The European War. Early Messages
Britain line 55,397 German, 763 Bulgarian, and 15,512 Turkish prisoners of war. Serbian advices confirms the report…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
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The War Earlier Messages Germany and America
The first summoning of the U.S. National Guards is the outstanding development of the week. It means that 13,000 men are to be made…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General War News. a New Explosive. Secret Test Ordered. London
The Halakite inquiry has now been reduced to a dispute between the authorities and Blanch, the inventor. A secret experiment will be conducted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Imperial War Cabinet. Pertinent Questions in the Commons. (Reuter.) LONDON
In the House of Commons Colonel Rowntree asked: Is the Imperial War Cabinet an executive body or only consultative like the Imperial War Conference?…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Empire War Conference. Prelude to Something Greater. Reorganising the Whole Empire. London
There is a growing feeling that, important as the present War Cabinet and War Conference are, they can only be regarded as the precursor of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Situation in Russia. Foreign Minister Interviewed. the Torpedoed Asturias. Hindenburg Threatens Italy. Russia. War to the Knife. London
A Petrograd correspondent says that "the war must be continued until a complete victory is achieved," is the unanimously expressed wish of the Army,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Letters. on the Somme. Mud Knee-deep Everywhere
Private Syd. Sullivan, writing to Mrs. Cecil E. Smith, Experiment Farm, Grafton, from England, under date 201216. says: I am sorry to say that I could…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers' Committee
A meeting was held last night of the Returned Soldiers' Relief Committee, the Mayor of Grafton (Ald. D. McFarlane) presiding over a small attendance…
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A meeting was afterwards held of the Soldiers Dependents' Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. W. Boorman. Mr. A. W. Deane was appointed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Letters. an Interesting Trip
Private P. C. Osprey, of the 15th Battalion, writing to his sister Ruby, at South Grafton, says:âI now take the pleasure of writing to you on our trip…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Vote. Special Train Provided
A method, unique in elections, was adopted by the State Electoral Department to enable soldiers from New South Wales at present stationed in…
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A meeting of this committee followed the foregoing, and as the Mayor had to attend a Council committee meeting he was excused and Cr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers' Re-union
The meeting to arrange for a reunion of Northern Rivers returned soldiers, held at Lismore on Wednesday night, was gratifying successful,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified, through the Australian Cables Association.) Germany and America. Will Berlin Move First? Britain Helping America. New York, Thursday Night
There are persistent reports in Berlin that Germany intends to make another big move before next Monday (when Congress meets) hoping to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Notes
The news made available by the Press Bureau this weak shows that the Allied pursuit of the enemy on the Somme portion of the West Front has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"King" Watriama. Wounded in France. Claims Throne of Loyalty Islands
King Watriama, whose name appeared in the casualty lists recently, is a member of the Australian Infantry Forces. The cables on October 25 of last year…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Is There War On?
America is still trying to find out whether she is at war or not, and there are still admissions and counter-admissions on the subject…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Edison on the War
"I had expected new things at least, of the Germans. But there have been no new things not even new atrocities or new brutalities." So spoke…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The State and the War
Since the commencement of the war New South Wales has enlisted 106,000 recruits, besides giving £35,000,000 to the War Loan, and £2,604,000 to patri…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →L.c. War Equipment League
Members of the above league have spent a very busy week, packing comforts for Lower Clarence soldiers at the front. A large number of parcels,…
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