War Sacrifice
Considerable sentimental interest attached to the auction sale of one of the gift articles sold in aid of the Auckland Hospital Ship Fund recently. This…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
1,442 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 12 of 73
The War
The centre of interest has shifted from Erzerum to Verdun, where one of the greatest fights of the war has been raging since Sunday week last. Verdun is the pivot of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest War Cables. Moewe Reported Captured
A report from Washington states that the press despatches say that a British cruiser captured the German raider Moewe in the South Atlantic…
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An eye witness of the Battle of Verdun states that the Germans advanced in masses, and the battle was fought with unimaginable fury. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interesting War Notes. Big Munition Works. Where Millions of Shells Are Made
As Minister of Munitions, Mr. Lloyd George is the greatest employer of labour in the world. He controls 1,679 munition factories, employing a million…
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A FRIEND in Port Macquarie has received the following letter from Private T. Stimpson, under date January 24:— We evacuated Gallipoli a few days before…
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Fears that have been expressed that the recruiting movement, coupled with the well-known favour, of the fair sex for the men in khaki, would lead to a…
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War, with its many attendant horrors, is tearing from the human race the numberless rags of subterfuge with which it has covered its most…
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Wednesday—This is the ninth day of the battle. Official and non-official reports indicate that the fury of the enemy is spending itself. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Letters from the Front Anzac, Nov 19th 1916 Dear Mrs. McDonald.—
P, is with great regret that I have to write and give yon such sad news. You win no doubt have has official news about the death of your son J…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War Cables. Monday, 9.16 a.m
The battle around Verdun continues with undiminished intensity, and the enemy's greatest efforts are still being directed against the village of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Big War. Tremendous Struggle. Twenty Warships. Air Raid. Sydney
The battle round Verdun continues with undiminished intensity, the enemy's greatest efforts still being directed against the village of Douaumont…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War Cables. Tuesday Still Tfrrible Slaughter at Verdun German Held in Check
A paris paper says the Germans are held on a Formidable line at verdun. The enemy attempted to drive in…
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Last week at the Barrington Corportal Allan McRae son of Mr. and Mrs. James McRae was tendered a send off and made the [?] of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Soldiers' Mutiny
'Twas fifteen thousand rank and file That made Australia sorry And stirr'd the Kaiser to a smile About, his future quarry!…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest War News. London
A Paris communique says the enemy has multiplied his infantry attacks between Bethinkourt and the Meuse, but all were repulsed, except…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Dependents
Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., writes : "Are we doing enough for the widows and children of the men who have given their lives for us at the front ? I say…
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The [?] at Verdun has considerably changed the struggle extending from the left bank of the Meuse to Forges…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain's War Debts
At the close of the Napoleonic wars Britain's National Debt stood at 840 millions sterling, and at the commencement of the present war it was 661…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Length of War
Three years, it is stated by some experts, will be the minimum length of the present war, and it is pointed out that if it lasts until the autumn of…
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