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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

16,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 250

War Times Profits. Points Explained

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

The Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. R-.Ewing) supplies tho following Information with respect to the War Times Profits Tax Act:-- SECTION 15 (14)…

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Here and There War Chest Day

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

The War Chest Day Fund has reached £155,481. Recent sums include £134 from the officers of the Harbor Trust (second subscription)…

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War Notes. Germany and the Balkans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 7

In no other, war have the prophets been so consistently confounded as in the present world struggle, and Mr. FranK Simmonds, in suggesting that Germany is about to…

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Standardised Suits the Latest War Measure

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 7

The war has familiarised us with standardised ships, and bread and "parts." The next thing is standardised suits. Standard cloths are to be…

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Provision Foe War Widows. London Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 1

Arrangements are [?] widows of [?] London…

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War-time Profits Tax. Demand for Repeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 7

"We had, the admission from leading Ministerialists when we went to Melbourne on a deputation that this War Time Profits Taxation Act was an immoral measure, the sole…

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War Aims. American Opinion. New York

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" says that tho consensus of opinion is that Mr. Lloyd Georgo's speech is a most effective counter-stroke to Count…

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In Brief. War Chest FUND.--The contributions to War Chest Day Fund now total £155,481 9s

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

PREMIER'S OFFICE LEAKAGE.--Inquiries in all quarters likely to afford Information are being made to discover the source of tho leakage of a document, relating to the recent…

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British Empire's War Alms Stated by Lloyd George

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

Lloyd George concluded his phase-marking speech before the trades union delegates in London on Saturday thus: "If then, we are asked what we are…

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London Under the Guns "War Is an Intimacy"

The Sun · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 5

War has become an intimacy. It has pushed its way into the back parlor, and disturbed the tea-cups. Instead of being a thrilling legend, it has become a…

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War Time Profits. an Alternative Scheme. Commissioner's Examples

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

A debate on the War Time [?] Tax took place last night at the King's Hall, City, under the auspices of the Commercial and industrial Federation of Australia…

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Late War News. Western Front. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 7

Sir Douglas Haig, reporting at 11:40 a.m., states: There is occasional hostile artillery firing to the south-eastward of Messines…

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Australian Fruit for Egypt. An Important War Contract

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 7

The Soft-fruits industry of Australia is to be further benefited by the purchase by the British War Office, for shipment to Egypt, of 100,000 tins of…

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Progress of the War. Chances in the West

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

There is a fine choice of alternatives as regards spring's prospects on the Western front. The Commonwealth…

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Of Interest to Women. War Work and Social News

Evening News · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 4

The engagement is announced of Miss Lalage Welch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Welch of "Rotto Ill," M[?]sman, to Sergeant-Major Norman Langford, son of Mr. and Mrs…

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The Latest War Cables "Farmer and Settler" [?] Tuesday, Noon

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 2

FRANCE.—A number of enemy officer and men, with white flag attempted to [?] with the [?] The French soldiers Bred on them, killing and wounding several men. GREAT BRITAIN.—The postmaster, General (Mr. Albert [?]worth) in the course…

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War-time Profits Act. Decisions by the Federal Commissioner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1918 · page 9

Returns under the War Time Profits Act should be made not later than to-morrow, Wednesday. The Commissioner of Taxation (Mr. R…

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