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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

16,298 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Scottish Women's War Hospitals

The Land · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 9

The Organising Secretary of the above appeal reports that on 3rd January the fund stood at £5,102. It is gratifying to find that a large…

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The War in 1918

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

In the one thing that matters above all, what has the New Year in store? Nobody knows! The prophets are as busy as…

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War Cables in Brief

The Sun · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 1

Twelve New South Wales aviators who are training in England are qualifying for Imperial commissions. -- Our Special…

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War Notes. the Cambrai Offensive

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

According to the cabled extract from the "Echo de Paris," M. Marcel Hutin believes that the chief mistake in General Byng's offensive on November 20 last was that the…

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Wool Control After the War

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 14

The general impression of the trade has been that the system of controlling woll supplies is likely to be continued for some time after the war. A…

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War and Sport. Judge Backhouse's View

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

It was learned yesterday afternoon that Judge Backhouse, who had been appointed chairman of the Anniversary Regatta committee, had decided to take no part in…

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Australia's War Losses 367th Casualty List

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

In the following first the names have been arranged [?], and in order of rank, under the leading of the particular State in which they were [?]. The [?]viations…

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Labour and War. the Voluntary Method

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

"The statements in yesterday's Press by Major Shillington, late secretary of the State Recruiting Committee, on the subject of voluntary recruiting and the Labour party, call…

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Capt. Martin Donohoe. War Correspondent in Khaki

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

Captain Martin H. Donohoe, the distinguished English war correspondent, who was formerly a Sydney journalist, writing to a friend under data British Military Mission,…

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Progress of the War the Italian Front

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

The small map [?] shows all those parts of the Italian front on which fighting has taken place in…

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War Trophies. Collection for Australia. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) said to-day that a cable message had been received from the Australian Administrative Headquarters, London, stating that a…

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War-Time Profits Tax. (Continued from last issue.)

The Land · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

In the case of rabbit destruction the initial expenditure generally consists of an outlay of capital, although part of it represents an amount which will…

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War-time Profits Tax. Increasing the Statutory Percentages

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

The statutory percentage under the War Time Profits Act is 10 per cent., but power is given the Commissioner to increase the [?]ory percentage as regards any class of…

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"A Home Away From Home" London War Chest Club

The Sun · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

Private A. J. Hammond writes to the hon. secretary of the Citizens' War Chest Fund, as follows: -- "I write to thank the workers of the War Chest for their great work at their…

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Organising for War. the American Army. Tackling Transport Problem

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 1

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Of Interest to Women. War Work and Social News

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Fenwike, of Watch[?] have been spending the holidays at the [?] Sydney. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe, from Co[?] are on…

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The Great World War From Day Today. the Submarine War Settling the U-Boats the Enemy Betrayed by Her Periscope

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 2

The British Admiralty, whose excessive modesty is one of its most irritating characteristics, has reluctantly yielded to public pressure, and periodically issues a…

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War Spirit of the Ancient Jews. Patriarch Abraham As Warrior

The Hebrew Standard of Australasia · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 5

A small library has been written, since the outbreak of this war, on the degree of participation by our people in this and the precedent military conflicts between…

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Scottish Women's War Hospitals. New South Wales Appeal. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 6

Sir,—In forwarding the list of to-day's subscriptions in response to Mrs. Elizabeth Abbott's appeal for £29,000 in aid of the above hospitals, I crave a few lines in order to make…

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Late War News. Peace Negotiations. Their Failure Confirmed. London, Jan. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1918 · page 7

A report from Copenhagen states that the Bolsheviks' telegraph agency in Petrograd confirms the statement that peace negotiations with Germany have…

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