Latest War News a Battleship Sunk. Sydney
The battleship King Edward VII. struck a mine off Livorpool, and was abandoned. The vessel later sank, but no lives were lost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,776 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 4 of 139
Cost of the War. 126 Millions a Week
"The cost of the war is about five millions a day, or 1800 millions a year, against a total national income of 2400 millions. The enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War Pro-german Outrage. Position in Mesopotamia Sydney
Dupont powder works, at Carney, America, have been blown up. Eight persons are known to have been killed and many more are missing. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commonwealth War Loan of £10,000,000. Subscription List Closes 31st JANUARY
Until the list closes on the 3lst January, all persons who care to do so—and they should be many—have the right to assist the country and our…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War in Asia Minor. What Is Foe's Objective Persia or Egypt. Sydney
Mr Jefferies the Balkans correspondent of the London "Daily Mail," says:— "The enemy forces in Macedonia are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Telegraphic. Answering War Cards. Tragedy in the City. Policeman Runs Amok. Sydney
The Minister for Railways vigorously defends the policy of the Government in respect to the control of the railways. He says he is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters for Soldiers
Steamers leaving Sydney for London, via the Suez Canal, carry letters for soldiers in Egypt and the Dardanelles. Letters should be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →-A Soldier's Letter
TROOPER PETER McLAREN, 7th Australian Light Horse, writing to his mother at Grenfell, form St. Patrick's Hospital, alta, under date 7.11.15…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Letters
Private Robt; Read, writing to Mr. C. S. Jackson from Heliopolis Military Camp, under date 14th November, 1915, says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cot of War
"The daily cost of the war for all the powers that are engaged in it now approaches 300 million marks, or more than 8 milliards a month, or about 100…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →King Under Fire. His Horse Wounded by Piece of Shrapnel
A spur of mountains on the left bank of the Isonzo has become historic. The King of Italy wishing to be present at the fight proceeding close at hand, left…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The War Day by Day Friday, Jany 7, 1916
During the course of a lengthy despatch, Sir Ian Hamilton said I that the failure at Suvla was due to divisional commanders not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Day by Day Monday, January 10, 16
The Russians in Bukovina, with 800,000 men and 35,000 guns, met with great success over the Austrians, whose casualties numbered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WAR. British Submarine' Sunk Saturday, 10.15 a.m
It is officially reported that a British submarine has been sunk near Texel, Netherlands. A Dutch cruiser rescued the crew…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Day by Day Wednesday, January 5, 1916
The Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent says that Russia accepts the view that Roumania is not in a position to undertake a long…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commonwealth War Loan £10,000,000. Subscription List Closes 31st January
Until the list closes on the 31st. January, all persons who care to -- and they should be many-- have the right to assist the country and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Commonwealth War Loan of £10,000,000. Subscription List Closes 31st January
Until the list closes on the 31st January, all persons who care to do so—and they should be many—have the right to assist the country and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Admiration for British Soldiers
"The greatest admiration for the British soldier is expressed. A German officer told me that his men would rather meet any company of men than…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Learned Soldier
"One must revise one's ideas about soldiers in these days. Not long ago I found a learned Greek among the last convoy of wounded in our hospital. He…
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