Britain's War Finance
In the "Nineteenth Century" Mr. J. Ellis Barker discusses Britain's war expenditure, he says, staggers the imagination, not only of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,871 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 40 of 144
The War Earlier Messages
Captain Persius, writing in "The Berliner Tageblatt," warns the Germans not to underestimate British de [?]rmmation and the British [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Brevities. London
A large number of British soldiers are inquiring whether land will be available for settlement in Australia after the war. An official Washington message says that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tragedy of War
Mr. Georage Crossmith tells the following story as the best he knows:- "In the recent push at Loos, a friend of mine, a captain in the Buffs (the poor fellow was killed three…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The European War. Very Latest. Sydney
The Germans date that after powerful ?artillery preparation, the English captured a St. Eloi…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tribute to Australasian Troops. "Finest Fighters of War."
A writer in an article on Egypt in "Guy's Hospital Gazette," London, pays a warm tribute to the Australian and New Zealand soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Funny Stories of the Week. Told by L. Black. the War Babies
Mr. Frank Howell Evans, the well-known writer, told me a story which, in his opinion, was eminently characteristic of ant war humor. Two Tommies, belonging to a Battalion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War the Blockade. a Cargo of Rubber. Seized by British Patrol. Steamer's Story Doubted. London, Thursday Night
The Brazilian steamer Saldan Hadegam, bound from Para to New York with a cargo of 120 tons of raw rubber was seized off the Orkney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Soldiers. the Question of Discipline
The most heart-breaking part of an officer's or N.C.O.'s work during the period of recruit, training is to educate Australians to submit to discipline. It is almost an impossibilty to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Homes for Incapacitated Soldiers Sydney
Mr. Ashford explained that the scheme to provide suburban homes for incapacitated soldiers will be quite apart from the general scheme of settling on the land those…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From the Front. Soldiers' Letters. Clarence Boy in France
Miss Alma Eggins, of Alumny Creek, has received a letter from R. McCallum, D. Co., 6th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, serving with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Life" and the War
Dr. Fithcett, in the April number of "Life," is very confident that the tide of war has turned and is beginning to run strongly in favor of the Allies…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Sydney
Six Zeppelins participated in a third raid on Scotland. Thirty-six explosives and 17 incendiary shells were dropped at various places, damaging…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War and Ed[?]cation
Some time ago one of our legislators, converted to a temporary "militarism" by that logic of fact which none can evade, said that he "had hoped that education was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Royal Show and the War
There are heavy increases for this year's Royal Show in the entries of cattle, poultry, pigs, and in several other sections. In agricultural machinery there will be a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Very Latest. Contraband of War. Sydney
The Brazilian steamer Saldan Hedegam, whilst voyaging from Para to New York with a cargo of 120 tons of raw rubber, was seized…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germany's War Policy. Bleeding Alone for Fatherland. the Chancellor's Speech. London
The German Chancellor, Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, in a speech, said that if Germany's adversaries desired to continue slaughter and devastation in Europe, the Germans would have to stand it as men. Calumnies had been spread that after the war Germany would attempt to conquer Canada. It was foolish to impute that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers on Leave
A batch of Dorrigo soldiers, who have been in training in the Armidale and Maitland camps arrived in Dorrigo by the Armidale cars last Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldier
On Tuesday Private N. McDougall returned to Dorrigo by the Armidale car. It was only last week that reference was made to Private…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Provision for Wounded Soldiers
Bangalow Oddfellows are setting a praiseworthy example in the provision made for wounded brethren who return from doing heir duty at the front. Recently they gave…
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