General War Cables. London
Owing to the overflowing of the Oghinsk Canal, the result of a sudden thaw, the Germans have been obliged to evacuate the whole of their second line of trenches. Great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,871 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 144
The War. the Baralong Incident. Sydney
The "Daily Telegraph," London, gives the full story of the Baralong incident. The steamer Nicoslan had a cargo of males and the crew consisted of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The United States and War. Extraordinary Ships and Guns
When a country starts preparing for war it may be either to provoke it or to resist. And if to attack this may be either as an aggressor or to vindicate some principle of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General War Cables. Explosion at an Arsenal. London
Another disaster at the great Skoda arsenal, Austria, prior to that which partially wrecked the works a few days ago, is reported. It transpires that in December last a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disabled Soldiers' Homes. Sydney
The Voluntary Workers' Association, for the purpose of providing homes for disabled soldiers and widows of those killed at the [?]nt, was formed in Sydney yesterday. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Appeal to Enlist. Sydney
Major-General McCay says we have got to have the men to win the war. It was better that men should go away from Australia to fight on the other side of the world for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Unsatisfactory Enlisting. Sydney
Major-General McCay stated at Adelaide yesterday that recruiting in Australia is at present unsatisfactory. Unless men enlisted promptly we are not going to keep up our…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →State's Post-war Development
Like my colleague, Professor Irvine, I am reluctant to indulge in prophecy. There are, however, certain tendencies now observable which it might be useful to discuss. After…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Earlier Messages
General Smith Dorrien has resigned the East African command through ill health, and General Smuts (South African Minister for Defence) replaces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General War Cables. Situation in Russia. Peasantry Prosperous. London
The "Times" correspondent at Petrograd states he visited many villages on a journey thousands of miles in West Rusia. They are tranquil and prosperous, and there is not the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Conscription. Calling Up the Britishers. Great Activity at War Office London, Sunday Night
It is announced in London that the remaining eleven classess of unmarried men have all been called up. There has been great activity at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War the Cry for Peace. Further Efforts Preparing. Significant German Action. Berne, Friday Night
The advocates of peace meet here today, and intend to submit a proposal for an armistice to all the belligerents…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Balkans. Roumania Calls Up Men. Russians Supply War Material. Agitation at Enemy Headquarters. London, Friday Night
It is reported that there has been a hurried conference at German headquarters in consequence of the threatening attitude of Roumania. King…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Australasia. Sydney Enlistments. 676 Men Accepted. Sydney
Altogether 676 men were accepted for active service at the Sydney depots last week…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Census
At the public meeting in the Town Hall last night references were made in a general way to the war census, and a question was put to the chairman as to whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Service Committee
A meeting of the Grafton War Service Committee was held last night. The Mayor presided, and there was a good attendance. It was reported that satisfactory answers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General War Cables. London
Guerilla warfare is proceeding in Montenegro. It is estimated that Canadian recruits number 1000 daily…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain's After-war Trade. London
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce today discussed the after-war trade policy, based on three resolutions. The first adheres to freetrade; the second favours a tariff…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Further Riots by Soldiers. Closing of Hotels. Skirmishes with Police. Sydney
There was trouble at Liverpool and Casula camps to-day in connection with the work under the new syllabus. A number of troops refused to work this morning, came to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →One Killed. Several Wounded. Sydney
The soldiers' strike at Liverpool culminated at midnight at the Central Railway Station, Redfers. The particulars conveyed by an…
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