Offer of Bridging Train. Accepted by War Office. Work for Australian Naval Reserve. Melbourne
The War Office has accepted an offer by the Defence Department of a bridging train which will be organised at once…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1915
3,253 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 163
The War. (Reuter's Messages.) the Position in Berlin. Nothing Heard of German Atrocities. Principal Food Potatoes and Bread. London
An English governess who has been in Berlin for seven years, and has just returned to England, says that during her stay in Berlin she did not…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To See Dying Mother. Five Soldiers Sons Rush Home at State's Cost
Here is a little story (says "Lloyd's") which shows that for all his firmness and determination Lord Kitchener is very human…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers and Drink
A "Galette Extraordinary" was issued in New Zealand on Thursday, making it unlawful to sell intoxicating liquor to soldiers in uniform for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Speclliay for Women Soldiers and Marriage
A current number of an American magazine has for cover-page an amusing illustration of the Sphinx yawning heavily, bored to death apparently by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers on Furlough
By this morning's express arrived about 30 of the Broken Hill men who have been drafted into the reinforcements contingent of the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Second Edition News. Second Ediiton news will be found on page 6 of this edition. 3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages.) Germany's Shipping Threat. Norwegian Steamer Torpedoed. Puts Into English Port. London
A submarine last night torpedoed and damaged the Norwegian tank steamer Belridge, from New Orleans to Amsterdam, in the English Channel…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sick and Wounded Fund. London
"The Times' " sick and wounded fund has now reached over £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Two Years of War."
"The year 1914 dealt a staggering blow to civilisation, the arts, and the sciences," said Thomas A. Edison, on being interviewed by the New York…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Modern War Poor Fun."
A captain of the Buffs (British), who was wounded, writes to a friend in Cork:— "Modern war of the present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Duration of the War. Long Conflict Predicted
The prospects of the duration of hostilities are discussed by "Scrutator" in London "Truth" of January 6. The writer's view that the war will be a long…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir Douglas Mawson. and Germany's War Plan
Sir Douglas Mawson, the famous Antarctic explorer, accompanied by Lady Mawson, reached London just before Christmas Day. To a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Items. Var Pictures by Sir F. Treves
Sir Frederick Treves, the famous English surgeon, describes Red Cross work in the north of France in an interesting report issued by the British Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Scenes in England. Another Chat with Mr. T. M'fie
"The wealthiest lot of Territorials I saw join the ranks for the front came from Birmingham," said Mr. M'Fie on Thursday. "Most of them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Australia. Housing Prisoners of War. Berrima Gaol to Be Utilised. Sydney
It is understood that the State Government contemplates handing over the building at Berrima, formerly used as a gaol, to the Commonwealth,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Echoes of the War. Facts About the Fighting. February 18, 1915. A Bad Time for the Russians
Important events are undoubtedly happening in East Prussia and Poland. Six months' experience has shown us that we may always expect bad news…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British and German Soldiers. Comrades at Christmas
"I am going to tell you something which you will think incredible, but I give you my word that it is true," writes a soldier to his English…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Bombarding the Dardanelles. Allies' Battleship Squadron Engaged. Russians in the Carpathians. Sanguinary Fighting. Successful Attacks on the Heights. Prisonerc, Guns, and Fortifications Captured. German Instructors Stabbed by Turks. Germany and Merchant Shipping. French Steamer Torpedoed Without Warning. The Use of Neutral Flags. Another Note by Sir Edgard Grey. Bulletin by Sir John French. Enemy Active, Severe Fighting. British Attack on Trenches Advance Under Terrible Fire. Japan's Capture of Tsing-tao. Over £1,200,000 Worth of Property Confiscated. Germans' Alleged 100 New Submarines Said to be a "Bluff." Germany and Merchant Shipping. Another Note by Sir Edward Grey. "Germany Cannot Have It Both Ways." "Britain's Justification for Its Actions. the Use of Neutral Flags. London
Sir Edward Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), in his latest Note, states:— "The British first became aware of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sick and Wounded Fund. London
"The Times'" sick and wounded fund has now reached over £1,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Items. German Cruelty. Little Girls Bayoneted
Below are some extracts from a letter received by Mrs. E. Cruise, of Mosman, from her brother in London:—…
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