An Echo of War
I have tried (writes a famous war correspondent), not altogether to my own satisfaction, to analyse the comparative unconcern with which one comes to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mid North Coast · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1928
141 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 8
A Horse's Kick—retores Soldier's Sight
Owing to the depression of a piece of bone Mr. R. Long, of Bridgetown, Perth, has for some time been without the use of his left eye: He is an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local and General. War Relics in Parks
Regarding them as useless and repulsive, the committee of the Manchester Corporation has decided to remove all war relics from the parks, and to sell…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Road March. to Welcome Bavin Home
Members of the O.B.U. of unemployed intend to organise a march Of unemployed from Newcastle to Sydney. It is intended that unemployed from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Soldier Dead
Earl Haig is dead; and though the Government wished to honor the great soldier with a magnificent military funeral, he expressed a wish to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death of Field-marshal Haig. Shock to the Empire Hero of Great War The death occurred in London on Sunday night of Field-Marshal Earl Haig, of Bemersyde in his 67th year. LONDON, Jan 30
Earl Haig collapsed while undressing last night. His death was the greatest shock to the public, as he was in good health on Saturday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steevens, the War Correspondent
How George Steevens took, enteric fever no one knows. When the end was clearly approaching the doctor said he thought he should be told of his condition. So W. T…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Against the Mosquito and Fly
Last Monday the West Maitland Council commenced a campaign of mosquito eradication. Last year over 85 per cent of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on Mosquitoes. Attack Pest in Breeding Places--disease Spreads
What are the chances of the mosquito, which carries dengue fever, coming as far as Sydney? Last summer the disease extended…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Wound Legacy. Tetanus Germ in Head for 10 Years
A returned soldier who carried tetanus germ in his head for ten years without knowing it is being successfully treated at the Royal Prince…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Prisoner of War
A soldier, who fought in the American Civil War, keeps at home a handsome uniform of a confederate officer which was never worn but by himself, and to which he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Next War
To those who have believed in the idealism of the United States, the speech by Colonel Roosevelt, son of Theodore of the toothy smile, will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Strange Mounted Infantry. Irish Soldiers on Norman Cows
The first time that Irish soldiers were employed under the Crown of England was by Henry V. The bulk of his army was Irish. It puzzled the French to think how he could…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Wrecks Provision for Wives
Returned soldiers, patients in mental hospitals, whose homes are in the country, think that the Government should make monetary provision so…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prince's Luck. Episode of the War
A thrilling story of how the Prince of Wales was nearly killed by a French shell at Houlhurst Forest during the war was told by Major…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War in the Store
It is estimated that the sum total lost to big storekeepers last year through. the depredations of shoplifters was not less than £250,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Narrow Escape. Prince of Wales. an Incident of the War
A thrilling story of how the Prince of Wales was nearly killed by a French Shell in Houlthurst Forest during the war Was told by Major…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mafia Trial Ends Scourge of Sicily 147 of Notorious Bandits Are Convicted, 7 Freed, After 3 Months in Court. All Caged in Steel Dock & Soldiers Thronged Court Room
A Rome message states that Government officials are confident that the notorious Mafia, scourge of Sicily for a generation, had been dealt a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Arab War. ANCIENTS v. MODERNS
The British Air Force authorities in Iraq, under Air Vice-Marshal Sir Edward Ellington, are taking elaborate precautions to deal with the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Threat of War. League Must Mind Its Own Business, Says Mussolini
Italy, according to a bombastic statement by Mussolini, will stand no interference from anybody over the Tyrol dispute, and Austria has been…
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