Britain's War Bill. London
Monday's credit vote for £550,000,000, of which £200,000,000 is needed for the war to the end of March, makes the financial year's total £1,950,000,000, which is…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
3,607 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 181
Branxton Win-the-war League
The membership of the Branxton Win-the-War League is now 250. The credit of this cannot altogether be attributed to the efforts of the local war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Homes for War Widows. Sydney
Two more homes for war widows, built by voluntary effort, have been opened. Yesterday one was officially handed over to a widow and her two children at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rossia and the War. Mining Expert's Views
Three years' sojourn in Russia as a mining expert afforded Mr. W. F. Stevens, M.Inst. M.E., who is now visiting Australia, unique opportunities of studying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russia's War Loan. Extremely Successful. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
M. Bark, the Russian Minister for Finance, addressing the editors of the principal newspapers, said that the revenue exceeded the estimates by 800,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain's War Loan. a Great Success. Money Pouring In. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The war loan campaign is being carried on throughout the country vigorously, and enthusiastically. The masses, from the poorest, are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. (Continued from Page 1.) This Afternoon's Cables World's Merchant Shipping Huns' Expectations Shattered
LONDON. Sunday.—The sinkings through submarines have totalled approximately 20,000 tons dally, including neutral vessels, since January 31,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →University Student Enlists
Among the recruits who enlisted on Saturday at the Newcastle Drill Hall was Mr. Williams Hutton, of East Maitland, a student of the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soldiers' Mail. a New Arrangement
In the House of Representatives, Mr. D. Watkins again directed attention to the non-delivery of numerous letters addressed to soldiers at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pictures for Soldiers. British Film in Russia
An officer of the British Army has recently concluded a tour of the Russian front with a film showing the British Army in the making, and he displayed his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On the Verge of War. Official American Statement. Government Desires Peace. But Only with Honour. Germany's Peace Suggestions. (Australian Cable Association.) WASHINGTON
Mr. Lansing, the American Secretary of State, in a speech yesterday, said:—"It is a time of anxiety and heavy responsibility. "I cannot close my eyes to the fact that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British War Loan. London
Mr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has sent special circulars to many who are paying supertax, including city companies and limited companies,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Berlin Fears War. New York
An American correspondent who has arrived in Copenhagen says that there is little hope in Berlin that war with the United States can be avoided…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Expected End of the War. Fremantle
Bishop Clune, Catholic Chaplain-General of the Australian forces in France, who recently returned here, states that the consensus of opinion among officers at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miscellaneous. Empire's Sinews of War. Dominions Finance
LONDON. Monday.—In the House of Commons to-day. Mr. Bonar Law (Chancellor of the Exchequer), in introducing a Vote of Credit for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Chest Fund. Appreciation From France. Sydney
The following cable message from the Commissioner, Australian Comforts Fund, in London, was received to-day by the honorary secretary to the Citizens' War…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Arithmetic. How Germany Is Bound to Fail
Discussing the prospects of the belligerents from a purely neutral standpoint, the "Scienti[?] American" comes to the conclusion, that Germany must fail, not from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Recruiting Campaign. Wickham Win-the-War League. Islington Park Demonstration
There was a large attendance at the Wickham Council chambers last night, when the Mayor, Aid. G. W. Jenner, presided over a meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Empire War Council. Voice of the Dominions. South Africa's Claim
LONDON, Monday.—General Smuts, referring to the East African campaign, eulogised the parts played by the Indians and South Africans…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. (Continued from Page 1.) This Afternoon's Cables Dr. Wilson Stands Firm. Refuses Germany's Request
WASHINGTON. Monday.—Replying to Germany's request, made through the Swiss Minister, that the United States would negotiate further in…
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