Wounded Soldiers
The Assistant Minister for Defence (Mr. Laird Smith) stated yesterday that no instructions had been issued prohibiting returned soldiers, wounded at Gallipoll or in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1917
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Wounded in Action
Intelligence was received yesterday by Mr. H. Grainger, of Dight's Crossing, that his son, Pte. Allister S. Grainger, had been admitted to the Graylingwell War Hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anzac Gallantry. London
Correspondents in Egypt describe the El Arish and Magdhaba operations as important Anzac victories. All the Turkish forces have retreated towards their…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Private A. S. Grainger Wounded
Mr H. Grainger, of Dight's Crossing, was notified yesterday by the Base Records Office that his fourth son, Private Alister S. Grainger, had been admitted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac New Year Greetings. London
General Cox telegraphs:—"Officers and men of the Fourth Division send warmest greetings to relatives, friends, and people in Australia, in the full expectation of such…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Anzac and Indian in Egypt. London
Colonel Repington, military Expert of the "Times," says: In order to gain the necessary superiority on the west from in 1917 every possible white division from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The War
The Allies have prepared a reply to President Wilson's Note re peace. It is understood that the Note will clearly indicate the only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letter to the Editor. Anzac Memorial Cot Fund
Sir,— in August last the commercial travellers of Newcastle lower north and lower rivers, decided to inauguarate a scheme to raise funds to instal and endow cots for the use…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →BAYONET v. Base Hands. Cowardly Hun Beaten by a Wounded Man
A company sergeant-major describes how he battled with a German armed with rifle and bayonet who attacked him as he lay wounded. "Before it realty struck me what the cow…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commonwealth War Loan. Fourth Issue
Attention is invited to the fact that the Commonwealth is now asking for subscriptions to a fourth war loan. It is the duty of every person in Australia to do all that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War-weary Germans. Paris
The "Matin" states that messages from Zurich assert Germany wants a selfish peace even more than she wanted war, but there is no reason to believe that she is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Soul of Anzac." Australians in Action. Fresh and Fit. London. Thursday night
Interviewed in London, General Sir wm. Birdwood said that the Australian sector was quiet with the exception of the daily shelling which characterised the front from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Empire War Conference. London, Wednesday night
The "Star" says the convening of an Empire War Council directly we hear of peace indicates clearly that the Allies regards seriously Germany's conference proposals…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →New British War Loan London
With the suspension of Treasury Bills the Government has practically ceased horowing in any form, and the path is prepared for a new war loan, which will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Pensions. £82O,477 Annual Liability
The claims received by the Federal authorities for war pensions number close in 30,000, and the annual liability of the Commonwealth under this head is very…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prisoners of War. Scheme for Relief
The Premier (Mr. Holman) has received, through the Agent-General, particulars of a new scheme sanctioned by the British Imperial Government for the relief of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain's Food Problem. Growing War Food. London
Numerous applicants are taking up a scheme to grow war food, cultivating waste land, recreation grounds, parks, college, gardens and cemeteries…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Imperial War Council. Colonial Secretary's Desire. London
Mr. Waiter Long, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has informed Reuter's Ageney, that while the greatest importance is attached in ordinary times to the statements…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. French Forecast. Waiting Great Chance. London
The "Times" correspondent with the French armie pays a tribue to the French troops who [?] holding the lines in the Vosges and in Alsace. He says that they are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Dobrudja. Russians Falling Back. Petrograd
Field-Marshal von Mackensen has received important reinforcements in the Dobrudja, and is compelling the Russians to fall back. He is probably attempting to cross the…
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