17 Soldier Brothers. Fourteen Now on Active Service
A farm servant named, John Davies, aged 29, who onlisted at Wellington, Salop (England), on December 16, in the Army Serivice Corps, makes the 17th…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1915
4,965 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 249
The War. Fighting in France
A communique issued at Paris states:— "We recaptured all the trenches that were momentarily lost, and at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Italy and the War. Well Fight in April
The Sydney Italian newspaper "Oceania" says that from private information received from a person occupying a very high position in Italy, it is able to state that Italy will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Germans in the Sea Fight. London
It is reported that the German battle-cruisers Seydlitz and Derrfflinger got home little more than afloat. The former was afire, while the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Patriotic Fund. General Meeting of Committees. Votes to French, Motor Lorry and War Food Funds
Important business was transacted at a combined general meeting of the Maitland and District Patriotic Fund and the Mayoress' Patriotic Fund, held at the Town Hall…
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The Defence Department notifies the death of Private Frederick Howers, C Company, Third Tropical Battalion, from malaria, at Frederick Wilhelmshavon, on January 24…
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Gratification wan manifested last evening at a meeting of the combined patriotic committees at the receipt of letters from soldiers, expressing appreciation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disabled Soldiers' Allowance
The Select Committee's reports on grants recommends 25/ weekly to disabled soldiers, and an increased allowance to their children…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting in Poland. General Hindenburg's Army. Dreadful Fate of Wounded
Petrograd, Tuesday Night General Hindenburg's forces in Poland are vamly endeavoring to advance with the idea of hampering the Russian offensive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia and the War. Senator Pearce's Views
The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce), replying to the toast of the Federal and State Parliaments at the A.N.A. luncheon, in Melbourne, said:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germans and the War. Stolid Endurance. English "Can Shoot Anything."
Germany did not announce her loss of the Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Leipzig till after ten o'clock in the evening on Thursday, Dec, 10th, while the Dutch…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council Op Wap in Berlin. Fleet and Army Represented. Sensational War Plans
Copenhagen, Tuesday Night.—lt is reported the Kaiser held a Council of War in Berlin, at which the whole of the military staff and a number of admirals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australia and the War. Eloquent Speech by Mr. Hughes. Germany's Gospel of Hate
Mr. Hughes, Federal Attorney-General, made an eloquent speech at Mosman last night, dealing with the great European war. He was addressing a meeting held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Park Lane. Humour From the Trenches
A subaltern gives the following delightfully humorous account of life in the trenches:—"I have been flooded out of my bed, and as this little spot on the table seems to be the only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Troops. Increasing Enlistments
Both on Monday and Tuesday the number of recruits, who offered themselves at the Victoria Barraclks for servico approached very closely to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Wastage
"Oh! if we only had men now. They will have to send Territorials at once I think, I doubt whether, people at home really realise the wastage. We…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Treachery. Murder of a Wounded Officer
News has just reached the Consulate-General of the death of M. Charles Deschars, who, when the war broke out, was commercial attache at the French Embassy…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Late War News
The German Admiralty advise shipping that they intend to become active on the coast of France, on account of Britain sending troop…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. London, Feb. 2
The Press Association states the Italian reservists in Liverpool have peen ordered to hold themselves in readiness to join the colours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One Effect of the War
"Gladly can it be said by many clergymen to-day that never within living memory has there been [?] resolute reverence for God as is now to be seen in their…
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