Air Raids. Story of London's War Peril. Unknown History
LONDON, Friday.—Of interest to everyone is a book to be published this week—"The Defence of London, 1915-1918," by Lieut. Col. A. Rawlinson…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Rivers · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1924
1,173 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 59
Tommy Atkins Humour of a British Soldier Laughter and Life
Lieut.-Colonel A. A. Irving, C.I.E. contributes to the "Army Quarterly?" an article on "The Humour of the Soldier." The main charm of the humour…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian Honoured. Mr. Mackinnon's War Services
WASHINGTON, Sunday.—Mr. Mackinnon, Australian Trade Commissioner to be United States, who has taken up his winter residence at the capital, has received notice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Legal Men in Great War. Tablet Being Erected
SYDNEY, Monday.—A" tablet is being erected, in the Supreme Court by the legal profession. to their comrades who served in the great war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Mineself Und John." When War Comes Again. The Dragon Screams
PEKIN, Friday.--Dr. Sun Yat Sen, addressing a meeting of Christian students in Canton said: "Within ten years, China, Russia,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memories. Destroying Sea Mines
LONDON, Monday.—In Admiralty Fleet Orders just issued, it is notified that, whenever practicable, vessels should attempt to sink or destroy mines by gun or rifle fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Tug of War Agitation in Italy. When Mussolini Meets d'Annunzio
ROME, Sunday.--Considerable agitation prevails as the result of the break up of the Seamen's Confederation, and the expulsion of President…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kemal Pasha Wounded. (Australian Press Association.)
ATHENS, Monday.—An assassin threw a bomb at Kemal Pasha when at Smyrna, where he was recuperating with his newly married wife. Both Kemal and his wife…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kemal Pasha Wounded by Bomb Explosion. Wife Also Injured
LONDON, Monday.--An urgent message from the "Daily Expresse's" correspondent at Athens states that an assassin threw a bomb at, Kemal Pasha in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Service Homes Losses
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Losses amounting to £1,628,895 have been incurred by the War Service Homes Commission to June last year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Diplomacy. Stories of Pre-war Intrigue. Soviet Disclosures
The Soviet Government is the terror of diplomacy. The archives of the Russian Foreign Office under the late Czar are in its…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War Wrongs. Deporting of Belgian Citizens. German Government Sued
PARIS, Tuesday.—A case in which ten Belgians are suing the German Government for compensation for ill treatment when they were Reported in war…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Poisoned
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Yesterday afternoon Oscar Charles Millman (27) telephoned his mother at Abbotsford saying that he had booked seats for the entire family that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Customs Surplus How Shall it be Used? Speech by Dr. Earle Page. Reduction of War Debts Proposed. Ultimate Lowering of Taxation
"There can be no doubt now that the Customs revenue will be in excess of the estimate, and a surplus will arise in the year's accounts. Such surplus might be wisely used in one or two ways--either by the relief of taxation, or by the reduction of debt…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Moloch of War Still Claims His Victims. Returned Soldier's Death
GRAFTON, Wednesday.--The death of a returned soldier, William James Manson (28) occurred in tragic circumstances at his father's dairy farm, Upper Orara,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Turkey. Post War Reconstruction
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—After many years in the American diplomatic service in Morocco, Albania and Turkey, Mr. M. Blake, who was recently appointed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Returned Soldiers' Meeting
MULLUMBIMBY, Wednesday.—The first meeting for 1924 of Mullumbimby subbranch of Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League was held in the club room,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Graves Speeding Up Construction. Big Reduction in Costs
LONDON, Wednesday.--The Imperial War Graves Commission estimated the expenditure for the coming year at £1,500,000, of which Australia has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Economising Dr. Page Replies to Critics. Reduction of War Debt
SYDNEY, Thursday.--Dr. Earle Page (Acting Prime Minister) speaking last night at Lawson, said that it was a deliberate lie for a section of the Press to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldier Killed
George Alberts, a returned soldier, living at Warregah Island, North Arm, was accidentally, killed. While grubbing stumps with a "forest devil," a…
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