War Notes
The twenty thousand French priests reported to be fighting in the ranks are there under the provisions of the Separation Law of 1905, by which the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1914
1,919 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 96
Turkey's Ministers Urging War Turkey's Ministers Urging War Duel Between Crown Prince and Minister for War. Athens
The press gives an account of an altercation between the Turkish Crown Prince, who was opposed to the war, and Enver Pasha, the Turkish Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A German's Opinion About The War
The Coonamble "Independent" sought the opinion of a prominent local German citizen on the subject of the European war, and elicited the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Must Last. Military Expert's Opinion. London
The military correspondent of the "Times" expresses the view that the new army cannot be ready for many months. He adds that Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. the Great Rout. Cootamundra, Tuesday, 9.35
Later particulars state that the rout of the Germans is turning into a complete disaster. The Germans are turning homewards by way of St. Quentin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Latest News. Saturday, 5.30 p.m
The Australian naval force occupied Herbertshoe, New Britain. The English flag was hoisted yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War's Sudden Swoop. the Closing of the German Embassy
According to the English mail dated August 7 to hand by the P. O. R.M.S. Mooltan, Prince Lichnowsky, who was German Ambassador at London…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Our Own Cables. Allies Still Advancing. Cootamundra, Saturday, 9.15
The allies continue to gain ground. Their left wing has crossed the Marne River, and are pursuing the retreating enemy. The British captured many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Germany's Mania. Thinking, Dreaming. and Preparing War. Devil Must Be Exorcised. London
The New York "Word" says that Germany for years has been developing her industries largely, on borrowed capital, while her own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German War Loan. Appeal to the Public. "Our Glorious Army's Victories. Berlin
The German press is appealing to the public to subscribe £50,000,000 towards the unlimited war loan. One paper says. The victories…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →American Contempt. for Dishonorable "War Lord." Slighted Treaty and Broken Word. New York
The "World" says that the Kaiser may match Belgian atrocity against German atrocity until the cows come home but nevertheless, the blazin([?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Belgian Widows. Wives Of Those Killed in the War. to Be Distributed in Australia Sydney
The Imperial Government asks New South Wales to find temporary homes for 2000 widows of French and Belgian officers and soldiers now in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Rout of the Germans Defeat of Austria Australians in New Guinea Russia's Rapid Advance Friday Morning
The insults of the four days' fighting shows that the Southern Division of the German Army was brought between two fires; the French on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Widows
MUCH strife and misunderstanding is caused by apparently well-meaning persons, who, not content with such opportunities of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"It's Murder." a Soldier's Description. Paris
A wounded British soldier describing his experiences in the fighting [?] which he was engaged, said. "It is and war; it's murder."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Starved Soldiers. Eat Raw Beetroot and Earth Paris
A number of German wounded in Paris hospitals died from eating raw beetroot and earth. It is reported that General von…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. Success of the Allied Forces. Enemy in Retreat—Caught between Two Fires. Uneasiness in Germany. The Kaiser Worn, Haggard and Disappointed. Friday, 11 a.m
An official report from Bordeaux states there are indications of the Germans retreating along the whole line…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bushwoman's Offer. Adoption of Orphans. Caused by the War. Sydney
Dr. Arthur, M.L.A., has received a letter from a lady in the bush offering to take a fatherless Belgian, French, or British boy, and rear him as her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Home Rule. and Welsh Disestablishment. Shelved Till After the War. London
Mr. Asquith will to-morrow introduce a Bill in the Commons by the Provisions of which no steps will be taken with regard to the Home Rule…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A "Fighting Parson" Stirring Speech by Bishop Long. "War Is Better Than Slavery." Rebuke for Peace at Any Price Party. Bathurst
Bishop Long, referring 10 the war at the Anglican Synod at Bathurst, said he believed that there were many things worse than war, including…
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