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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

1,012 stories in South Coast's papers · page 7 of 51

Recruiting Speech. Win the War and Settle the Differences Afterwards

The Nowra Leader · Friday 22 February 1918 · page 8

Lieutenant Ruckwood made a very forcible address, and seemed to grip his audience. He made a fervent appeal for…

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War Notes

Southern Star · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 4

Thirty-nine German steamers and 51 sailing ships, making a total of 230,000 tons, are interned on the west coast of South America, among…

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The War

Southern Star · Saturday 23 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 should be…

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War Bursaries

Southern Star · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 2

To the man who enlights for active service abroad it may bo of Interest to know that, should he be incapacitated in the course of his military…

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War Loan, Australia Prosperous

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 3

The sixth War Loan was launched on Monday last. Applications for bonds close on April 10th, and a vigorous publicity campaign is being…

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Latest War News. Reuter's Cables

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 23 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 should be understood that the opinions…

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Allowances to Dependents of Soldiers

The Cobargo Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 4

Arrangements have been made fur payments from the Lord Mayor's Pat riotic Fund, from date of Application, to increase the-amount due to soldiers',…

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Late War News

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1918 · page 4

Reported that General Allenby has entered Jer[?]cho. General Haig reports : We repulsed raiders south of Arment[?]erres;…

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Missing Soldiers' Column

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 25 February 1918 · page 1

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

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The War Friday Morning (Reuter’s [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 2

Admiralty returns show that during the week 12 [?] and three under 160[?] were sunk. A [?] German message says :…

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The War

Southern Star · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 2

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

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Some War Blunders

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 4

Lovat Fraser, the well-known English writer, discussing "Some War Blunders and their Lesson," says :—Had the Gallipoli armada and army…

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War Cables. the Latest. London

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 2

A Reuler's message from Vancouver says Lenin and Trotsky have accepted Germany's new pence terms…

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Welcome Home

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

The Meakers come from a good old sturdy stock in England, and it is not surprising to find them upholding the test traditions of the…

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War Workers' League

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 1

The usual business meeting was held in the School of Arts on Wednesday, the 20th, the president, Mrs. Jamieson-Williams, in the chair. The secretary,…

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Post-war Conditions

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 3

“Far-seeing people are everywhere forecasting our probable post-war conditions. What will men and women do. How will they be employed When the…

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[?] or War Pixy

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 6

This is a [?] and tons and in every way on [?] appearance of the [?] the from [?] and the…

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The War Thursday Morning

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

Fire representatives each of capital and labor will meet at Washington on Tuesday to arrive at a basis for relations during the war…

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Soldier Robbed. MELBOURNE

The Nowra Leader · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 2

While attending the Dandenong patriotic races yesterday Sergeant Coyle, of Caulfield recruiting depot, was robbed of…

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Will You Make a Good Soldier? Mr. Pitney has recently returned to America from France after several years’ service as a newspaper correspondent

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 4

THE man who knows what fear it is a much letter soldier than our old friend the man who knows not fear. In fact, there if no [?] why the man who is consciously…

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