The War Loan and Recruiting Committees
Acting on the request of the Commonwealth Tresasurer, supplemented by circulars from the organising secretaries of the recruiting movement in…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
5,271 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 250
The War Loan. How You Can Help
Australia is again asked to assist in the conduct of the war by subscribing to another War Loan—the amount asked for being £18,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Official Reports. London. Monday Morning
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting late last night, said:—We completely repulsed an attack at Beaumont Hamel. We carried out a successful raid south of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Western Front. Somme Trench Taken
London, Thursday.—Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:—We seized and consolidated a section of [?] east[?]ard of Be[?]t- Hamed (on the somme…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Next War. New German Press Campaign
The new chief of the German Press Bureau, the former Major Deutelmoser. of the War Office has just assumed his post, with the higher rank of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russian War Cabinet. Further Changes. London
The "Times" correspondent at Petrograd forecasts further political changes, including the Premiership, in connection with which Mm. Pokrovsky and Bobrinks are mentioned in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Weary Germans. Hopes for Victory. Flushing
Twenty-two British men have arrived from Ruhleben, broken in health. Women who have come from Berlin confirm the report of the lack of essential foodstuffs. Everyone is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New War Loan. Great National Effort. London
Enormous interest, particularly in city circles, being taken in Thursday's mammoth war loan issue. Measures are being taken to enlist the support of sailors and soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Imperial War Council. Colonial Secretary's Desire. London
Mr. Walter Long, Secretary of State for the Colonies, has informed Reuter's Agency, that while the greatest importance is attached in ordinary times to the statements…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Prisoners of War. German Devilry. Danish Writer's Indictment
A Danish writer, Madame Karen Bramson, publishes in the "Matin" probably the worst indictment of the Germans for their treatment of prisoners of war which has yet been…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →New War Loan. Appeal to Women. London
A special appeal is being made to women in connection with the new British loan, the issue of which has been postponed until January 12, in order to give everybody a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Singleton Argus. Saturday, January 13th. Some War Phases
The latest cables from the various theatres of war form interesting reading, ana, between the lines, carry much that points to important developments…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New War Loan. Great Rush of Customers. London
There was a great rush in connection with the war loan at the Bank of England early this morning and hundreds of thous-ands of prospectuses were handed out in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Loan Documents. 2000 Miles of Paper. London
The issue of the new loan will entail a gig[?]amount of work. It will involve the despatch of 20,000,000 documents, consisting of 300 tons of paper, sufficient to…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →End of the War. Military Victory Essential. London
The distinguished military correspondent of the "Westminster Gazette" admits that the general belief that the war is likely to end in 1917 is not unreasonable, but he…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Latest War News Russia Why T[?]epoff Resigned. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night
The "Daily Chronirl's" Petrograd correspondent says: Trepoff's resignation is due to his refsal to consent to Pretopo[?] contin[?] of the offensive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's New War Loan. Liberal Terms to Investors. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night
Mr. Bonar Law to-day issued the prospectus of the new war loan to be issued at ninety-five sterling. It would be redeemable in thirty years, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Peace Talk Allies' Reply. Determined to Continue War. (Australian Cable Assn. Message) New York, Thursday Night
The Allies reply [?] on the restoration of the occupied territories, also the territories wrested from the Allies in lie past; the liberation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New British War Loan Bush to Participate. Telegraphic Censorship. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) London, Thursday Night
Details of the war loan accidentally leaked out at Manchester, where bundles of prospectuses had been sent for delivery. The contents reached…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enlistments in December
During December only 2017 [?] were secured in the Commonwealth. [?] the monthly quota needed is 16,500 men. New South Wales Supplied 1100 men, Victoria…
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