From the Front. Soldiers' Letters. Trooper Tocher
Trooper W. A. Tocher, writing to his parents at South Grafton from Maadi, Egypt, under date 711215, says: -- We left Melbourne on Oct. 22,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,871 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 144
War Service Committee
The Mayor presided at a meeting of the above in the Town Hall last night. There were also present: Cr. Boorman, Mrs. Taylor, Messrs. Deane, Donnelly, Taylor, McDonald,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Echoes of the War. the Lull at Verdun
Last week I suggested that Verdun, was still in grave danger, but the news which has come through during the last few days certainly suggests that such danger is now…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German War Reports. Bluffing the People. London
Germans are being drilled to forget all boastings and promises concerning Verdun, and believe that operations are progressing satisfactorily. The "Cologne Gazette" says…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General War Cables. the Sussex. Wholesale Murder and Blood Lust. London
The American Embassy in London announces that there were 25 Americans on the Sussex. Two were seriously injured. Twenty one were landed safely; the fate of the other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Notes
There was another noisy demonstration at a peace gathering on Sunday afternoon in Melbourne, which ended in the soldiers present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Earlier Messages
The German wireless source of news circulates, without comment, the New York "Post's" story about Berlin peace feelers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Brevities. London
An Amsterdam message states that Germany officially denies the loss of a submarine on the occasion of the encounter between the Greif and the Alcantara…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duration of the War
Sir R. Borden, the Canadian Prime Minister, last month, in introducing a measure for the extension of the present Canadian. Parliament, said he was convinced that the war…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Service League. Clarence Unit Scheme
The usual weekly meeting of the above committee was held at the Town Hall on Monday evening, presided over by the Mayor (Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. The Very Latest. Great Naval Battle. The Fleets Meet Sydney
Copenhagen reported a great naval engagement three miles off Graadys Lightship, near Esbjerg, on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in the North Sea. British Naval Secrets. More Important Ones Yet to Be Told. London, Tuesday Night
The Manchester "Guardian" says: "The sinking of the Greif is not our only naval secret. There are others much more important still to be told."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Post-war Possibilities. Sydney
The Minister for Defence says that when the war closes new possibilities will open up for Australia. People must set about the utilisation of their resources, and if this is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Echoes of the War. a Barren Week
There has been very little news this week. What has come through is on the whole good, but it relates only to minor engagements. The French are entirely confident that they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Breach of War Precautions Act. Publisher Heavily Fined. Sydney
At the Police Court, Tom Barber, publisher, was proceeded against on an information alleging a breach of the War Precautions Act by making statements likely to prejudice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Gratitude
"I cannot tell you how pleased any of us are when we receive any little present from the people of Australia; it makes us feel as if we could fight for ever for you," writes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Notes
A message from Honolulu reports that three men had been arrested on February 27, charged With recruiting American soldiers for service in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Earlier Messages
An escorting force of light cruiser destroyers, under Commander Tyrwhitt, on Saturday morning convoyed British seaplanes to a rendezous near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ulmarra War Equipment League
The Mayor (Ald. G. W. Fitzgerald) presided over a meeting of the above League in the Ulmarra Council Chambers last night, when there was an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Brevities. London
The President of the Prize Court awarded Captain Grant and the officers and crew of the Carmania £2115 prize money for sinking the Cap Trafalgar…
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