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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

16,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

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;…

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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…

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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…

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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 [?] [?]…

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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…

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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 £[?]…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.)…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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"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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