British Post War Industry. a Boom-Time Foretold
Mr. J. Hodge, in an interview, said the Government is rapidly preparing a demobilisation scheme based on report of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1917
5,271 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 250
The War. Western Front. Official Reports. London, Sunday night
A Paris official message records the customary cannonade south of the Somme and in the Verdun region, as well as enemy reconnaissances south of Berry-au-Bac, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German War Babies. Bureau Registers 10,000. LONDON
A correspondent of "Reuter" states that an official Adoption Bureau has been established in Berlin for the reception of war babies. Already 10,000, infants have been…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Muswelbrook Chronicle Saturday. Jan 20, 1917 Food and War
In sight of the great stacks of wheat adjacent to the railway line, it seems scarcely conceivable that an actual scarcity of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Denmark and the War. Ceaseless Propaganda of German Agents
The Sound is 14 miles across between Malmo in Sweden and Copenhagen, and passenger boats have to zigzag their way across to avoid German mine-fields. Before…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Empire War Council. Appeal to Australia. Postponement Undesirable. London
There is general interest on the Australian situation, but a postponement of the Conference until April would not suit the Imperial Cabinet, which desires to attempt…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The War West Front British Attacks. Material Advances. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.)
London, Thursday.—Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West front, reports: On Wednesday morning, after a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Rebellion in Tripoli. Terco-german Intrigues. Italians Rout Enemy. Rome
The rebellion in Tripoli originated in the intrigue of a well-known native agitator, Baruni, who fled from Tripoli, and returned supplied with Turco-German funds…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest War News West Front Germans Heavily Punished. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night
A French communique says: After a heavy three hours' bombardment the enemy made a scries of reconnaissances at Bois, des Chevaliers on the heghts of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers
"It is obvious that the responsibility for the welfare and comfort of men who fought for their country rests upon the community as a whole, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recruiting. Local Enlistments
At the Drill Hall yesterday there were five volunteers as follows:—William C. Harrison, Morpeth; William Hamphreys, Greta; Ernest Peddell, East Maitland;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cessnock District. a Soldier's Letter
Gunner E. B. Lindeman writing from [?] to his brother, Mr. G. F. Lindeman, of Cessnock, says:—"They gave us a great sendoff when we embarked on the 9th. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier's Death on Voyage
News was circulated in town yesterday that Private Morvya Robson, who sailed from Sydney about November 18, had died on the voyage. The into[?]gence was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Settlements. Grouping and Co-operation
The Minister for Lands Mr. Ashford rated yesterday that all future settlements of returned soldiers on resumed lands or Crown lands, where a fair number of settlers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mending Disabled Soldiers. French Achievements
A short time ago it was aunouneed that a study of the scheme for dealing with the disubled s[?]her evelved by the Freneh Government was being made on behalf of one…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Son Enlists
Mr. Charles Rider, who has been night-officer at Abermain for some time, has enlisted with the First Railway Section, and left during the week. He is a son of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pay to Soldiers. Increase in New Zealand
Details of substantial increase in payments to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces have been gazetted, with a view to enabling soldiers to discharge their civil…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In Memory of Two Fine Soldiers. General Glasfurd and Colonel Howell-price. (Copyright Reserved by the Crown). British Headquarters, France, Nov. 21
Probably few men even of those who were there knew how much they owed to Major Glasfurd during the critical days of the landing at Anzac. He was second General…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Brawl at Paddington. an Ex-soldier's Death
Francis M'Cabe, 22, was hit with a piece of metal during a street brawl in Hampden-street. Paddington, on December 22, and he died in Sydney Hospital on New Year's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Enlistments in December
During December only 2617 recruits were secured in the Commonwealth, whereas the monthly quota needed is 16,500 m[?]n. New South Wales supplied 1100 men, Victoria…
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