Methodists and the War. British Confidence Abused
A considerable portion of the annual pastoral address of the retiring president of the Methodist Conference, Rev. Joseph Woodhouse, was devoted to the war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,871 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 28 of 144
Mrs. Collins' Story. Berlin in War Time
Writing from Amsterdam on July 7, 1915, immediately after her release from Berlin, to her Sydney relatives, Mrs. Collins says:--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Earlier Messages. Bulgaria Wants Peace. Overtures to the Allies. London
The Italian Press says Bulgaria is making confidential peace overtures to the Allies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War in Australasia. Don't Send Matches. an Object Lesson. Melbourne
A parcel sent from Australia for an Australian soldier in Egypt, was found, to be warm on arrival. It had contained a supply of wax matches, a pipe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Homes for Soldiers' Widows. an Appeal for Help
Dr. R. Arthur, M.L.A. writes (Feb. 28) on behalf of the Voluntary Workers' Association:-- Are we doing-enough for the widows…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Pensions
A deputation representing the Australian [?]rnalists' Association waited upon the Federal Treasurer (Mr. Higgs) at Melbourne and urged that greater generosity should be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Service Committee
The weekly meeting was held last night. Present: The Mayor (Aid. Johnson) in the chair; Mrs. Taylor; Messrs. A. W. Deane, R. Hynes, Foster, Donnelly, Fitzgerald, Taylor,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Brevities. London
Russian publicists who have been visiting England give glowing accounts of their reception, and are particularly enthusiastic over their visit to the fleet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Echoes of the War. Germans Checked at Douaumont
Last week I touched on the position at Verdun, and indicated that, owing to the manner in which the fortress was surrounded by Germans, it was possible for a very great…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General War Cables. Prime Minister Eulogised. Complimented by the "Times." London
The "Times," in a leading article, says that Mr. Hughes will have a warm welcome. He has shown marked ability as an administrator and real force as a man, with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Verdun Engagement. Graphic Description by French Soldier Terrific Onslaught of Germans. London
Marcel Jaures, who was wounded at Verdun, relates the following story: I fought at Ypres a year ago, but it was a mere brawl compared with Verdun. Only a fiend or the Kaiser could have sacrificed German lives with such prodigality. The assault was crushed under an enormous weight of metal. Half the troops were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Earlies Wires
An Austrian [?]marion [?]ok a Swedish steamer near the Spanish Coast. The crew, in boat[?] made for the Spanish [?]ast Italian steamer…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Brevities. London
The British steamer Masunda, owned by the Glasgow United Steam Shipping Co., has been sunk. Bulgarian newspapers are alarmed at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →After-war Conditions. London
Mr Percy Hunter says that after a careful study of the prospects, he is convinced that settlement of disbanded British and Dominion armies after the war will impose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General War Cables. Proposed Economic Conference. London
The Russian press enthusiastically supports the coming economic conference to be held in Paris, stating the extension of the Declaration of London to economic relations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Drink Hour. What of After the War?
The controversy over the liquor question will be settled by a referendum. This, it is said, will allow the electors a choice of hours from 6 to 11. The question may be asked…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Earlier Messages. Greek Crisis Imminent. Tiny and Venizelos Reconciled. London
A message from Cairo says M. Venizelos (exPremier) has had several interviews with King Constantine, and a reconciliation has been effected. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Your War Consus Card. What Will Happen To it? A Mixed-Up Argument at a Mixed Up Meeting
Is this a meeting of a Recruiting Association, or is it a meeting of a War Service Committee? was the question that brought about a very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Soldier Court-martialled. Sydney
Private R. H. Banning, a member of the Australian Infantry Forces, was charged before a court-martial to-day with having struck, while on active service, his superior…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →From the Front. Soldiers' Letters. Matron Pocock
Matron Pocock, of Stockyard Creek, Upper Clarence, is not a soldier, of course, but she is serving her King and country just as nobly and…
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