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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

16,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 250

Invalid Soldiers. Returning To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 6

A contingent of invalid soldiers will arrive to-day, and friends and relations who have received tickets marked "O" from the Staff Officer tor Invalids should be at the Anzac Buffet…

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46,729 FOR 1917. Enlistments in Australia. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 6

Complete returns have been prepared, showing the total enlistments in the A.I.F. during 1917, numbered 46,72[?]…

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Australian Soldiers in London. (By Our Special Correspondent.) London, Nov. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 7

Lieut C. T. Wood, now recovering from severe shell (wounds, which have cost him a hand and a foot, was formerly in Uralla as clerk of petty sessions, and more recently…

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Death of Soldier's Mother. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 7

Tt was stated in evtdence at an inquest to-day that Henrietta Hughes, whose body was found in the Maribyrnong River on December 30, bad been subject to considerable worry on…

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Soldiers' Debts Department Not Responsible MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 5

Requests are frequently being received by the Defence Department from members of the public asking for the collection of moneys said to be due by soldiers…

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Soldier's Letter Unclaimed

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 4

Communications addressed to Mr. J. M'Clymont, Cowra, relative to No. 1633, Sergeant T. Ryan, have been returned unclaimed. The addressee should communicate with Mr…

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Returning Soldiers. To-day's Contingent

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 4

Invalid soldiers will disembark in Sydney today. Friends and relatives who have received tickets marked "O" from the staff officer for invalids should be at the Anzac Buffet at 10…

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Voluntary Workers. the Soldiers Garden City

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 5

On New Year's Day there was a good response to the appeal of the Voluntary Workers Association for workers to help to prepare the sito of the proposed Garden City for disabled…

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Referendum. the "Noes" Decrease. Soldiers' Majority for "Yes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 5

Yesterday a further 42,027 votes were counted, and of these 25,515 were of soldiers overseas. The net result was a decrease in the "No" majority of 7513, leavlng the "Noes" now in…

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Voluntary Enlistment. Attitude of Anti-conscription Leaders

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 6

According to some recent announcements by prominent Labor men it would seem that the antl-conscriptionists who urged that tho army could be reinforced by voluntary enlistment…

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German Terms Bolshevik Rejection Indicated Kaiser Drops The Mask Russians Attempting to Reorganise Front 153rd Day of the Fourth Year of the War LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 3 January 1918 · page 1

Elements of opposition to the German terms are arising at Petrograd. Mr. Arthur Ransome, the "Daily News" correspondent, claims that the Bolsheviks are considering…

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Australian War Work in London. Vi.—the A.i.f. Club. the Anzac Buffet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

The A.I.F. and War Chest Club for Australian soldiers in London is chiefly the creation of the War Chest section of the Comforts Funds, which established it financially with a…

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Wore Soldiers Home Welcomed at Sydney This Morning. Scene at Anzac Buffet

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

The [?] to Sydney this morning after [?] have [?] to [?]…

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War Casualties

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 9

The following names appeared in official casualty lists which have been issued during the past four or five-weeks, The names have not been previously published in the…

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The War

The Land · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6
Also in Evening News

It is reported from Petrograd that the Bolsters arc feverishly active regarding reinforcements for the front. A state of siege has been proclaimed at…

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After the War

The Propeller · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

The day will come when the battlefield Is clear'd of the heaps of slain; The day will come when the foe shall yield And the men sail home again…

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The War News

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

The war news has begun the New Year well. The British gains in Palestine are very gratifying, turning the enemy's advance into a retreat, and…

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Australia and the War

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 1

AUSTRALIA: "Time enough for me to get busy it the brutes kill mother I"…

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Scottish Women's War Hospitals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 8

The above fund now stands at £5124/2/2. The following additional amounts are acknowledged:—W. H. Mackay (Anambah), £75; Mrs. W. H. Mackay, £2[?]; "Admirer" (per Miss Latreille), £15; Miss Matilda…

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