Commonwealth War Loan. Use Your Money to Help the Country
Everyone has the right to subscribe all the money they choose to the new Commonwealth War Loan, but be it many hundreds or few, or even a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
3,883 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 195
Submarine War Persia Survivors. Adrift for 32 Hours. London
Lord Montagu, after the sinking of the Persia, clung to a broken boat for '32 hours, and was rescued late on Friday night by a million to one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Summary of War News. Saturday, January 1st. the Gallipoli Withdrawal
Eye-witnesses of the withdrawal from Gallipoli say that the calmness of the weather accounted for an immense part of the success of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Balkans. Greece. Greeks Demand War. Hatred Against Bulgars and Turks. Athens
Officers of a Greek army corps have informed the Government that they will not be able to restrain their men if Turkish or Bulgarian armies appear. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. News Day by Day. Sydney, Tuesday. Australian Troopship Sunk. All Hands Saved
The Australian troopship Geelong has been sunk in the Mediterranean by collision with an Admiralty storeship. There was no loss of life…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Why Don't the Men Enlist?"
"Why don't the men enlist?" is the question of the hour. The plan by which Mr. Ilughes, the Prime Minister, hopes to recure the 50,000 additional…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Learned Soldier
"Ono must revise one's ideas about soldiers in these days. Not long ago I found a learned Greek among the last convoy of wounded in our hospital. He…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Admiration for British Soldiers
"The greatest admiration for the British soldier is expressed. A German officer told rao that his men would rather meet any company of men than…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Letters. From the Firing Line. an Englishman's Tribute
In a hitter received by Mrs. Campion, of Wakefield-road, Strathfield, from her brother in England, the writer refers to the high esteem in which the people of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers Again
A party of soldiers visisted a Chinese shop in Melbourne last night and asked for food. When told the place was not a restaurant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Land for Soldiers
Mr. H. R. Denison, the well known sportsman, has offered his "Eumaralla Estate" of 7,300 acres, near Gulgong, for the purpose of providings farms…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Land for Returned Soldiers. (To the Editor.)
Sir,—The Sydney papers contain report of volunteer efforts to clear land for returned soldiers at French's Forest some miles from Manly. It is another…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Penalised in Error
A case of hardship evidently brought about through the error of some military official, exists in Wagga and wants rectification. A volunteer, who has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bogus Soldier. a Double Penalty. Sydney
Horace Evans was today sentenced to six months' gaol for false pretences. Evidence was given that accused went into a tailor's shop and stated that he…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Four Days. 1561 Men Enlist. Sydney
During the past four days 1,561 men have enlisted in the metropolitan area…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anti-german Riot. Soldiers in Trouble. Lismore
Twelve men, six of whom were in military uniform, appeared before the police court on charges connected with the damage done to several shops in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country Camps. Council Movement. Wagga's Claim to Be Urged. Insulting the Soldiers. the Mayor Rebuked
Aid. Cunningham asked at last night's meeting of the Wagga Council if anything further had been heard of the proposal to establish a military camp…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Treating Soldiers
A correspondent sends us the following lines, taken from London "Punch," which deals scathingly with the practice of shouting for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tanned Sheepskin Vests for the Soldiers
Mr F. Tictyens, Albury, who has undertaken to collect for the above movement, wrote as as follows under date 21st ultimo.--" Yesterday I sent…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evacuation of Anzac. Turks' Triumphant Tale. "Enemy Driven Into Sea." London
An official announcement of the withdrawal of the British forces from Anzac and Suvla Bay has been issued by the Turkish Government, which…
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