The War. Ocean Tragedy. P. AND O. Liner Sunk. Heavy Loss of Life. Sydney
The P. and O. liner Persia, bound from London to Bombay, was sunk on Thursday. Most of the passengers and crew were lost…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
3,272 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 164
"The Guyra Local War Fund." Public Meeting Inaugurates New Scheme for Dealing with Patriotic Funds
A meeting was held in the Guyra Shire Chambers yesterday afternoon, Mr. L P [?]ton presiding. There was a large attendance of the public…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Active Service. Letters From Guyra Soldiers
Writing to his parents at Guyra from Gallipoli, under date 4th November, 1915. Private Tom Lavis says:—Just a line to let you know I am still in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Regains Speech
An aggressive tiger, which attacked Private Frederick Thoro-good, a soldier who had been invalided home deaf and dumb from…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Admiration for British Soldiers
"The greatest admiration for the British soldier is expressed. A. German officer cold me that his men would rather meet any company of men than…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returned Soldier's Luck
Private Lou Barrington, of the 4th Battalion, who resides at Coogee, is a fortunate man. He was wounded is a charge at Lonesome Pine at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Work for Returned Soldiers
A large number of employed in the city and suburbs have engaged the service of returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Antarctic Explorer Enlists
Sir Dooglas Mawson has offered himself for active are service and will[?] be app[?] in comm[?] of a company of held co[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Administrat[?]r Enlists
Mr. [?] smith [?] for of [?] the…
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A party of 30 returned wounded soldiers passed through Glen Innes early yesterday morning, and included two nurses and a chaplain from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor Member Enlists
Mr. G. McDonald, State member for Stagers, has enlisted for the front…
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The "Manchester Guardian" has started Australian thinking on the proposal to substitute Anzac for Canberel as the name at the Federal…
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Captain H. Higinbotham, of Armidale Light Horse, has been in town the last few days on final leave. We understand he is to secure an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Sydney
During the course of a lengthy despatch Sir Ian Hamilton said the failure at Suvla was due to the divisional Commanders not pressing the attack…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War London
There were lively scenes in the House of Commons arising out of the suppression by the Government of the Scottish Socialist newspaper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Postbag of the War
Private Bob McGuire, writing to his parents from Anzac on November 7th, says:—"I saw Charlie (his brother) the other day; he is quite well,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. London
Farther particulars of the sinking of the P. and O. liner Persia show that two lifeboats were drawn down. There was no time to cut the rope…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LatestWarNews London
In the House of Commons one had no need to doubt if the country was on the eve of a great occasion, or a most momentous decision…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Service Committee. Wants 80,000 Men
A well attended meeting of the committee was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday night, the Mayor (Ald. G. B. Ring) in the chair…
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