War Service Committee
The monthly meeting of tho Barrows War Service Committee was held on Monday evening last in the Mechanics' Institute, when his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,505 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 33 of 126
How the Tide of War is Running
Dr Fitchet, in the April number of "Life" is very confident that the tide of war has turned and is beginning to run strongly in favor of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Late War News. Douraumont Front Paris, April 5
A communique announces: -- The Germans bombarded the front from Douraument to Vaux, with great violence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Map 221-3 George Street SYDNEY. Copyright
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Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Cargo Steamer. Seized by the British. London
The Brazilian steamer Saldan Hadegama bound from Para to New York, with a cargo of 120 tons of raw rubber, was selzed off the Orkney Islands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Day By Day. Verdun Battles. Heaps of Corpses. London, April 3
The following communique has been issued in Paris-- The bombardment during Friday night was extremely violent between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Budget. Expenditure £5,000,000 a Day. War Indebtedness £2,100,000,000 Income Tax. Heavier Taxation. London
The maximum income tax will be 5/ in the £. On incomes of £500 to £1000 the tax will be 2/6 in the £, and on incomes below £500 2/3 in the £…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Celebration of Anzac Day
The Mayor is in receipt of communication from the Returned Soldiers' Association of New South Wales, asking that arrangements be made in Goulburn to celebrate Anzac Day, the 25th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Wounded. London
Orders have been issued that all Australian wounded will in future be treated at Wimereux Hospital, France, where an additional 500 beds are being provided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Mesopotamia
London, April 6.—The newspapers recall that the 13th Division, mentioned in General Sir Percy Lake's report, belongs to the new army, and has earned the title of "the Iron Division…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Workers and the War
Wellington (N.Z.), Thursday.—The Arbitration Court at Wanganui made an important pronouncement, which is likely to have far-reaching effects. In a memorandum to the building…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protection in War Time. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—It is the general experience of wars that unprincipled men redouble their efforts to impose upon their fellow-citizens. Anyone who thinks can see the same going on now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Eastern Front. German Naval Activity
Petrograd, April 5.—A Stockholm message says that two large German squadrons of cruisers and torpedo boats were seen going north. it is believed they are attempting to force an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegrams the War. Western Front. Heavy German Losses. Paris
A communique states: A surprise attack on a trench in the St. Hubert district in the Argonne inflicted on the enemy considerable losses. SOME FRENCH GAINS…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest. the War. The Russians. Russian Submarine at Work. the Breslau Again. Petrograd
A communique states: An aviator, brought down a German dirigible south-eastward of Dvinsk. A Russian submarine in the Black Sea sank a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Club
There are now more than one thousand names on the roll-book of members, and on some evenings there is hardly room to accommodate the members who avail themselves of the privileges…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier's Letter. Gunner Isaac
Following are extracts from letters received by Mr. and Mrs. F. Isaac from their oldest son, Gunner F. Isaac. who has been with the Expeditionary Forces from the beginning:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier's Letters. Pte. K. Tuchin
Pte. Keith Tuchin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tuchin, of Yarra, writes as follows to his parents, from Egypt, Feb. 28:— I arrived safely after a lovely trip which I…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers’ Farewells Anonymous Cranks
In the course of his sermon at St. Clement’s, the Rector (Rev. G. E. Menlove) alluded to anoymous statements that had been made…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Anzac Day
London, April 8.—Arrangements are being made for a great celebration in London of the anniversary of the landing of the Australians at Anzac on April 25. A committee composed of…
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