The Hashoi Raid. 3000 Enemy Workers Killed or Wounded. London, Sunday Night
The recent bombing of the Turkish munition factory at Hashoi by Allied airmen resulted in three thousand Turks, German and Jewish workers…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,871 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 144
Picture Pops. To-night's War Special
The Pops management very much regret their inability to show their patrons the usual 4 reels of "The Million Dollar Mysery" to-night, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commonwealth War Loan, £10,000,000
Until the list closes on the 31st January, all persons who care to do so -- and they should be many -- have the right to assist the country and our soldiers by subscribing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Anzac Withdrawal. Sir Ian Hanilton's Despatch. the Responsiblity of Failure. General Stopford Demands an Inquiry. London
General Stopford, on whom Sir Ian Hamilton's note placed the responsibility of the failure at Suvla, has demanded an inquiry into the Suvla operations. [Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Frederick William Stopford, 61 years of age, is a son of the fourth Earl of Courtown. He entered the army in 1871 and was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in the Outposts. Fine Work in Cameroons. Gallant Nigerian Troops
The Official Press Bureau issues details, supplied by a British officer, of the occupation by Nigerian forces of Banyo, in the Cameroons, in October…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Japan and Russia. Approached by Germany. Peace Proposals Rejected. Tokio, Friday Evening
A statement of much importance has been made by the Japanese Premier. In the course of an interview, printed in the "Japan Advertiser," Count…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Latest War News. British Guns Engaged Daily. Our Losses Small. Gallant Conduct of Two Sailors. London
Phillip Gibbs, war correspondent, says: -- The British are engaged in daily battle along the entire line, sometimes reaching the violence of a bombardment preceding an attack. Our losses have lately been small, as our gunners are sure. The enemy are suffering tenfold. Their morale has been shaken by continual strife…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Appeal for Soldiers. London
The Lord Mayor has made a stirring appeal for the enlistment of all eligible men. He attends the Mansion House daily and personally welcomes the recruits…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enlistment Cards. Melbourne
Reports from various meetings which decided to ignore the enlistment cards were brought under the notice of Mr. Hughes, who declared the decisions ill advised. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Poisoning Our Soldiers."
Last week, in the Legislative Council, the Hon. L. F. Heydon opposed the Government's proposal to close hotels at 10 p.m. He said it was because the publicans would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From the Front. Soldiers' Letters. Pte. Joe Langham
Writing to Mr. and Mrs. T. Michael from Zeitoun, Egypt, under date 1211 1915, Pte. J. Langham says:--I have met a few Grafton boys since I left…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Service Committee
A meeting of the South Grafton War Service Committee was held last night. The Mayor (Ald. Bawden) presided, and there were also present: Messrs. A. E. and C. T…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Census Cards
The reports of various meetings which have decided to ignore the enlistment cards have been brought under the notice of the Prime Minister (Mr. W. M. Hughes)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →American War Gambling
The New York correspondent of the "Daily Express" says that large fortunes are being made in America by many of the men-- and women-- who are plunging into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Critics and the War
When this war is over, it may settle some things, but even when the Allies have won it will by no means be proved that democracy has vanquished aristrocracy on the field of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Germany and the War
The veteran English socialist, H. Hyndman prognosticates that after the war, allowing a practically short period for national recovery, Germany will become a more…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Turkish Report of Anzac. Not a Britisher Remained Behind! London
A telegram from Constantinople tells exultantly of the withdrawal from the lower end of Gallipoli Peninsula. It states that, as a result of a violent battle the British completely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General War Cables. London
A wireless message from Rome states a battle took place between the Bulgarians and Greek gendarmerie at Proporosel. Several were killed and many wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What Is the War Costing the World?
In the "Nineteenth Century" for September, Mr. Crammond writes an article, congested with figures, showing the cost of the present war. At the end of the first year, he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Anzac Withdrawal. in Defence of Hamilton. Why Was the Project Doomed to Failure? London
Lord Sydenham, formerly Governor of Victoria, has written a letter to the "Times" defending General Sir Ian Hamilton. He points out that the officer could not compel an advance on the evening of August 8, because two divisions, scattered over 6 miles of front, could not be got sufficiently in hand. Lord Sydenham adds…
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