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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

16,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

From Soldier to Monk. "The Saint of the Desert." a Remarkable French Nobleman's Life-story

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 3

We received recently a booklet from the firm of Herve, Ardeehe, France, which tells the life-story of a rather remarkable French nobleman: Charles, Viscount de Foucauld,…

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Soldier Settlers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 6

The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. [?] ford) has been supplied with reports of the progress made by half a dosen returned soldiers who have taken holdings at Baera[?]…

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Returned Soldier's Disappearance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 8

On December l8 Phillp Comerford, aged 29, a roturned soldier, disappeared from his home in Bay-street, Glebe, and, although seen at Brighton-le-sands on Friday last, his…

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Boy Shot Dead Returned Soldier's Misfortune

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 6

At the inquest held this morning by Mr. Jamieson, Acting City Coroner, on the death of Edward Stuck, seven years of age, who was shot and killed on December 24 at a…

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How Can We Get Recruits? All Kinds of Opinions Given Who Should Make the Appeals? Labor Leader's Views the Soldiers' Policy

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 6

Speaking this morning regarding the shortage of recruits, Mr. Evans, secretary of the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Labor Party, said that if the soldiers' policy…

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Escape From Germany. Two Australian Soldiers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-- Mrs. J. Thomas, of Toronto, has received a letter from her son, Private H.L. Thomas, letting her know of his escape with Hector Holmes, of Allendale, and…

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Soldiers and Politics. "The Dinkums' " Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 4

Francis P.J. Killeen, secretary of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Universal Service Committee, 28 Castlereagh Street, city, writes:--…

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And Out of Parliament: the Shameless Tactics of the Win the War Party. Hughes the Only Possible Nationalist Leader ? Secret History

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 10 January 1918 · page 22

It would be interesting to read the secret history of those meetings of the Ministerial party and the Cabinet which preceded Mr. Hughes' long-delayed visit to the…

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A Veteran's Battalion. Made up of Returned Men

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

The Director-General of Recruiting (Mr. Mackinnon) has under consideration the formation of a new battalion to, be made up exclusively of returned officers,…

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The R.v.a. Badge. "Takes Credit From Returned Men."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 8

GULGONG, Thursday.--At the last meeting of the Wyaldra Shire Council, Cr. Home, M.L.C., said he did not think anything like the Rejected Volunteers' Association should be…

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With the Wounded Zonebeke to the Base the Real Story of War

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 7

Perhaps it will not make pleasant reading. I intend giving the plain truth. But it seems to me that, if my words and your imagination combined can paint a picture,…

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The War

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 4
Also in The Land

Recent cable messages indicate that Central [?] is in the grio of an unexampled food [?] which is felt all the more severely [?]…

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War Situation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 7

A high military authority, in his weekly review of the war, says: Winter has set hands on all fronts. Heavy rain has stopped our work in Mesopotamia…

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Post-war Problems

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 7

It is officially announced by the Treasury that the Minister for Reconstruction has appointed a committee of 13 to consider problems in connection with the currency and foreign…

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The Birkenhead Drill Heroic Rewa Wounded London, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 1

On the hospital ship Rewa, which was sunk on Friday night there was a race with death in the effort to save the patients. The invalids who could walk were lined up…

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The War Chest Match

Arrow · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

Percy Charlton has dropped out of the team, chosen to represent the Internationals against Interstate on the 25th and 26th. inst. Harry Donnan has been included in his stead. The…

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Scottish Women's War Hospitals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 8

The above fund now stands at £5527/7/6. The following additional amounts are acknowledged:—Mrs. I. C. White, £10; Sir Henry Stephen, £5/5/; Branxton branch Red Cross…

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Financial. War Time Profits Tax

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 8

"Constant Reader."—On the information you have furnished, the excess profit would be 5 per cent, on your own capital (the difference between 16 per cent and 20 per cent.),…

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