A "Dead" Soldier. Wife Refunds Insurance
An insurance office was recently called upon to pay a claim on the death of a soldier, who has since been found to be alive. The circumstances are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
5,360 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 250
Farewells to Soldiers
On Tuesday last, at the Albion Hotel, a farewell was tendered to Mr, S. Maynard, on the eve of his departure for the front. For some time prior to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Germans at Newport Works. Returned Soldiers Act
Repeatedly since the outbreak of the war, statements have been circulated that a number of Germans are employed at Newport (Vic.) workshops. About…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →M.R.H. and Soldiers. Mr Anstey's Experience
Mr Anstey, M.H.R., came into conflict with soldiers on duty at the Melbourne Town Hall recruiting depot recently, and was ejected from the prem…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Novelist War Critic. Views on the Situation. London
Mr. H.G. Wells, writing in the "Daily Chronicle," says a striking tribute to German thoroughness and adaptability. He states that a Russian named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War the Arabic Crime. German Hypocrisy. Amsterdam, Jan. 15
The German reply regarding the Buralong incident indignantly protests against "unheard of and unproved accusations against the German army and navy, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Recruiting. Local Enlistments
Eleven recruits out of seventeen offering were accepted yesterday, as follows:âThomas Raymond Neilson, Gloucester; Archibald Arbuckle and Peter Inglis,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers. Sydney
Another troopship arrived in Sydney to-day with 151 returned soldiers, 108 being for New South Wales, and the balance for Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Story
Corporal Wilfrid Dawes, who was invalided to England from Gallipoli with typhoid, after spending two months in the trenches, writes from Brook War Hospital, Woolwich,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riot in Melbourne. Soldiers Concerned
St. Kilda was the scene of a riotous outbreak on Saturday night, soldiers being again concerned. It was rumoured that an attack was to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing Military Boots an Undesirable Soldier. Newcastle
At the police court this morning Charles Harrison (18), who appeared in the dock in military uniform, and was described as a soldier, was fined £3 in default a month's hard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disabled Soldiers. Their Future Welfare
One of the most important post-war problems is the care of disabled soldiers who are receiving attention in Great Britain. Among the schemes Australasia must…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minister's Rebuke. Statement Regarding Wounded Soldier
The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) referred to a statement by Mr. Anstey, M.H.R., that a soldier who had received eight wounds had been invalided home, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Last Days at Anzac
The London newspapers are making a feature of the narrative of Mr. Malcolm Ross, a New Zealander, descriptive of the last days at Anzac…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sidelights on the War. From a Singleton Soldier
Corporal Wilfrid Dawes, who was invalided to England from Gallipoli with typhoid, after being two months in the trenches, writes from Woolwich to his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Service Committee
The East Maitland War Service sub-committee which was appointed at a public meeting on Friday evening, held its first meeting last evening, and dealt with replies…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Just Beginning
Herr "Harden, in a recent issue of his paper, "Zukunft" (publication of which has now been stopped by "the -German Government), says it is danger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late War News
The whole of the North of Holland is in danger of beong flooded owing to the bursting of dykes at various points. Towns…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Loan. State War Council's Appeal. Why All Should Subscribe
The State War Council has issued the following appeal to the people of New , South:— The self-imposed task which…
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