…

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War on the Sea. Sinking of Rewa. German Statement. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1918 · page 2

Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent reports that according to a Berlin semi-official statement the authorities are unable to make a definite statement…

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