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…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1917
5,271 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 250
French Soldier's Thanks. "Conquer or Die."
Some months ago Misses M. Bowman and A. Kirkland instituted a movement to provide knitted socks for the soldiers of France, and the Singleton ladies…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Ministry. Federal Proposal
The proposal of the Liberal and Ministerial parties for the formation of a National War Ministry, embracing the three parties now in Parliament was [?] discussed in political…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Loan. Employees' Meeting
Arrangements have already been made for meeting of their employees by a large number of f[?] and institutions with a view to impressing upon the staff the necessity and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →India's War Loan. Removes Cause for Criticism. London
In a leading article the "Times" says that the Indian war loan effort removes the recent criticism against the Indian Government's war poley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French Soldier's Gratitude. Singleton
Some months ago Misses M. Bowman and A. Kirkland instituted a movement to provide knitted socks for the solders of France, and the Singleton ladies responded to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Family of Soldiers
All the sons of Mr. and Mrs. James Clarks, of Morpeth, with one exception, have enlisted, and two of them have been wounded in France quite recently Staff-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Snowballing. London
General Sir Wm. Birdwood writes as follows:—There has been heavy snow for 48 hours. The boys are delighted, and are snowballing everywhere. I have had a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Notes
The 226th Australian casualty list, issued yesterday, gives the total for all States: Killed in action 31, died of wounds or other causes…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Cabinet. London
Mr. A. Chamberialn, Secretary of State for India, has selected Sir James S. Meston, Lieut Governor of the United Provinces, etc., Sir Satyendrishina and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Win the War League
THE formation of the new Win the War League is an earnest attempt to the Australian people with a view to making a concentrated effort towards…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Loan. Employees Meetings
Arrangements have already been made for meetings of their employees by a large number of firms and Institutions with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Loan—steady Applications
A steady stream of subscribers and a considerably larger one of enquirers is daily visiting the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where it has been found…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Win the War League. Second Meeting
The second of a series of open air meetings under the auspices of the local branch of the Win the War League was held at the Post Office…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Very Latest War News SYDNEY
The terrible sufferings of Roumanian refugees, 100 hundred of whom are now in London, was illustrated at the inquest at Westminster, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Win the War Campaign Conference at Singleton
A conference, of delegates from the various centres throughout the Federal electorate of Robertson, in connection with the Win-the-War Campaign, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War German Food Shortage. Prussian Evidence
Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent gives a detained report of the sitting of the Prussian Diet. A Conservative member, Herr Heydebrand,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Y.M.C.A. War Work. London
The Y.M.C.A. has arranged to entertain three hundred Australians from France at a matinee and dinner at the War Chest Club. Mr. Woodburn and Mr. Sargood are going…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Switzerland Uneasy. Germany Massing Troops on Their Border
Swiss newspapers state that the Germans continue to concentrate near Basle. The Swiss General Staff expresses the conviction that…
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