The War West Front Artillery Duels. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the west front, reports: Enemy artillery yesterday morning, was very active, in the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
5,271 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 250
Ten Months in Germany. What About Austria. Hidden Losses. a War-weary People. Xiv
It is rather more than two years ago that I was constantly informed in London that the collapse of Austria was imminent. According to the Allies Austria has been…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Latest War News German Claims. Von Mackensen's Successes. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night
A wireless German official message says: General Mackensen has conquered a sector, north-west of Foscani, and repulsed a strong Russian cavalry force…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Irish Question Ulster Unionists' Attitude. War Conference Unacceptable. (Australian Cable Message Assn.) London, Thursday Night
The Belfast "Telegraph" denies the rumors that Sir Edward. Carson is negotiating for a settlement of the Irish question. The Ulster Unionist Council…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldier Bereaved
Private J. Perry, who returned from the front on Thursday evening, was given a cordial reception by the local reception committee and residents. Private Perry was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bomb Explosion. Soldier Killed at Liverpool
Gunner Alfred Lyons, of Gulgong, was the victim of a fatal accident at the Liverpool training camp. With others, he was engaged in bomb drill with live bombs,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldier's Visit to Scotland. a Splendid Time
Mrs. A. Russell, of East Branxton, sends the following letter from her son, Signaller Roy Gibbs, 53rd Battalion, who was wounded in France on July 19. It is dated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →East Maitland Soldier's Letter. Private Frank McSHANE
Private Frank McShane, writing to his brother, Mr. Sidney McShane, of Morpeth-road, East Maitland, from a war hospital in Surrey, England, says: "I have been in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Transport Torpedoed Many Soldiers Missing. Sunk in Mediterranean. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night
The Admiralty reports that the transport Ivernia was submarined in bad weather in the Mediterranean on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Return. Bringing a New Viewpoint in the Matter of Health Protection
For many reasons now ordinary medicines are being displaced as the standby remedy for constipation, biliousness indigestion, sick headaches, and other liver…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Killed in Action
The Rev. Father Lawton, of Grafton, In September last received an official wire from the military authorities in Brisbane stating that 5074 Private J. Doyle, 49th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Situation
Them is a considerable amount of depression at the present time because the only Important war news that is coming is of the operations of the Russo-Roumanians, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Imperial War Conference. London
Mr. Massey. Prime Minister of New zea-land, states that he is confident the imper-ial Conference will proceed to business in February. He expressed the hope that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Naval Armaments. International. Contrasts. London
The naval correspondent, of the "Times" gives u. reassuring record of Britain's naval losses during 1916.. He says that the rela-tive [?] of the Allies' fleets are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Loan Documents. 2000 Miles of Paper. London
The issue of the new war loan will entail a [?] amount of work. it will involve the despatch of 20,000,000 documents, con-sisting of 300 tons of paper, sufficient to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier's Letter
Mrs. A. Cant, of [?]. has receiv-ed a letter from Sergeant Robert Kay (for-merly of [?] 31th Battalion, Lark Hill, London, dated November 9, in which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Portuguese Soldiers. Smart and Efficient
Reuter's correspondent at headquarters met the artillery officers of the l'ortuguese [?] Forces in France. He was par-ticularly impressed with their soldierly and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General WOUNDED
Pte. Charlie Hibbens, of D Company, 45th bat., a brother of Mr M. Hibbens, of Dungog, has been seriously wounded in the chest, shoulder…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late War News
Switzerland is apprehensive that Germany will outrage its neutrality and force a passage through that country…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commonwealth War Loan Fourth Issue
Arrangements have been made by the Treasurer of the Commonwealth with the Director-General of Recruiting for the assistance of the recruiting committees in…
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