The War Earlier Messages
Mr. Hudson Maxim, the American inventor, says he could build a gun to shoot from London to Paris, but he is doubtful of the value of freak…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
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Australia's War Expenditure. Mr. Watt at Bendigo. War Loan Subscriptions. Melbourne
Mr. Watt, Federal Treasurer, speaking at Bendigo, said Australia's war expenditures this year would be 97 million pounds. Of that sum 13 millions would come out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bulgars Engaged. America to Declare War. New York
The New York "Times'" Washington correspondent says: Consequent on the announcement that Bulgarian troops are engaged on the West Front,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General War News. America in Earnest. No More Labor Troubles. Washington
Representatives of American employers and workers have adopted a plan designed to obviate strikes and lockouts during the war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →General War News Silly Persia. May Join the Enemy. Portland (Oregon)
An official summary states: "News is current in Teheran (Persian capital) that Persia may join the Central Powers."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Offensive Broken. "Most Sanguinary Check of the War." Paris, Monday Night
A semi-official message issued on Sunday, dealing with the great battle on the Moreuil-Lassigny front, says:-- "At certain points yesterday our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →P.P.U. Mr. McRae Re-elected President Taxes on Agricultural Shows. £1000 for War Loan. Sydney
At the quarterly meeting of the central executive of the Primary Producers' Union, the retiring president, Mr. C. J. McEae, was re-elected unanimously. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Poultry Farms
The Governor-General inspected the soldier settlers' poultry farms at Bankstown, and expressed admiration of the work done on the settlements…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. Returned Soldiers
A meeting of members of the L.C.R.S.A. was held in Commercial Chambers, Maclean, on Saturday afternoon, when it was decided to celebrate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Using American Soldiers. in Allied Divisions London
The Press Bureau states:--Communications between President Wilson and Mr. Lloyd George, and consultations with the American…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain's Burden. Why Our Soldiers Voted "No." Corp. Alf. Henry's Views
By the English mail received in Grafton on Wednesday evening came the following note from Corp. Alf. Henry (in France) to Mr. J. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War (Messages received, except where otherwise specified through the Australian Cables Association.) Russian Chaos. National Bankruptcy. Printing Tons of Paper Money. Petrograd, Monday Night
The financial situation in Russia is very grave. The Bolshevik Government is printing over three milliards of paper money monthly to cover…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Napoleon and the War
We have received from Dymock's Book Arcade, Sydney, a copy, of a book of 180 well-printed pages entitled as above, and from the pen of E. George Marks, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Heroism. Tales from the Wounded. Mowing Down Germans. the Slaughter at Hebuterne. London
Australian wounded in London relate the terrific slaughter of Germans on the Somme, at slight cost. Two stirring engagements at Dernancourt and Hebuterne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australia's War Debt. and the Interest Bill. Sydney
Sir Joseph Carruthers says the public debt, of Australia after the war will be between £700,000,000 and £800,000,000, and the interest bill would be about…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Loan. Tank Week in Sydney. a Magnificent Response. £145,000 in One Minute. State Governor's Appeal. Sydney
Tank week in connection with the War Loan, was inaugurated in Sydney this morning, when the State Governor delivered a four-minute speech from a tank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Soldiers' Shop
It is as well to remind readers that this worthy war institution opens again this Friday, in River street, Maclean, for the sale of donated goods, all proceeds from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
(Messages received, except where otherwise specified through the Australian Cables Association.)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Amelioration Fund
The regular meeting of this body be held at the Fitzroy Hotel, Coff's Harbor, on Monday night next. Among other important business the appointment of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Arithmetic of War
The manpower appeal by Mr. Lloyd George, which was published in this paper this paper this week, may meet many unheeding car. Appeals have been read…
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