A Mess Anecdote. Lord Kitchener on the War. Paris
An English officer told some French officers at mess that Lord Kitchener recently, when replying to the question of when the war was going to end,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1915
3,253 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 163
A Band for Our Soldiers. Contributions Wanted
The captain commanding the second reinforcements (which will leave Australia shortly) for the infantry abroad, has authorised the acceptance of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Enlistment Application
Following is the translation of the enlistment application of Gool Mahomed referred to in Captain Hardie's evidence:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages.) German Communique. French Attack Fails. Slow Progress in Poland. Amsterdam
A German official communique says: "The French attack on La Boiselle failed, but the French have occupied a small portion of our foremost trenches…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages). Official Communique. Russians in Poland. a Murderous Meeting. Fighting in Galicia. Petrograd
An official Russian communique states:— "The Germans on January 10 attacked several points on the left bank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wife Shoots Husband. Sensation at the Hillside Last Night. Mr. W. Berkholz Wounded
Mr. W. Berkhola, licensee of the Hillside Hotel, Railway Town, was accidentally shot by his wife, in the shoulder, last night. The occurrence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Sydenham on the War. London
Lord Sydenham, in a letter to "The Times," says that in view of our lack of knowledge of our military activities, as shown by the Opposition's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Stirring Speech. [?] Viceroy of India on the War. Delhi
Lord Hardinge, Viceroy of India,this morning made a stirring speech at the [?]st meeting of the Indian Legislative Council's winter sessions. He said that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Two Labor Views. Voluntary Enlistment and Conscription. London
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, in correcting the report of his speech on conscription, states that if the policies which made the war continue, then the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blinded Russian Soldiers. Walk About Led by a Rope. London
Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that among the pitiful sights of the war is that of the convalescent Russian soldiers at Lemberg, who have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages). the Austrian-downfall. the Bukovina Army. London
The "Daily Chronicle's" Milang correspondent states that the Austrians in Bukovina have been driven out of their camp at Kimpolung in great disorder…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 3 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages). Official Communiques. French Communique. Violent Cannonading and Lively Fighting. [?] Success of the [?] ALLIES. Paris
[?] communique states:— [?] been violent cannonad[?] to the Oise, and very [?] and the trenches north…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Italian War Loan. Rome
The Italian war loan has been largely over-subscribed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Communications for Prisoners of War. Melbourne
The Postmaster General has received from the Secretary of State for the Colonies a copy of the Note from the United States Ambassador at Berlin,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Australia. the War Funds. Sydney
The war funds in Sydney yesterday passed the half-million mark. The exact figures were £508,911…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Vorwarts's" Estimate. the Daily Cost of the War. Amsterdam
The German socialist journal "Vorwarts" says that the estimated daily cost of the war to all belligerents aggregates £9,600,000 sterling. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. (Reuter's Messages). Colonial Consignment Company's Annual Report. Depression in the Meat Trade. Londpn
The Colonial Consignment Company's annual report says that there are no developments which Would indicate that the world's supply has been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Reuter's Messages) the Raid on Dover Made in Darkness. Searchlights in the Air. London
The submarine attack was made in the darkness, and searchlights revealed the German submarines making for Dover Harbor. The big guns on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Italian Earthquake. (Reuter's Message.) Damage in Rome. Shock Felt Across Peninsula. Many Dead and Wounded. Rome
The earthquake shock was felt from Ancona to Naples. It occurred at 8 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Eighty buildings were damaged in Rome. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The South African War. Union Force on German Border. German Patrol Driven Out Pretoria
Commandant Van Zyl has occupied Ramesdrift, the principal crossing of the Orange River into German territory, and has driven out the German…
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