Fall of Joffre. Nivelle's Brilliant Dash. War-weary Germans. London, December 15
With the departure of Joffre there disappears also the Grand Quartier-General, that abode of supreme authority where all great questions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1917
3,032 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 22 of 152
Essen in War Time. the Pulsing Heart of Germany. 120,000 Workers at Krupp's
"Essen was one of the places visited by Mr. D. Thomas Curtin, the American journalist whom the Germans allowed to see a good deal. To see…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General War News. Hun Plot in Holland. Attempt to Blow Up British Consulate. Amsterdam, Saturday Night
Five persons have been arrested on a charge of plotting to blow up a hotel at Groningen (Holland), where the British Consulate is quartered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Old Policy Abandoned. Out to Win the War. Nation's Unanimous Approval London, Saturday Night. The "Daily Telegraph" says:--
"Mr. Lloyd George's speech was a full and frank acceptance of the war situation and an abandonment of the policy of letting things adjust…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British War Problems. Statement by Lloyd George. Submarines in Mediterranean. Transport and Mailboat Sunk. England. Methods to Ensure Victory. Economy and Production. London
Speaking in the House of Commons on Friday, Mr. Lloyd George said:- There was no margin of supply in highly skilled men who worked at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) the Western Front. Both Sides Raiding. British Improve Position. London, Saturday Night
Field Marshal Sir D. Haig reports:-- We have improved our position northward of Gueudecount by capturing portion of a trench and thirty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Equipment League
A euchre tournament and dance was held on Thursday night last in aid of the Alumny Creek-Southgate branch. Fifty-two players took part in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Excitement in Holland. War Unlikely. London
The Dutch are complaining bitterly of their latest experience of submarinism. No amount of German explanations and regrets will restore the ships and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Loan
J. L. Thompson and Sons, stockbrokers, write: There is every reason to be Satisfied with the subscription to the fourth issue of the war loan, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Old Gold and Silver War Fund
In view of the special appeal now being made by the War Chest Fund, which is urgently in need of money, the committee of the Old Gold and Silver…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British War Loan. Mr. Bonar Law Makes Statement. War Loan: £1,000,312,950. LONDON
Mr. Bonar Law, speaking in the Commons, said it was not advisable that the Dardanelles Commissioners' evidence should be published at the present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Final Step Short of War. Wilson Will Act. London
A message from Washington states: There is tremendous interest here and in New York in President Wilson's address. It is interpreted that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General War News. South American Mediation. Argentine's Move. Buenos Ayres
The Argentine Government is endeavouring to arrange joint action by the Latin American Republics for mediation in the war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Money After the War. Will It Be Cheap or Dear? Expert Opinion
Joseph Palmer and Sons' "Monthly Share List" of Feb. 21 discusses a question on which there is much diversity of opinion:--…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Correspondence. [We do not necessarily endorse the opinions of our correspondents.—ED.] War Amelioration Fund. To the Editor
Sir,—By your Wednesday's issue I notice that you attended the concert at the Grata, and if you had reported what I said on that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Letters
Extract from Private J. B. Moran's letter of 31216, to Mrs. Todhunter, who advises having received his Christmas parcel, and further adds that it did…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →National Land Policy. Provision for Soldiers. Mr. Ashford's Address
Mr. W. G. Ashford, Minister for Lands, opened his election campaign at Boggabri on Friday night. The Minister explained that, owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From the Front. Soldiers' Letters. Xmas Cheer Appreciated
Mr. H. Hynes, general secretary of the C.R. War Equipment League, Grafton, has received the following letters:--…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) the Eastern Front. Huns Using Gas. Turk Attacks Repulsed. London, Tuesday Night
A Russian official message says: In the region of Smorgon the enemy discharged eight gas waves in seven hours…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Old Gold and Silver War Fund."
One of our recent editions contained an appeal by the committee of this fund, asking for gold and silver articles of any and every description. We now…
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