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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

16,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

Civil War in Siberia. Cossacks and Bolcheviks. Threats by Swedes and Chinese. [?]

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 1

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Soldiers Sentenced

Evening News · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

The following members of the Australian imper[?] Force have been tried by court-martial and [?]:— No [?] Private [?]…

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Soldier Settlers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 3

The Minister for Lands, Mr. W. G. Ashford, has furnished for publication the following by tim Director of Soldier Settlements, Mr. J. G. R. Bryant, explaining the…

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A Soldier on the Late Strike to the Editor of the Herald

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

Sir,—It is with very much regret and annoyance we Australians here lighting the good cause [?]hear of that cursed strike. I have shown to many your newspaper cuttings,…

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A Veteran Soldier

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

One of the Imperial Navy and Army Veterans, who has volunteered and been accepted by the Government as a munition worker. He served in the Soudan…

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Soldiers' Mails

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

The postal authorities notify that newspapers hnd parcels for the expeditionary forces in England and France will be received at the G.P.O. until 10 o'clock this…

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Soldiers Return.' From England and France. Winners of Decorations

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

Yesterday morning 391 New South Wales soldiers and 140 Queenslanders arrived in Sydney. The representatives of the Australian fighting spirit came overland from Melbourne…

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Soldiers' Settlements. Progress in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--According to the reports received by the Victorian Water Commission the soldier-settlers on the area between Mildura and Merbein are making satisfactory…

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Returning Soldiers. at Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Eight hundred end fifty-two returned invalided and wounded soldiers and nurses arrived at Port Melbourne to-day, and a contingent of 298 Victorians and…

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Bewildered Soldier. Case of Lost Memory

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 5

MELBOURNE. Monday.--Last Saturday a man who had lost all recollection of his identity was found wandering aimlessly about the city and was removed to Melbourne Hospital. His…

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Soldiers' Votes. "No" Leading by 4098. Commonwealth Majority, 176,290

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.--Since last night 31,473 extra votes of members of the forces have been received by the Electoral. Office. They, however, give only a "Yes" majority of…

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Exploiting Russia German Mission in Peirograd Peace Practically Determined Menace to Conquered Slav Provinces 151st Day of the Fourth Year of the War LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 1

"The Times" correspondent at Amsterdam states that in their financial columns the German newspapers describe Germany's plans for the economic exploitation of…

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Anzac Matinee in London

Referee · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 14

Highly successful in every respect was the matinee given at the Victoria Palace, London, on October 18, in aid of the funds of the Anzac Club and Buffet (says the Era of October 24)…

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Rowing World's Champion Wounded: Anniversary Regatta

Referee · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 11

The cabled news last week that Ernie Barry had been wounded by a shell at once raised hopes that the wound is not a severe one. The world's champion sculler has many admirers…

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The War

Evening News · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 4

Max Harden is said to have stated at a, meeting in Berlin that if the German military situation is good, the same cannot be said of the economic situation, which consists in an…

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War Number

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 1

Photographing from the Air--A British Aeroplane Fitted for Photography…

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No Ecocomic War?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 8

For three years or more it has been fashionable to talk of the economic war that it was freely predicted would follow the war of shot and shell. Atthe Paris…

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Interesting Trophies of War

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 19

Museum of German weapons. Enemy's shell…

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War Issue : No. 179

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 1

After Reading Please Stamp 1d) and Address to LIEUT-COLONEL MURDOCH, Australian Red Cross Commissioner, 54 Victoria-street, London, S.W…

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Scottish Women's War Hospitals

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 January 1918 · page 31

THE Scottish women's hospitals, on the staffs of which are three Australian lady doctors, have been responsible for the saving of thousands of lives in all the…

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