German War Council
The whole military staff was present at a council of war presided over by the Kaiser. It is rumoured that the war plans under consideration were of a sensational…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1915
4,156 stories in Murray's papers · page 18 of 208
Dodges of War Runners
"The military despatch-bearer," the late Archibald. Forbes used to say, "must combine the artfulness of the Chinee, the skill in disguise of the actor, and the scorn…
Continued on Trove, page 47 →The War. German Bombast
An Amsterdam message reports that the German newspapers are jubilant over results of their submarines' activity. Writers assert that there…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In the Crimean War
I am living very close to Woolwich, and the excitement now centring round this locality reminds me of the excitement sixty years ago, when we entered upon…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Hydroplanes "Not War Vessels."
Germany recently protested to the United States against American manufacturers being allowed to ship hydroplanes and anroplanes to Great Britain during the period…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →How London Feels the War
Mr. Percy Hunter, Superintendent of Immigration for New South Wales and Victoria, returned to Sydney recently. Referring to the war, he said that but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Home Rule and the War
Speaking at a picnic of the United Irish League at Melbourne, Dr. N. M. O'Donnell, president, said that six months ago Home Rule had been the great question…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Miscellaneous War News. LONDON
Mr. E. S Montague, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, has, it is announced, been appointed to succeed Mr. C. F. G Masterman as Chancellor of the Duchy of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Very Latest War News. London
Fighting is reported between the British and Turkish forces at the head of the Persian Gulf. The attack on Kurna, near the junction of the Tigris and Euphrates was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alcohol and War. an Expert's Opinion
When the history of the present great and terrible war comes to be written, it will, I believe (says Sir James Crichton Browne to the "Observer"), be found…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund
In a recent speech, Mr Asquith, Prime Minister of Great Britain, said:- "Every man among us, old or young, rich or poor, busy or leisurely, learned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Week's War News. Germans Continued Aggression
A communique, issued at Paris, states that the British have recaptured all the trenches that were momentarily lost, and at La Basse the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Food Fund. Australian Mutton in England
The secretary of the Seamen's Hospital, Greenwich London, writes to the Sydney Chamber of Commerce as follows, appreciative of a gift of meat from the war food…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Australian Bank of Commerce Finance and the War
The half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at the Banking House, Sydney, on Friday, Sir William Manning presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incidents of the War. Six Months of War. Review by Lord Sydenham. Germany Though Unconquered is Beaten. LONDON
Lord Sydanham, formerly Governor of Victoria, who is an authority upon military matters, in a review of the first six months of the war, recalls the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chamber of Commerce War Food Fund. Further Contributions Wanted
In a recent speech Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister of Great Britain, said:--"Every man among us, old or young, rich or poor, busy or leisurely, learned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia and the War. an Australian's Experience in Germany
Mr. Murdock M'Leod (head of the firm of M'Leod and Co., millers), who recently returned from a trip round the world, speaking at Dubbo related some of his…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Late War News. the Position in France. London
The communique issued last night at Paris states:—We stopped fire boats that were launched by the Germans on Ancre River, north of Albert, before they…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The War. Our Latest Wire. Russian Submarine Activity. SYDNEY
A Petrograd message slates that Russian submarines sank a German gunboat in the Baltic on the came day that the Gazelle was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eastern War Theatre. Germans Give Way. Czar's Forces Progress. London
A communique from Petrograd declares that the German forces, constantly harassed by the Russian cavairy, have fallen back on Lipno, (north-west of Plock). The…
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