Hebe Afloat After Bold Boarding And Rescue
Vallance, the Major, and Helen Fortescue sail the damaged Hebe toward Cape Town with a rescued man aboard. They maintain watch, repair sails, and survey a drifting pen as they cope with sickness, mutinous fears, and the peril of the open sea while hoping for a signal from ships in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Forscas
Brieces
Trelon Fortescue
Kanda
Sye
Ennvan
Mins Fortescue
Val Lance
Neinza
Mr. Vallance
Helen
Hermanatian
Cape Agulhas
Rodriguez
Hebe
Vallance
Union
Davis
Weing
Point de Galle
Royal Yard
Helen Fortescue
Capetown
Agulhas
Abe
Mid |Ile
Father
Repatriation Urged for Returned Soldiers in Australia
A letter from Mt. Barker dated 17 January 1919 calls for swift action on repatriation. It criticizes slow government measures and red tape, urges use of the ablest organizers, and demands priority employment for returned soldiers with guaranteed future work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney “World's News
Australia
Hughes
London
Unclear OCR fragment about newspaper policy and notices
Fragmentary text discusses newspaper notices and editor communication. Mentions secretaries of clubs and meeting notices, urging clarity and progress updates. The passage reflects policy guidance rather than concrete events or persons.
Adaptability and labor strains in postwar Australia
Letter from Sydney argues that daily arriving soldiers will strain repatriation and resettlement efforts. It warns against rigid employment blocks and compulsory arbitration, urges free mobility and enterprise, and notes quarantine criticism and political abuse of public figures amid Versailles peace talks. It highlights the need for adaptability and warns of industrial disruption and social friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fromere
Australia
Hale
Peggy
Wterside
Seamen's Union
Commonwealth
Bome
Sally
Redros
Congress
League
Bolshevik Edict on Women Sparks Western Alarm
The article warns that Russia may nationalize women 18 to 45 under Soviet rule, forcing state control over mating. It argues this threatens personal liberty, cites Bolshevik depravity fears, and questions Australian labor leaders' stance on home and family amid growing anti Bolshevik sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Denbigh
London “Times
Labor
Water system in Jerusalem modernized by Royal Engineers
American Red Cross workers praise the rapid modernization of Jerusalem by British Royal Engineers who, in about two months, integrated a new water system. They tapped local springs, created a reservoir, and piped water to the city atop the hill, ending reliance on limited historic sources from Turkish rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Jerusalem
Royal Engineers
Herod
Salem
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Martin Vallance
John Arthur Barry
Steve Brown
Ricardo
Mt. Barker
Albany
Perth and District
Special Telegraphic Service
Papia
Spices Mons
Mall
P.O. Box
Sydney
Britain
Gotham
Versailles
Germany
Frederick Australis
Western
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