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Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
3,883 stories in Riverina's papers · page 39 of 195
The German losses at Douaumont pale into insignificance compared with those of last week. The German artillery for nine hours searched the Vaux plateau with a deluge of steel. Trench mortars dropped huge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wagga War Service Committee met last night, Mr. J. Jeremy occupying the chair. Miss B. Loughlin wrote thanking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Roumanian Government is asking for an army vote of £16,000,000. It is officially announced that Generals have been nominated as…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The French airmen have splendidly demonstrated their complete mastery over-enemy machines at Verdun and elsewhere on the Western front…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Discussing the land settlement scheme for returned soldiers, in the Assembly, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Ashford) said that while, approximately, 250…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Harold Quirk, the first Wagra boy to go to the war, arrived back unexpectedly in Gundagai on Wednesday morning. "He is on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Public meetings have been arranged under the auspices of the Wagga War Service Committee to take place at 8 p.m. at The Gap hall on Monday next,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The last French communique states that the continued attack in the region of Verdun. has proved murderous for the enemy, the ground being covered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →What the war has done for the printer. Before the war ordinary English white printing paper cost 1¾d per lb. Now it costs 2¾d. In addition to this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The bombardment on the Beth-incourt-Cumieres front has appreciably slackened. No infantry action is reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A German account states that France's war expenditure is nearly £4,000,000 daily, and there are signs of discontent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir Edward Grey, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, stated in the Commons that Portugal's entry into the war was caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Hughes, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, in an interview, said that the Australian Labor party was now on a safe foundation, adding, "I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Speaking at a Ministerial meeting on Monday night Mr. Griffith (Minister for Education) outlined his proposed school clinic and expressed his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Tennant, Under-Secretary for War, when introducing the Army Estimates in the House of Commons, said, referring to Britain's air…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hugh Carruthers' Christmas-box was a very welcome one—a letter from Violet Davenport. Early in the afternoon—having restrained his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"My Soldier Boy" drew a big house on first Show night. It was a 3-act comedy drama, put before the public by Gundagai…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Foot case means general comfort and health, and it is surprising how even a superficial foot trouble will depress the spirits and adversely…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Minister for Lands (Mr. W. G. Ashford) states that he expects to have at his disposal over 2,000,000 acres of land for returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Robert Shore, a soldier, was fined £5, in default a month's imprisonment, for selling beer without a license. Evidence was given that defendant had…
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