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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

16,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

"Never a Regret." Soldiers' Welcome Home. Laughter and Tears

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 7

"You will never regret it, whatever you may have suffered," said the Governor-General (Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson) in giving a wholehearted welcome to the returned Queenslanders…

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War Risks

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

Tho following cable has been received by Sydney Marine Underwriters and Salvage Association. Ltd., from London, relative to the war risks:--…

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The War

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

It is estimated that the Russian situation will enable Germany to strengthen her western front by the addition of 750,000 men if that is an accurate forecast, if follows that the…

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War Risk Insurance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 7

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' and Salvage Association, Ltd., has received a cable from London stating that war rates, United States, Canada, Atlantic Coast, out and home,…

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War Casualties. Killed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 6

News has been received that Captain S. Ernest Goold-Mills was killed in France on October 25. He was the only son of the late Mr. C. W. Mills, of Burford, Dundas,…

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Progress of the War Progress of the War

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

Tho course of the war falls naturally into a series of rythms which might quite castly be represented by a…

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Scottish Women's War Hospitals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 5

The organising secretary of the above fund, Mr. C. N. Button, reported yesterday that on the last day of the year the fund stood at nearly £5000, and it is…

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The War in 1918

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

The war to-day enters its fifth calendar year, with tho position completely justifying those who have declared the Western front to he the conclusive battle-ground. It may be taken as settled that the war will not be won on the Eastern front, nor is it likely to be won on the Italian or flic Balkan front…

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Late War News. New Year Honours. War Decorations. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 5

Tuesday's papers will publish an extensive list of New Year's honours, which include the following:- K.C.M.G…

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War-horses Sniff the Battle

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 3

Men of the British Army Service Corps show how their servants and comrades, the horses, are trained for purposes of war…

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Scottish Women's War Hospitals. £5000 in Sight

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 7

With the close of the year the Scottish Women's War Hospitals Fund stands at nearly £5000, and it is expectod that a great fillip will be given to the movement as the result of…

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War Notes. Prospects for the New Year

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 5

The opening of the new year is a suitable time to consider the Allies' prospects in connection with the world war. Apart from the sentiment attaching to this particular period…

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The War and the Weather. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 3

Sir,--During the last two years the range in weather records has been broken in many places all round the earth, and erratic weather is now almost constant in some place or other…

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Bombs on Mannheim. War Works Damaged. London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 5

An offcial announcement, says:--"Further information has been received concerning the bombing of Mannheim on December 24. In the morning two of our formations of…

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New Zealand's War Loan Wellington (N.z.), December 27

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 7

The Minister for Flnanco (Sir Joseph Ward) states that the total sates of War Loan certificates in tho Dominion up to December 15 have been £2,873,271 8s…

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Labor's War Aims People's Peace Objective London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 5

Despite tho defects of the memorandum adopted on Friday and the general superficiality of the discussion, tho Labor leaders consider that they have achieved a…

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Allies' War Aims. No Peace with Militarists. London

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 5

The Central News Agency states that Mr. Lloyd George, discussing war aims with the executive of the Labor Conference, explained that, the conference's proposals could only be…

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Australian War Work in London. Iv.—the Australian Comforts Funds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

One of the best stories I have heard as to the work of the Australian Comforts Fund was told me a day or two ago by one of our soldiers who had come to London straight from…

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War-time Profits Expected to Yield £2,000,000 MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 5

In his estimate of the amount of revenue likely to be raised by the war-time profits tax. Sir John Forrest (Federal Treasurer) took what many members of Parliament…

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