Sunday Afternoon. War Prayers
The Methodist · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 1
O Blessed Saviour, Who Thyself wast pleased to labour among men: Have mercy, we pray Thee, upon those who labour now in factories and workshops for the service of their country [?]them in all dangers;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scottish Women's War Hospitals
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 14
This fund now stands at £5246, the amount aimed at being £20,000. The Scottish Women's War Hospitals are a triumph of women's organisation, which starting on a small scale…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Lid Combe War Chest
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 2
The following excerpts are taken from the first half-yearly report of the Lid-combo branch of the Citizens' War Chest Fund, prepared by "Mr. J. F. Burrows, hon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Chest Fund Match
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 15
The following players have been chosen for the international-interstate match in aid of the War Chest Fund on [?] [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →War Cables in Brief
The Sun · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 1
The British Academy and the Archaeological Society has protested against the taking over of the Museum. The matter will be debated in the House of Lords on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scotish Women's War Hospitals
Evening News · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 5
The above fund now stands at £6315 Among the larger amounts received to-day were:V. C White (Exeter) £60. Mrs. A. E. M. Busby £6 6s. Alex. M'Leod £5. Miss K. St clair £[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Horrors of War
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 11
Officer: "That's a pretty awkward lot you've got now, sergeant." Sorely-Tried Sergeant-Instructor: "They are that, sir. it's the like o' them, sir, as…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Red Cross in France Work Amongst the Wounded. an Officer's Acknowledgment
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 14
Letters from the society's commissioner in France and from the officer associated with the Australian medical services on the Western front tell an illuminating story…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Some Marvels of War Surgery
The World's News · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 3
THIS is the Val de Grace, the old convent built by Anne of Austria, converted into a hospital at the time of the Revolution. In the first autumnal days the gardens…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Post-war Problems. Labour's Ideals
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 13
The Labour Conference's reconstruction report includes a minimum wage of 30/ and a forty-eight hours working week, a capital levy to pay off the National Debt, an outlay…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Blacktown. the War Widow's Home
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 11
The Win-the-War League, of which Mr. A. Francis is the hon. sec., are making good progress with work on behalf of soldiers' dependents in the district, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Useful War Work by Women
The Mirror · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 7
Women unloading a forage van at a veterinary hospital run entirely by women in London, illustrating the large amount of war work now being done by the fair sex in England.—(Newspaper Illustrations.)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Across Australia an Anzac Highway New Series of Articles by Francis Birtles
The Mirror · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 3
We have pleasure in announcing a new series of articles by Francis Birtles, the well-known Australian traveller, who has just returned to Sydney after an adventurous trip from Perth,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Notes. Allied Assistance to Russia
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 13
If we can rely upon the accuracy of the statements contained in it, the Petrograd message announcing that, the British ships in Archangel are being withdrawn and the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Doctors and War. Australian Organisation Urged
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 12
The "Medical Journal of Australia," in the issue that will be published to-day, discusses the relation of the profession to the war. Setting aside considerations which the editor…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Remarkable Prophecy. Kaiser's War-Lust Foretold
The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 5
The fact that the Kaiser was destined to play the role of the modern Attila and become the scourge of Europe, was prophesied nearly 30 years afro In a remarkable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Militarist Creed. Two German War Books
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 13
Two books are being widely circulated officially in Germany, the exportation of which is strictly prevented. One urges secondary marriages, and the other is General Freytag…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →War Deductions. Booming the Junkers. London
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 9
Two books are being widely and officially circulated in Germany, though their exportation is strictly prevented--one urging secondary marriages, and the other General Freytag…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hungary's War Loan. Disappointing Results. London
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 9
An Amsterdam message reports that subscriptions to Hungary's seventh war loan amounted to 3,000,000,000 kroner. The Government confidently expected 8,000,000,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Sick of Party War." an Appeal for Recruits
The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1918 · page 8
MELBOURNE, Friday.--"No voluntary recruiting movement can give satisfactory results unless backed by a genuine and honest determination," said the Director-General of…
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