War. General Items
The first reading of the Compulsory Service Bill was carried in the House of Commons by 40[?] votes to 105. The minority included 41…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
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The Population Problem and the War
WHEN the diplomatists had finished talking the guns began to speak, and the greatest war in history was ushered in upon the world, but when at last…
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The commissioners of the Government Savings Bank of New South Wales are prepared to receive for custody Commonwealth war loan bonds from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commonwealth War Loan £10,000,000. Subscription List Closes 31st January
Until the list closes on January 31, all persons who care to de so—and they should be many—have the right to assis the country and our soldiers by…
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A troopship with more sick and wounded Australians from the front on board arrived yesterday. The men were given a rousing welcome as they…
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The correctness of the statement made by Mr. M'Clelland, the Victorian railway commissioner, to the deputation of returned soldiers on Thursday that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3.30 p.m. the War. (Router's Messages.) Greetings to Russia. From Mr. Lloyd George. Both Fronts Soon on Equality. Petroerad
Mr. Lloyd George (British Minister of Munitions), in a message to the Russinns' offers "the warmest greetings to our valiant allies." "The time." he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →3rd Edition. Miner Office, 6.30 p.m. the War. the Latest. (Router's Messages.) In the Balkans. on the Salonika Front. Imp0sing Defences of Allies. Rome
THE "Corriere della Sera's" Salonika correspondent says:—"The Allies continue to strengthen their lines and base at Satanika. The Allies' defences give…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Items. Alleged Food "Corners" in Russia. Peace Advocates in Berlin. British Peers Fighting with Germany. The following Hems here been transmitted by the Independent Cable service:- Petrosrad
The Government of Russia is stemping out the system of bribery and speculation in food. Sixteen highly placed persons have been arrested for…
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Private J. Kirkpatrick, Bendigo, December 7. Private W. Edmends, Ballarat East, December 7…
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Private W. A. B. Stuart, England, May 3; previously reported wounded. DIED OF WOUNDS. Private T. Jones, Wallsend, New…
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Gunner O. H. Green, England, December 11. Lance-corporal W. H. Bateman, East Fremantle, December 8…
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Sapper A. B. Clark, Kalgoorlie, W.A., Novermber 29. Private G. Lake, Norwood, S.A., December 9…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Underground. the Importance of Mining
"The Argus" special correspondent writes under date "Near East, December":- When the Second Australian Division…
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[?] the time being the most interesting phase of the war is the offensive which the Russians seem to have begun Practically all along the southern…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Items. Britain's Blockade Policy. Much Comment and Criticism. London
The British Cabinet is becoming alive to the rising tide of criticism regarding the weakness of the blockade policy. Lord Lonsdowne's admission in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Gallant Airmen on the Western Front. 350,000 Allies' Troops in Macedonia. Turkish Note on Gallipoli Evacuation. The Clan Macfarlane. Sunk Without Warning. Experiences of Crew in Open Boats. Alleged Drugging of Australian Soldiers in England. Condition of the Kaiser. Prince Henry of Prussia Recalled to Berlin. Italy and the Balkans. Austrian Dreadnoughts at Cattaro. Invasion of Persia by the Turks. Admiralty Officer's Statement Respecting German Fleet. Spanish Steamer Mined. Austrian Warship Sunk by French Submarine. Explosion on United States Submarine. Twenty Perish. The Blockade Policy. British Press Criticism. More Resolute Action Considered Needful. On the Western Front. French Flying Officers Killed. German Tribute to Bravery
During their last fight Captain Sallier and Lioutenant [?] Gall steered their biplane over the german lines. They were surprised by a Forker…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letters Found on Soldiers. Pessimism of Writers. "A Patriot Is Nothing But a Fool."
The Paria correspondent of the "Standard" says:—"There is no better source available for ascertaining the reel conditions and sentiments…
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An Australian non-commissioned officer who was charged at the Westminster Police Court with drunkenness and assaulting the police was bound over…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Broken Hill Soldiers. Letter From the Front. Bill Montgomery Writes to His Friends
Private W. Montgomery, the wellknown local pugilist, writes as follows to a friend in Broken Hill:- "Lemnos Island November 25, 1915…
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