From the War Zone. Private Tom Gale
Writing to his brother from " somewhere in France," under date November 18, 1916, says:— " .... I have been able to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1917
1,762 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 7 of 89
The War Loan
Arrangements have already been made for meetings of their employees by a large number of firms and institutions with a view to impressing upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Wires the Latest News
Particulars of the naval engagement show that the Germans were taken by surprise. The fight was sharp, sudden and furious. The German naval…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. News Day by Day
Dr. Addison, Minister for Munitions, speaking at the Mansion House, said that a most searching enquiry would be held into the munition factory…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Letters for Soldiers. Change of Address
The Defence Department has amended the rule for addressing parcels and letters to soldiers on active service. It is strictly forbidden to mention…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Boys at the Front. Send Your Paper to a Wounded Soldier
As soon as you have read your copy of the "Weekly," put a penny stamp on it, and address it to WOUNDED N.S.W. WESTERNER…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Boys at the Front. Send Your Paper to a Wounded Soldier
As soon as you have read your copy of the "Weekly," put a penny stamp on it, and address it to WOUNDED N.S.W. WESTERNER,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →London War Marriages
A further striking increase in London's marriage-rate is recorded in the report of the Country Medical Officer of Health for 1915. The number of weddings registered in that year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Post-war Employment. London, Thursday night
Mr. Hodge, Imperial Minister for Labour, is forming a committee of employees and employers, with 500 local committees, to deal with post-war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Yesterday's News
A sharp [?]val has taken place in the North Sea between British and enemy destroyers. Unofficial reports state that eleven…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. SYDNEY
The Admiralty reports: "Our light forces patrolling the North Sea not far from the Dutch coast on Monday night, met a division of enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Loan. Steady Applications
A steady stream of subscribers and a considerably larger one of enquirers is daily visiting the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where it…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Loan and Recruiting Committees
Acting on the request of the Commonwealth Treasurer, supplemented by circulars from the Organising Secretaries of the recruiting movement in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strange War Coincidences. Fate of Former Occupant of Lieut. Asquith's Rooms
Second-Lieutomuit Herbert Prosser Chaffey, of Bath, whose parents have received official notification that he is missing, occupied Mr. Raymond Asquith's rooms while at Balliol…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Gold for the War. Romances of Gifts to Chancell[?] of the Exchequer
"Letters too sacred to be seen except by the official eye" is the description by Mr. James Douglas of the human documents sent to the Treasury, together with free gifts of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"I Just Happened [?] There." Cameos of War As It Is To-day
I MET him in hospital at Havre. It was his eighteenth birthday. He was a second lieutenant in the Royal Sussex Regiment. He had been in France…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →A Generous Proposal. Land for Returned Soldiers
Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands, has submitted an unusual scheme to the State Cabinet for the settlement of returned soldiers. Under the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"We Won't Fight," Five Sons Will Not Enlist
With feelings of disgust New Zealanders have read of the appeal against military service by a family of five sons—four of them farmers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Lonely Soldier
How's this for the working of the long arm of coincidence? An exercise at Diamond Creek State School (Vic.) on Friday afternoons is to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Soldiers
Mr. M. T. Magner, for many years a resident of Trangie, has enlisted. Mr. Stanley Stones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stones, of Dubbo, enlisted in…
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