The War Bill
The liability of the Commonwealth for war pensions up to April 26 totalled £3,295,960…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
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The War of Iron
The metallurgist who is also something of a philosopher must have observed during the present international strife how iron and its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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 6 →Latest War News. West Front
There is still a lull in the fighting ion the west front. Sir Douglas Haig, in his noon report on Wednesday, says: We…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Premier and end of the War
Proposing the toast of "Britain and Her Allies" at a dinner in the Town Hall at Grafton on Sunday night, Mr. Holman said that if the present German offensive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON
Field-Marshal Haig reports that enemy artillery developed considerable activity early yeasterday morning in the village of Bretonneux…
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 [?]ara, a Great Dane[?] the mascot of the…
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Special intercession services for the war were conducted in the churches in the metropolis and suburbs yesterday. They were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£30 for a Lock of Hair. Battle Rellos After the War
Keepsakes in time become relics, and relics become, if not sacred, often very precious—in terms of hard cash, that is. It is not everybody that recalls the…
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A correspondent writes :—Advice has been received that Private R. C. Webb second son of Mr. R. C. Webb, of Welcome Reefs,…
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Last Tuesday night a meeting of the Soldiers' Homes Committee was held in the Council Chambers. Mr. J. Keeffe was in the chair, others…
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The following address was deliv-by the Rev. R. Elliott, B.D., at the memorial service held in the Protestant Hall on Anzac Sunday:—…
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The lull in tine fighting on the West front has enabled war correspondents to describe stirring incidents of April's battles…
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A private message from New York states that Private Thomas Skeyhill, the blind soldier who did excellent service in lecturing…
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A meeting of the above was held at the Municipal Council Chambers last night. Present, Mr. Hetherington (in the chair), Revs. Elliott, Mills, Finlayson, Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germany's Amazing War Aims
One of the best-known German propagandist publishers, the Poli-tische Verlags Austalt, of Leipzig, recently issued a very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. To-Day's Cables. LONDON
The British have advanced southwest of Morlancourt. A Hague correspondent says it is reported the German peace proposals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bungendore News. Soldiers Welcomed
Sergeant Alf. Taylor and Private E. Sweeney were given a hearty welcome home on Fri- day evening last in the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Interesting War Notes Cool Soldier
It is not always policy to acknowledge a defeat. A little coolness at the critical moment sometimes saves the day. In a close encounter during the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War News
The enemy is concentrating infantry and artillery on a large scale in the neighbourhood of Bailleul and Ypres. An enemy…
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