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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

16,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

Snowy's Job. the Mail Man in the War Zone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 7

"H[?] there, Snowy! Wake up! Come on, shake a leg[?] You're wanted!" These exhortations were accompanied by a vigorous shaking which killed even the desire…

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War Work. Scenes in England Engineer's Visit. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 6

A large number of prominent business men and colliery superintendents and managers were present at a dinner and reception given last night at Wickham to Mr. A. Goninan,…

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War Precautions Act. Permits Required for the Shipment of Goods

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 8

The Collector of Customs notifies that the War Precautions Act (Shipping) Regulations 2A and 2B have been amended to cover Allied and…

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The Referendum. State Minister's Regret. Public Schools and the War

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 4

An honor roll to school teachers was unveiled by Mr. James, Minister tor Education, at Hereford House Training School yesterday, on the occasion of the school's annual reunion…

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The Sydney Morning Herald. Tuesday, January 15, 1918. Imperial War Conference

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 6

Australia has yet to realise that while the problems of war are exceedingly difficult of solution the problems of peace promise to be infinitely worse. So far we…

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Russia's Civil War Desperate Fighting in South Bolsheviks Take Kharkoff Ukrainian Regiment Surrenders 165th Day of the Fourth Year of the War LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that a despatch from Rostoff-on-the Don reports that the station of Debaltzovo, on the Ekaterinoslav railway, three times…

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Poultry Products The Value of the Industry Great Opportunity After the War

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 6

Speaking at the opening of the conference of the National Utility Poultry Breeders' Association of Australia in Sydney on Wednesday last the N.S.W…

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Australia's War Losses THE 371st Casualty List. (Continued from the Last Issue.)

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

In the following list the names have been arranged [?]cally, and in order of ran[?] heading of the particular States is [?] they were [?] The [?]…

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Late War News. President Wilson's Message. Russian Approval. New York, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 7

Mr. Doseh[?]fleurot, the New York "World's" Petrograd correspondent, says President Wilson's messu[?]e is likely to form the basis of Russia's demand at Br[?]st Litovsk. Trotsky…

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Women at Work Universal War Service the Capable Women Police of Britain

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 8

There are only two policewomen employed in New South Wales at the present time, but in England the number of trained women in the corps exceeds one…

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American Women Doctors Four Thousand for the War Zone. in France and Belgium

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 8

Four thousand women doctors in the United States have been asked to register for service in ten American women's hospitals. Many of these will…

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Interesting Review of New Zealand Shipping. Conditions During 1917. Effect of the War

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 7

It was said when a review of the year's shipping was published in "The Wellington Post" twelve months ago that 31st December, 1916, marked the…

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The Farmer and the War of Two Duties, Which Is the Chief. a Predicament

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

This is how the greatest farmers' jour-nal in America looks at it:-"Am I to seed fifty acres to wheat, breed ten sows for spring litters and…

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The Great World War From Day to Day. Bombs and Cinemas Christmas at the Front Entertainments for the Troops

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

The following interesting description of the manner in which the Australian troops on the western front spent Christmas and New Year has been cabled by…

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Posed As a Soldier. Chemist Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 1

Thomas [?] with having [?] represented himself as a returned [?]…

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Returned Soldiers' Leagues

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. J. A. Lucas (this 1st L.M. Brigade Sinal Treep writes:— I [?] a paragraph [?] in your paper making [?] to the [?] of a new soldiers'…

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The Tommy Cooker Fund Winter Comfort for Our Brave Soldiers. List Still Crowing

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 8

Aunt Merrythought hat great pleasure in acknowledging further contributions to the Tommy Cooker Fund. The list now stands as follows:—…

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N.Z. Land for Soldiers. a Generous Hawkes' Bay Squatter

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 3

Mr. Hunter, member for Waipina in the New Zealand House of Representatives, a wealthy Hawkes' Bay squatter, has offered to the N.Z. Government an…

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Australian Soldiers' Pay. Reference in the House of Commons

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 January 1918 · page 2

In the House of Commons on Tuesday, replying to a question regarding the rumored reduction in the pay of the Australian soldiers, the Secretary of State…

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