French Politics and War
Though the outside world has heard little about French politics during the war, it would appear that France, like Great Britain, has been experiencing…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 130
Not a War for Trade
The war has shown that in regard to some essential industries we were dependent on the enemy. This must never happen again. But let us not degrade…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Britain's War Budget. National Debt of £2,640,000,000
On 4th August, 1914, when Great Britain entered the war, the British national debt stood at £651,000,000 (writes the London, correspondent of the "The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Verdun Battle Still Raging. Surpasses All Others. Splendid French Defence. Paris
A communique states:—On Wednesday night we progressed with hand grenades in the thickets immediately eastward of Cumieres…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Soldiers' Club
A country camp committee has been formed in connection with the Soldiers' Club, which for over a year has been housed in the old Royal Hotel buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Soldiers' Entertainment Committee
A meeting of the soldiers' entertainment committee was held at the Town Hall on Thursday evening, the Mayor Alderman Mannall presiding. There were also in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm and Produce. Sheep for Soldiers
"It has astonished me," said Mr. W. G. Brown, Wood Expert of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, "in scanning all the suggestions made for war farms,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Provision for Soldiers. Small Holdings in Britain. London
In the House of Lords Lord Selbourne, the President of the Board of Agriculture, moving the second reading of the Small Holdings Colonies Bill, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Premier. Post War Problems. London
Mr. J. T. Ryan, the Premier of Queensland, was entertained at dinner at the Queensland Offices by Sir Thomas Robinson, the Agent-General, and among these…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Verdun Fighting. German Attacks Again Prove Useless. Paris
The latest official communique states:—We captured elements of trenches south-west of Morthomme, and appreciably progressed north-west of Thiaumont…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recruiting Campaign. Enlistments in Sydney. Sydney
During the week ending yesterday 707 men offered themselves at Victoria Barracks for active service. Of these 184 were accepted, and 223 rejected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers' Association
The Returned Soldiers' Associations of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia have been amalgamated, and the first conference has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stirring Appeal. Critical Time of the War. London
Mr. J. Norton Griffiths, after fourteen months at the front, makes a striking appeal to the munition makers through the "Weekly Despatch."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Verdun Impregnable. Cumieres Recaptured. Germans Driven Out. Fighting Proceeding. Paris
The German gains on the Verdun front during eight days make up a total of 300 yards. The enemy was not long in possession…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meningitis Among Soldiers. Melbourne
Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, to-day remarked that the statement that the appearance of meningitis among the troops was connected with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Evacuation. Lord Kitchener's View. London
Mr. Ward Price, official correspondent with the British Forces, in a detailed story of the evacuation of Anzac and Suvia, states that General Sir Ian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Work for the Wounded. Japanese Hospital in Paris
The big Japanese hospital in the Champs Elysees, almost in the shadow of the Arch of Triumph at Etoile, has a capacity of 150 patients, and before the Japanese took…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War. After 100 Days Verdun Unconquered. More German Failures. Paris
The latest communique states: The enemy all day long yesterday maintained an intense bombardment with heavy guns from Avocourt Wood to Cumieres…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Returned Soldiers' Association
A meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association was held last night in the Soldiers' Club, Mr. S. Dark, the president, in the chair…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →South Australia. Killed in Action
Private C. Akehurst (England). Scurf, Dandruff, Hair Falling. Out What can be done? Massage with Pedie Pomade is' recommended…
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