Rifle Shooting. Anzac Day at Penrose
A most enpoyable day was spent at Penrose on Saturday, May 27, where a handicap prize shoot was held in aid of Anzae Day Fund. The conditions were 14 shot in two stages at [?]01…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
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A meeting of the Young War Service Committee was held last evening. Present: The Mayor (Ald. Rabbetts), Inspector Thom, Rev. S. A. T…
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Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lawton, of Bellmont Forest, have received a letter from their son, Gunner W. E. Lawton, now in Egypt, under date 23rd April, 1916. He is quite well. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Western Front
London, June 4.—A French communique states:—Our curtain of fire stopped German preparations for an attack in the region of Hill 304. The enemy attacked the slopes of Fumin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Goulburn and the War
The many friends of Mr. Les. Fairall will be glad to hear he has arrived safely in Egypt. Mrs. C. Carver, Sloane-street, has been advised by Base Records Office that her son, Pte…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Western Front. Desperate Battle
London, June 3.—French communiques state: By our counter-attack we advanced too metres in the enemy's communication trenches south of Caurette Wood. An enemy attack between the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late War News. Great Naval Battle' British and German Fleets London, June 3
Tqe A[?]:-- A great battle has been fought in the North Sea, British and German fleets engaged on Wednesday off Jut…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Latest. The War. the Naval Battle. Big German Losses. New York
British officers who participated in the Jutland battle confirm the statement that the Hindenburg and Lutzow were sunk. (The Hindenburg was the very latest German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Fighting on Land. Increased British Activity. Fighting in Flanders. Paris. Monday Night
There has been Increased activity along the whole British front in Flandors, where 26 British aeroplanes dropped bombs at points of military…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Day By Day. the Western Front. the Verdun Battle. Another. German Repulse. London, June 2
The following communique has been issued at Paris There was a violent, night long bombardment at Mort Homme. A German…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams the War. the Naval Battle. French Satisfaction. First List of Officers' Casualties. Two Admirals Killed. Paris
The newspapers unanimously emphasise the importance of the British driving back the Germans to Kiel and interpret the result as a German defeat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A British Soldier's Adventures in India
Our regiment was " on march" a few miles past Hyderabad, we intended halting for a time ; a night sentry was posted, in the morning he was found lying dead, his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier's Letter From France
Private A. G. Blackshaw, in a letter from France, April 12, to his brother Cecil, writes:—Just a few lines to lot you know myself and Les are having a…
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The Russians are within 80 miles of Bagdad. A Petrograd communique states that between the River Pripet and…
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The German Emperor has sent a message to Grand Admiral von Tirpitz and Admiral von Koester eulogising their work. "which made the fleet a living war instrument that stood so…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. Russian Success
Petrograd, June 5.—An official message states that the success of the Russians between the Pripet River front and the Roumanian frontier is developing. Artillery is demolishing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Lord Kitchener's Death France
M. Briand, Premier of France, sent the following message of condolence to Mr. Asquith:—"All France mourns the loss of a great chief, who raised such a magnificent British army…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Office. Lord Kitchener's Temporary Successor. London
Mr. Asquith is temporarily in charge of the War. Office…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegrams the War. the Naval Battle. Story of Survivor From Invincible. London
Mr. Thompson, physical instructor on the Invincible, was one of five survivors from the vessel. He states that she led the battle line into action. Mr. Thompson was in the fore…
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