War News
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's latest communiques show that the British have been engaged in local operations. We completely…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
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War Loans and War Savings per Capita
The splendid results of the various Australian War Loans which have been floated to date, the subscriptions to which have reached upward of £80,000,000, not only…
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The recent French communiques describe a violent attack on the French lines north-east of Soie-sons, which was almost…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queer War Pictures
Mr. Philip Gibbs telegraphs that the great battle on the west front from time to time blazes into sudden fury at different points…
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The 315th casualty list, issued. this morning', totals 901, as fol-lows :-Killed in action 112, died of wounds, &c, 149, wounded 371…
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Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports :-Patrol encounters have taken place southward of the Scarpe. Hostile artillery is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Must It Always Be War?
The idea is being industriously disseminated in Labour circles that there must always be unrelenting war between Capital and Labour,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON
A Copenhagen message says that no Norwegians were implicated in the bomb plot in which the authorities at Christiana discovered large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ugly Canards Concerning Soldiers
Recently two stories, utterly without foundation, have been bruited hereabouts, of a character calculated to cause deep distress to those most nearly concerned,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home and Farewell to Soldiers
On Tuesday evening there was a large assemblage of townspeople and others in the Triumph Hall for the purpose of welcoming Private…
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The latest French communique shows that the 'French have recovered most of the ground they lost north-east of Soissons…
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Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Ha[?] reports successful raids at several points on the British front, notably east of Vermelles, and…
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A conference of the Allies is to be held to discuss their war aims. Lieutenant Gaynemer, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pigeons As War Messengers
The general notion that all that has to be done in forwarding a despatch by pigeon is to catch the bird, tie a letter to its leg, and then liberate it, is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON
Field-Marshall Haig reports: The enemy heavily bombarded Fontaineles-Croiselles. We repulsed an attack southward of Cojoul River…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Interesting War Notes a Dog on the Strength
The war has led to the relaxation of many hospital rules, and the latest reported instance is that whereby the dog Rarn, a Great Dane, the mascot of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegraphic News. Sydney. Thursday, 4 p.m. War Savings
The Prime Minister addressed a large and enthusiastic meeting in the Town Hall last night in pursuance of the Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldiers' Ribbons. This Article Tells All About Them
Nowadays it is almost impossible to pass along a crowded street without noticing on the breast of some soldier's tunic a strip or more of coloured…
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No operation of importance is reported by Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. We made considerable further progress southward…
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General Haig- reported on Friday :-We attacked and captured last evening a forward position on a front of 2000 yards…
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