War. General Items
An important naval conference has taken place between the British, French, and Italian Admiralties to discuss the Allies' naval policy in the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
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Latest War News. From All Fronts
Germany has ordered the forfeiture of credit balances deposited in Belgium banks belonging to enemy subjects, except Belgians…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canada's War Appropriation. (Reuter's Message.) Ottawa
Canada's new war appropriation of £100,000,000 has passed its first reading in the Dominion Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Subscribe to the War Loan." Mr. Poynton's Appeal
The following appeal for subscription to the war loan has been issued by Mr. A. Poynton, the Commonwealth Treasurer:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Archbishop Mannix and the War. To the Editor
Sir,—I notice in "The Miner" of January 29th that Bishop Mannix, or Melbourne, is reported to have said that the present world contact is "just…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Penalties After the War. (Reuter's Message.) London
The "Daily Chronicle" urges that the Allies should agree regarding the penalties they will exact after the war, specifying the persons they purpose to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sporting. After-war Cricket. an Australian Team. London
Lord Hawke, in a speech from the chair at the Yorkshire County Club meeting, said that scores of first-class cricketers were fighting, and many, of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →State Farm for Soldiers. Sydney
The Minister of Agriculture (Mr. W. C. Grahame) denies that the Woodlands State farm was abandoned because it was & failure. The farm is required,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Books, Etc., for the Soldiers
Lieutenant R. N. J. Fletcher, who returned to the Adelaide camp early in the week, and who will be leaving for the front with his unit of the A.I.F…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2nd Edition. Miner Office, 4.30 p.m. the War. British Hospital Ships. Admiralty Denials of German Allegations. an Austrian Singer's Story. (Reuter's Message.) London
The Admiralty officially announces:— "A German message alleges that the Britannic (hospital ship), which was sunk by a submarine, carried 2500…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →3rd Edition. Miner Office, 7 p.m. the War. the Latest. Germany and United States. German Ambassador Receives His Passports The News Confirmed. (United Service Message.) London
The "Daily Mail" is informed from Washington that Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, has received bis passports…
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Mr. H. M. Needham, of Gaffney-street, Railway Town, has received news through the Red Cross Society's Information Bureau, in Adelaide, that his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australians in Action. 270th Casualty List. 137 Dead. Broken Hill and District. Wounded
Lance-corporal H. C. Spinks, Wilcannia. Private H. Gray, Wentworth. ILL…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Breaking Off Relations Not War. But May Easily Lead to War. (Reuter's Message.) Washington
It is officially declared that the breaking off of diplomatic relations is not an act of war, but may easily lead to war. It is an act of protest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After-war Cricket. an Australian Team. London
Lord Hawke, in a speech from the chair at the Yorkshire County Club meeting, said that scores of first-class cricketers were fighting, and many of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Australians on the Somme. Australians on the Somme Front. a Patrol in a German Trench
The following item of news is from a source other than "The Miner's" special service:â London, Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Edison on the War. Science in the Battlefield. the Problem of the Submarine. What Saved England
"Science," said Mr. Edison, "will give us anything. I have been astonished by the fact that there is nothing new in this war. I had expected naw…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Letters. From the Front and Abroad. Private L. Harrison
Private Lindsay Harrison, writing from France on November 16, 1916, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Harrison, states:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Y.m.c.a. Night Patrol. Snapshots From Home for Soldiers
"One of the most admirable phases of the work of the Young Men's Christian Association." is how a London newspaper describes the service of the Night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Australian Soldiers in France. a Chaplain's Letter
Chaplain G. P. Cuttriss, of the 43rd Battalion, writing from "somewhere in France," says:—"It is evening. Darkness has settled down over the…
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