Recruiting. Enlisting for a Limited Period Melbourne
Mr. MacKinnon, Director-General of Recruiting, approved of the suggestion that men should, be asked to enlist for a limited period for active service…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
3,324 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 35 of 167
British Determination. a Gigantic War Debt. the Intolerable Boche. Must Be Civilised Somehow. Criticisms of Mr. Bonar Law's Speech. London
Germany will scan vainly the criticisms of Mr. Bonar Law's speech for signs of any British deflection towards peace arising from the financial outlook or changed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Sydney
Field-Marshall Sir Douglas Haig reports a successful raid southward of St. Quentin. Several of the enemy were killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Earlier Messages
The "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent, enlarging on the Russian opposition to Japanese intervention in Siberia, says:--The mere hint…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Address. Lady Speaker at Maclean
About 30 women and 15 men attended a meeting held at the School of Arts, Maclean, when Ald. Gale presided, and war addresses were delivered by Sergt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →12,000,000 Tires—U.S.A. War Needs
The following is taken from a resume by H. S. Firestone, President of the Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, U.S.A., of how…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A War Loaf. South African Proposal. Cape Town
In the Assembly the Wheat Preseryation Bill, providing for a war loaf, passed the second reading, and was referred to the Select Committee on food supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General War News. the Matunga Passengers. Arrivals in London. London, Monday Night
Messrs. Strangman, Flood and Mackenzie, from the Matunga, have arrived in London. Mackenzie states that only four or five Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canada Joes Dry. for the Term of the War. and One Year After. Ottowa
Canada virtually goes dry on April 1 for the term of the war, and a year after peace is signed, with the exception of the provinces which have already been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War (Messages received, except where of [?] specified, through the Austrian Cables Association.) Influence of the Press. Debate in the Commons. Lloyd George Defends His Friends. London
In the House of Commons, replying to Austen Chamberlain, Mr. Lloyd George justified the appointment of Lord Northcliffe, Lord Rothermere and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter in Store. War Precautions Regulation. Officers Empowered to Seize. Melbourne
The Federal Executive has passed War Precautions Act Regulation empowering officers to seize all butter in store…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Loan. Efforts for Final Week. Tanks in Sydney Streets. Sydney
Anticipating an ascending scale of public interest in the sixth War Loan, arrangements are being made for the final week to take on some feature that has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Labor's War Aims. a Minister's Reply. the Only Hope of Safety. League of Nations. London
Mr. Barnes, who is a Labor member of the War Cabinet, in the course of an interview with regard to Labor's war aims' memorandum, stated it contained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Morale Unshaken. Jolly British Soldiers. "Go On, Ladies!"
"The Times" correspondent reported on Wednesday that the raid was the most successful the Germans had made. Many well known buildings were struck, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Teddy's Son. Wounded and Decorated. Paris
Archie Roosevelt has been wounded. PORTLAND (Oregon), Thursday. The United Press correspondent on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Earlier Messages
A message from Palestine headquarters, dated Monday, says: The stern fighting in the mountainous country, between Jerusalem and Nablus, has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sixth War Loan. Fight for War Bonds. Grafton v. LISMORE
Sydney is to have its Tank week in the last days of the Sixth War Loan Campaign, when public interest will be at fever heat. In England and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General War News. Norway's Agriculture. Male Conscription. London, Wednesday Night
A message from Christiana says: The Norwegian Government proposes to conscript all males, between the ages of 15 and 65 for agriculture and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Bonds. Magnificent British Effort. the Nation's Resolve. to Secure Victory. London
In the House of Commons Mr. Bonar Law announced the result of last week's special campaign, in which nearly £123,000,000 worth of war bonds were sold, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers and Drink. Sydney
Brigadier-General Forsyth states that 90 per cent, of the crime in the army is due to drink. He agrees, however, that the majority of Australians in khaki are…
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