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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

1,012 stories in South Coast's papers · page 3 of 51

Welcome Home

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 3

The welcome social tendered Pte. Walter ("Tib") Kingston in the local School of Arts on Friday night was another memorable gathering. The…

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Another War Prophet

Southern Star · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 4

There have been so very many prophecies concerning the end of the war that prophets (and they continue to flourish) have come to [?]…

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War Service Concert

The Bega Budget · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2

While it was generally expected that the War Service concert, would be a success, it was never anticipated, that the attendance…

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Latest War News. Sydney

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2

The "Times" Palis correspondent says "the Echo De Paris" states the Italian plan shows-that Caillaux in tended General Sarrail as Commander…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2

The "Times" correspondent says that as a result of additional information from America, Deputy Louisialot and Paul Comby…

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The War The Latest Yesterday Friday Morning

Southern Star · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2

Mr Burgess, chairman of the Sheffield strike committee, who was arrested in respect of the engineers' strike last year, opposed the…

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Lonely Soldiers in London. NEW Y.M.C.A Hospital League

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2

In order that full and practically free entertainment may be provided for all soldiers on leave in London, the British, American, Australian,…

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Soldiers' Woloome and Patriotic Concert

Southern Star · Saturday 19 January 1918 · page 2

The School of Arts ha[?] was crowded on Thursday evening for the War Service concert and welcome to recently returned soldiers. The…

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Late War News

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 4

London: An armed gang rushed a train at Burlon, county Donegal; Ireland, and overpowered the military escort and rescued two deserte[?]…

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War Loan Bonds. Ready for Delivery

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 6

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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Missing Soldiers' Column

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1918 · page 1

A number of soldiers hailing from this district have been posted as missing by the miliary authorities. In some instances these notifications are…

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War Service Concert

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

The Bega School of Arts hall was filled to o[?]rowing on Thursday night for the Lance Capps’ Concert, in aid of the War Service…

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The War. S[?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 January 1918 · page 2

The “Times” Home correspondent [?] that further particulars of the C[?]aux disclosures show that C[?] plan announced to a [?]able…

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The War

Southern Star · Wednesday 23 January 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 should be…

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Lamond on Labor's War Policy

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 10

Mr. Lamond, member for Illawarra in the Federal Parliament, on the no-confidence motion: I should be glad to think that there was some prospect…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 2

Haig reports : Our aircraft dropped 300 bombs at miscellaneous targets, including a large dump at Roultrai, and fired some…

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Soldiers and Drink

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 10

Discussion took place in the Senate on a motion hy Senator Thomas (N.S.W.)—"(1) That a Select Committee be appointed to…

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Soldier's Story of the Y.M.C.A. Down and Out

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 January 1918 · page 7

"One night I was feeling down and out. I'd been spending all my evenings in a French Estaminet, and had spent ray last penny on…

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The “Walking Wounded.”

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 8

“The biggest single phase of the [?] work that the Y.M.C.A., is during on the Western Front at present is [?] to the…

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No Economic War

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1918 · page 3

“For three years or more it has been fashionable to talk of the economic war that it was freely predicted would follow the war of shot and shell. At the…

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