To-day's War News Guarding the Seas. British Navy's Vigilance. London
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4
The unceasing vigilance exercised by the navy in the North Sea is illustrated by the stories told by members of the crew of the German torpedo boat destroyer V 69, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. (Australian Cable Association Messages.) on the British Front. London
Leader · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4
General Haig reports that the enemy attempted a raid to southwestward of Loos, but was easily beaten off, leaving a number of dead and wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labor and War Problems the British Conference. More Scenes. Deportation of Strike Leaders. London
The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2
The Labor Conference has continued its sessions at Manchester. Mr. J. C. Warded, the president, read a telegram which the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier's Ear Bitten Off. Man Charged with Assault. Sydney
The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 1
At about 2 o'clock in the morning, Private Charles Ernest Crifton, who is in camp at Randwick, walked into the Darlinghurst Police Station, and told…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Youths Enlisting. Anticipating the 'Proclamation. London
The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3
A large number of the 18-year-old lads are joining the colors for training although the proclamation has not yet been issued…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eighteen Year Olds Enlisting
Leader · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4
Large numbers of eighteen year olds are rallying to the colors, although the proclamation is not yet issued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Soldier and the Farmer
Leader · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4
Lord Derby and Mr. R. E. Prothero state that the urgent military situation requires the taking of men under 25, from every industry, even those…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mount Victoria. Death of Local Soldier
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 3
By cable, Constable Sheibel has been informed that his son, Lance Corporal John Sheibel, who enlisted on 15th April and who was attached to 4th Batt., 1st Infantry…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Oberon. Soldier Farewelled
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 4
A public farewell was given Private Vincent Wilcox, in the Federal Hall on Wednesday evening. Mr. A. E. Burcher, J.P., occupied the chair, and addresses were delivered by Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Soldiers' Letter Box. Pte. W. J. Jenkins. No Wash for Three Weeks
Lithgow Mercury · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 6
Pte. W. J. Jenkins, writing to his mother, Mrs. C. Jenkins, Cupro-street, under date Nov. 11, said: "I left England on September 30 for a base camp in France. Then they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Peace British View Reply to Wilson the Reality of the War. Allies Demand Security. No Utoian Dream. Mr. Bonar Law Speaks. London
The Bathurst Times · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 2
Mr. Bonar Law, Chanection of the Exchequer and leader of the House of Commons, has issued a statement in which he says that President Wilson's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Loan. Work for Recruiting Committees
National Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 3
A number of the Recruiting Committees have already got their organisation going for the purpose of obtaining subscribers to the War Loan. In…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Price of Food Increases Since the War
The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 4
In his monthly statement comparing the price levels of food and groceries in Sydney between July, 1914, the month before the outbreak of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Labor Conference Peace Offers Rejected. After War Problems London
National Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2
At the Labor Conference now sitting at Manchester, a resolution was carried calling upon the Government to formulate plans to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cost of War Loss in Property. Germany's Disadvantage. New York
The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2
The Pitisburg National Trade Commission reports that the losses in European property as a result of the war, excluding shipping, total £1,197,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"War Weariness" German View of the Dominions. Interpretation of Empire Conference. London
The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2
An article in the 'Cologne Gazette allegedly from thai paper's London correspondent, asserts that the imperial War Conference to be held in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Labor the Manchester Conference. Socialistic Element. After-war Problems. Enemy Socialists. London
The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2
Mr. Ramsay McDonald, M.P., at the Manchester, Labor conference, submitted a motion on behalf of the executive demanding the conscription of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Constable's Tussle Returned Soldier and Another. Sydney
The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 3
While Constable Gregg was doing daly in Kent Street, Millers' Point, last night, he was challenged by a man named Gastler to fight. The constable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late News This Morning's Cables. the War Conference Interview with Mr. Lloys George. Big Questions for the Dominions. New York
The Bathurst Times · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2
The newspapers publish an view which an Australian correspondent has had with Mr. Lloyd George, the British Prime Minister, who said…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Again Wounded. a Gallant Soldier's Ill Fortune Private W. COHEN, D.C.M.
Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 4
Word has been received by the Mayor of Mudgee (Mr. L. Cohen)that his grandson, Private W. Cohen. who has been awarded the…
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