Singleton Soldiers Farewelled by Crowd
The members of the local Infantry corps who volunteered for service, and were successful in passing the local medical examination, left by the 12.45…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1914
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Present to Departing Soldiers
Among the favors which were bestowed upon the members, of' the local infantry corps, "who left Singleton on" Thursday, was a present of a box of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Tactic Belgians Abani Brussels. Germans in the City. German Advance. Defence of Antwerp. Panic at Tries the Russian Invasion of Germany
As a tactical necessity the Belgian forces [?] fallen back, and Brussels has abandoned. The Germans entered the city on Thursday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Canada. £1,000,000 War Vote. Ottawa. Aug, 22
Parliament has passed a vote 1,00,000 for war preparations. The Government of Canada is considering the questions of making a gift of a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Tribute. London, Aug, 22
Dutch papers state that the Germans have demanded £2,000,000 tribute from [?]. The Liege tribute comprises 2,000,000. from the province, and the remainder from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Area. Peking, Aug, 21
The Japanese have decided that the war area extends into China, castward of the How River. Germans have been under surveillance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Risks Bureau. Washington, Aug 22
The Senate on Friday passed a bill owning a Bureau of War Risk insurances and preparing £1,000,000 to covering any losses…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Far East. War Declared. London, August 23
The Japanese Embassy expect that will meet with resistance from the means in the Far East, as Kiao-Ch[?] is well defended by several thousand Germans. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Blessing on War. the Pope's Answer. Rome, Aug, 22
At the beginning of the war the Ambassador saw the Pope and asked send his blessing to the Austrian troop Pope made no reply at first, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japan Joins. Declares War. Battles in Belgium. German Advance. French Victories and Reverses. Servian Successes. Russian Army
GHENT AND OSTEND TAKEN. NAMUR INVESTED. Germany, not having rep[?] ultimatum, Japan has decl[?] many, who has this to flight. The Germans in Belgium…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germany Demands War Tax
Germany has demanded of Brussels a war tax of eight millions, and of Liege one of two millions. The Belgian Treasurer says nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Going to the War
In addition to the members of the Light Horse Squad who left Dungog on Saturday, Harold Woodman and Jas. Hooke, both local lads…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War. Brussels Abandoned. Germans Enter
London. Saturday.—The Germans threatenud to lay Brussels in ruins if a single shot was fired from the entrenchments. The Belgian War Office…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incidents of the War. Robbing the Dead
Paris, Saturday.—Eighty-three Germans have been arrested at Mulhausen for robbing the dead and wounded. Some of them are stated to have used…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Tribute. German Justification. London. Aug. 24
The Cologne "Gazette," in justification of the lines imposed by the' Germans, on Brussels and Liege, states that the war tribute exacted is a punishment for the bad…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late War News. "Chronicle" Specials Sydney
The German Emperor, in bidding, farewell to his guards, said he had drawn the sword, which, without honor and victory, could not be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clergyman and the War. Delighted It Has Come
Roy. G. Cranston, speaking, at a patriotic meeting held at Balmain, said: The platform on which we stand is one, think, that can hold every…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Japan Declares War. Heavy French and German Losses
Japan has declared war against Germany, and expects to meet resistance from the Germans in the far East, as Kai Chao is well…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Italy. French Statesman's Hint. Paris, Aug, 24
M Deleasse (Minister for War) stated in an interviews, that italy's nentrality was already of great advantage to the allies. It was not for any foreigner to say wheather…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Little Belgium. the Stadium of Europe. What the War Means to Her
The Germans have won the first big battle of the war. It is not a crushing defeat—for the Franco-British line remains intact, and the…
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