A Soldier's Story. " Down and Out."
A soldier tells this story to a Y.M.C.A. secretary:— "One night I was feeling down and out. I'd been, spending all my…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1918
2,180 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 109
Killed in Action
Private Tom Glasson, second son of the late Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Glasson, of Boulder City, and late of Broken Hall, has been reported killed in action…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →sPRISONER 0F War
Mrs. M'Mullen, Off Gaffney-street, Railway Town, has received Christmas and New Year greetings by cable from her son, Corporal Edward M'Mulien,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seaside Resorts, When War Descends Upon Them in Earnest
This is a picture of a promenade beach and pier at Nieuport-aux-Bains, on the Belgian coast, the northern extremity of the Allies' line through Belgium and France Where the dismal wire entanglement spreads, children used to paddle or dig in thevsstid. On the pier the band used to play, and gay little yachts and boats used to come and go with their picnic parties. This is a piece ot the coast near Ostend…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Review. Peach Talk. and What the Allies Are Doing. January 18
We have recently had published pal ticulars of the general war aims of Britain and the United States, and the views of the British and the United…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Treason in France. the Cash Against Caillaux. (Heuter's Message.) Paris
In the Chamber of Deputies a Socialist interpelation asserted that the searches being made in Italy in connection with Caillaux were illegal,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Delayed Christmas Boxes for Australian Soldiers. (United Service Message.) London
Colonel Murdoch has distributed 20,000 delayed Christmas boxec among Australian soldiers at the Salisbury Plains Camp…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Letters. From the Front and Abroad. a Broken Hill Man in German East Africa
Mr. Cecil H Wackrill, who was assistant surveyor at the South Mine about four years ago, in a letter which he wrote at Johannesburg on November…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Special Sunday Issue. Latest War News. Lloyd George Addresses Labour Representatives. The Call on Man Power. Britain Must "Go On or Go Under."
The cable messages in this issue headed 'The Times' Message are published in The (London) Times" newspaper, and cabled to Australia by special permission.It should be understood that the opinions are not those of "The Times" unless expressly stated to be so. The cables headed "Reuter's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Duration of the Conflict Swedish Consul's Views
The Swedish Consul in Melbourne (Mr. J. D. Wearm) is paying a visit to Adelaide (says the "Advertiser"). Referring to the war, he gave it as his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. the Latest. On the Western Front. Austrian Troops in Belgium. (Reuter's Message.) London
Reuter's correspondent at The Hague telegraphs:— "The newspaper 'Les Nouvelles' states that the Belgian province, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Australia. Returned Soldiers and Liquor Supplies. Adelaide
The president and secretary of the Adelaide Licensed Victuallers' Association have gone to Melbourne to take part in a conference on the subject of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Australia. a Soldiers' Settlement. Sydney
A Board of Control has been appointed to supervise the construction of a returned soldiers' settlement at Maroubra. On the first 40 acres 170…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Books for Soldiers. the Most Popular Volumes
Questioned regarding the Anzacs' literary needs when in hospital or on furlough, Mr. A. R. G. Fearby, secretary of the Returned Soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Charge of Insulting Words. F. W. Lundie and a Returned Soldier. Adelaide
In the Adelaide Police Court to-day F. W. Lundie proceeded against John Lister Minnis, a returned soldier, on a charge of using insulting words. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Australia. [?]A. Returned Soldiers' Club. Adelaide
The South Australian Government has taken the late premises of Dalgety and Co. Grenfell-street, as a club for returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In New Zealand. A. Gift for Returned Soldiers. Wellington
Mr. George Hunter, M.H.R., of New Zealand, has given 2535 acres of land, Worth £30,000, for returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. The Man Power Bill. Speegh by Mr. Lloyd George. Address to Labor Representatives. the Aims of the Allies. (Reuter's Message.) London
The Prime Minister (Mr. Lioyd. George), addressing to-day the representatives of the trades union affected by the Man Power Bill, paid a tribute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Canada's War Expenditure. (Reuter's Message.) Ottawa
Canada's war expenditure during the last nine months has totalled £35,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →British War Bonds. a Week's Sale. (Reuter's Message.) London
War bonds to the value of £31,000,000 were sold at the Bank of England last week. Nearly £1,000,000 worth were sold by the post office for…
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