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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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recently the Admiralty permitted another party of representatives of foreign and Allied newspapers to visit the Grand Fleet. On this occasion, for the first time, a few…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The correspondent of the "Times" at Bucharest describes the situation in Bulgaria as extremely obscure. The nation is divided into two camps. The populace, intoxicated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The "Koelnische Volks Zeitung," in the course of an angry article on the British Compulsion Law, says the German fleet must act, as Britain will be quite uncontrollable if allowed to send millions of men to the Continent. Germany is really fighting for the freedom of the whole of Europe, when striving to break England's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir George Reid had a walk-over for St. George's seat, Mr. H. T. Mackenzie Bell having retired from the contest. Sir George Reid. when interviewed, said he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The recruiting campaign in Victoria will be opened on January 18, and will last one month. Mr. Higgs (Federal Treasurer) is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the Coramba War Service Committee was held in the Board Room of the Shire Chambers on Monday evening. Sergeant Pritzler occupied the chair, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Germans have bombarded the town of Nancy (France) with naval 15-inchers. Mr. Philip Gibbs, the "Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Austrian batteries at Cattaro and warships have been turned on Lovehen positions, which are under a continuous rain of shells. An aeroplane fell at Eastbourne. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A meeting of the South Grafton War Service Committee was held at the South Grafton School of Arts on Monday night. Present: The Mayor (Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Jensen, Minister for the Navy, announces that the P. and O. steamer Geelong, which was recently sunk, took down with her 55 cases of Xmas gifts…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In a message from Salonika, Mr. Ward Price says that now is the most favourable time for a Bulgar-German offensive against Salonika. They have had time to repair the bridges and tunnels destroyed on the Vardar railways. King Constantine has promised he will not order his army to oppose the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The House of Lords carried the second reading of the Munitions Bill. Lord Kintore said the opportunity should be seized of giving the Minister for Munitions discretion to fix the standard of profits in controlled establishments to be set aside as war profits for expansion after the war of young establishments…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Board of Trade announces that during December 56 steamers were lost, with a total tonnage of 79,466. This loss was presumably due, for the most part, to enemy submarines,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The war census cards sent out by Mr. Hughes are being dealt with by the various local committees. It is stated that the majority of those to whom the appeal was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The "Daily Mail's" commissioner, who visited Scandinavia, declares that the German traders consider the British blockade the best joke of the war. A vast amount of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the course of an address to the troops at Brisbane. Major-General McCay advised the non-commissioned officers not to give too much fatigue duty to the men. This elicited…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It was recently announced that the Overseas Club was moving in the matter of having wattles and other Australian trees planted among the graves of our fallen soldiers at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Paris journal's war correspondent on the Eastern Front says that the Russian offensive advances slowly but inexorably in three zones, first on the River Styr, where the Czar's troops are advancing along two lines of railway leading to Kovel; second on the River Strypa, where the Russians are using great masses of…
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