Plea Count Sparks Interest in Local Court
A short note outlines three figures in a pending plea as the case gains local attention. Citizens await proceeding details and potential outcomes.
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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1918
Page
2
Melbourne Meat Market Report With Price Fluctuations
The Melbourne produce market shows mixed quotations for sheep and beef with quotes around 62 per ewe and other grades cited. Market notes include steady demand, varying prices, and regional district reports amid a broader market outlook and legal notices.
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Melbourne
MaxuuUil
Secon
Ivyalta
Cope
Edo
Vane Boty
Pewsey
Potugal
Exploiters Roaming War Prices Stir Colac Community
The Colac District Herald notes unrest over rising living costs amid wartime demands. It calls on the Federal Government to curb profiteering while detailing hospital committee notes, donations, and local events including arts and land purchases for repatriation.
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Commonwealth
Gary
Australia
Colac gatherings and military news amid Dairying Co. reports
The Colac si Senate will meet and host a dinner for district returned soldiers at 6 30 pm with a social evening at the Victoria Hotel. Colac Dairying Company directors met noting a monthly total of £14 M2 and butter, milk, and cream shipments to Melbourne. A Colac family learns their son Driver E J Kerr was wounded in France after three years in active service. Gunner Rod Roberts, recently in Bristol, is ill with trench fever and influenza. Probate notices and a hearing date change for Victorian Producers Ltd are also reported.
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Colac District Hospital
Mesars
EB. N. Thomas
T. W. Hancock
J. W. T. Mémkevituh
A. M
G. A. M'Leod
EL. Robertson
J. Road
Smith, Fletcher, Marshall, Clark
Mesdames Marriner
F. Sonuan
Whitworth
Brunt
James
M. Lawes
Geo Russell
W. A. Hull
Laver's Hill
Rowke
Jax Walton
Theshire
Jon Hancock
Victoria Hotel
Colac Dairying Company
Mapul
Case
Zeno
M. Kerr
Colac
E. J. Kerr
France
Conscription pledge signed across city
A pledge circulated nationwide amid church and city hall gatherings pledges Irish women to refrain from taking workers' places. The document asserts it respects every man's right to work and notes widespread signing at Linrwupyli and related community events.
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Mrn
Jamly
Irish Vessel Torpedoed by Submarine Near Irish Port
A Belfast steamer named Kogland was attacked by a submarine in darkness. It fired torpedoes, tearing a large hole in the ship's side. The 57 crew members abandoned ship as dawn broke, then reboarded after tugs towed the vessel and repaired wireless to seek aid.
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Uitenter
Belfast
Trui Kogland
Lesh
Three U Boats Sunk Reported by British Dispatch
A British despatch notes that three U boats were sunk, with the report conveyed in cautious phrasing. Details on locations or engagements are limited in the fragmentary text.
Italians Meet Attacks in Vallaganing Front Report
A fragmented wartime dispatch notes advance posts at Vallaganing and three other sectors repelled by large enemy detachments. It mentions British patrols backing a reconnoitering mission and a raid near Tair delLorso with wet and material losses.
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Vallaganing
Tair delLorso
German Offensive Shift Near Noyon and Monedidier
Paris Times reports a major German offensive between Noyon and Monedidier with heavy shelling and mixed gains in the center. A later dispatch notes fighting along a wide front with limited progress and renewed pressure toward Paris amid French counterattacks and Allied operations.
Unclear World War II Front Line Report
Fragmentary dispatch describes German advances and Allied countermeasures with references to a salient, German artillery, and trench positions. Mention of Kessung sur Mavns and ground fire suggests heavy combat near a salient on the front.
Desperate Fighting Near Courcelles and Ville Preserved French Hold
An official French communique describes continued German drives on Wednesday with renewed violent attacks on Viglent and in the Courcelles area. French forces held positions east and south of Neyon and captured over 500 prisoners in these actions. A local operation east of Haulchlaye yielded 166 captives as authorities repelled several German sorties.
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Courcelles
Montdidier
Oo Wath
Ville
Neyon
Cavilly-de- Bois
Kessons-sur-Mars
Belle Eglive
Haulchlaye
Vinly
Battles in the Somme region report 750 French prisoners and raids
Field reports describe Franco American units taking 750 prisoners and 80 machine guns in southeast Busaierva near La Ferté. Haig notes a successful landing near Bethune and repelled a post in Aveluy Wood. German accounts claim advances near Neyon and multiple positions, with 2000 prisoners captured near Threscourt and Lassigny.
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Busaierva
la Ferte
Douglas Haig
Bethune
Aveluy Wood
Battle reports from Western Front trenches and air actions
Fragmentary dispatches describe continued fighting south of Roms and near Marquegnoe with enemy gains and Allied resistance along Bligcourt Bois de Thiescourt and Vourcelles Subescourg. Reports say American troops penetrated near Wood northwest of Chateau-Thierry as London says the battle rages with heavy Allied air actions and shifting fronts.
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Veloia
Roms
1 sur-Mars
Bligcourt
Bois de Thiescourt
Enemy forces capture Kesson Wood near Mescotta
German troops hold Kesson Wood south of Mescotta sur Mata as enemy forces maintain control of the center.
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Mescotta-sur- Mata
Gallant Prensch Resistance Amid Fretel Front Line Battles
Reulers dispatch from Fretel reports Monday and Tuesday fighting along the new front with fierce attacks. The wings hold. on the extreme right Piemont seven miles west of Noyon remains in first line defences after French garrison repels German infantry waves. Montheillaud between Noyon and Ville also remains in dir.
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Compiegne
Laigne
Shaghidier
Somme
Oise Mlemenceau
MM. Hlewmenceau
Reulers
Fretel
Oul
Cnemy Win
Samed
Piemont
Noyon
Monthellaud
Ville
Dirs
Enemy activity near Albert reported by The Times
Percy Stubinson reports intense enemy sheltering around Albert near Villers-Bretonneux. Unclear whether the foe plans to advance or intends a quiet lull while the southern offensive continues.
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Percy Stubinson
Times
Albert
Villers-Bretonnous
Americans Improve Positions Near Chateau Thierry
An American official report describes advancing our lines northeast of Chateau Thierry with French cooperation. Patrols crossed the Marne and secured a full reconnaissance, improving our hold on fortified positions.
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Chateau Thierry
Marne
French Defenses Hold Amid German Offensive Push
During the second day of the offensive German forces pressed with repeated assaults aided by fresh troops to push toward Exterta Denin and Rive court. French troops resisted tenaciously and held ground as the enemy captured the villages of Mery Balloy and Amer Marais caminis or after heavy bombardment.
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Hospitals and Officials Suffer Casualties in Allied Attack
A World War II era report notes seven hospitals under heavy bombardment and large casualty counts. It cites casualties among military and civilian personnel, including officers such as Deputy War Secretary Macpherson and officials linked to the War Office.
Paris prewar defense plans braced as fears rise
The Times Paris correspondent reports heavy artillery threats and panic over possible German attack. Citizens brace for bombardment while officials assure measures to protect Paris. Rumors of widespread destruction shape grim city preparations and public resolve.
Vital positions and the frontier in the Verdun era
The text discusses strategic battle lines around Montdidier and the Marne corridor, noting a project to defend a key capital axis from Paris via a dense railway network. It cites expert opinions on a major confrontation resembling a Verdun scale, with both French and British forces bearing the weight of defense amid German pressure.
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Paria
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Marne
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American Army Reaches Seven Hundred Thousand in France
The report notes United States War Secretary Newton D. Baker confirming that about 700000 American troops are deployed in France. The detail emphasizes scale and logistical effort of American forces abroad during the war.
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