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Northern Rivers · The wars & local soldiers
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The enlistments in the Commonwealth for the week ended January 1, totalled 2153. The figure for Western Australia are not to hand. New South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A stir was caused in State Government departments when it became known that the Cabinet had before it strongly worded reports on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German and Austrian soldi[?] are not devoid of supers[?] Nearly every man in [?] carries on him som[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The following were accepted for service at Lismore depot on Monday and Tuesday:—W. Porter, Sydney; J. E. Elworthy, Ballina; W. C. Newlyn, Rous Mill; A. J. Durham, Lismore;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Australians are not very rich in slang, so far as I have heard (says a correspondent of the "Pall Mall Gazette," signing himself "Transport Officer"), but the following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It's hard to leave the hill we have held, and held so long; But the bitterest tears that blind us Are all for the dead lads, brave, and true, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lieut. J. Rutledge, of the Field Artillery, New Zealander, has been wounded in France…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The bane of a soldiers life is what is called "fatigue duty." The name covers a multitude of sins from gathering up orange peel and paper,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The big boot of the Censor still lies heavy on the cables, and those have mainly been taken up with the candidature for the House of Commons of Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When this war is over it may settle some things, but even when the Allies have won it will by no means be proved that democracy has vanquished…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CAPETOWN, Tuesday.—The South African war expenses are a million monthly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The cost of the war is about five millions a day, or 1800 millions a year, against a total national income of 24000 millions. The enormous…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir George emphasised the fact that he was not connected with any political party. His position was very much that of an ambassador. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Until the list closes on the 31st January, all persons who care to do so— and they should be many—have the right to assist the country and our…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Amounts previously acknowledged, £1793 10s 10d; employees Foley Bros., 9th instalment, £7; total, £1800 10s 10d…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr Asquith introduced his Military Service Bill (No. 2) in the House of Commons. Doing so ho said that Lord Derby's results would…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Tuesday.—The adjourned meeting of spelter, representatives unanimously, resolved to ask the Government to ask spelter producers included in the controlled industries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There was but a thin House in the Commons during the debate on Mr. Hewins' motion for economic co-operation with the Dominions and our…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Referring to the issue of the recruiting cards the Prime Minister stated to-day that there appeared to be, in spite of the very clear statement…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Wednesday. —The "Daily Mail's" commissioner, who visited Scandinavia, declares the German traders consider tlie British blockade the best joke of the war…
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