Alcohol for War Purposes
The Minister for Munitions has appointed a committee to consider the best menus for securing adequate supplies of alcohol for war purposes and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riverina · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1917
3,883 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 195
War on the Sea. Cold-blooded Murder. Climax in Frightfulness. London
An Admiralty communique narrates an outrage wherein German savagery in torpedoing merchantmen appears to have reached a climax. The communique…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Mail. Address Form Changed
Mr. Laird Smith, Assistant Minister for Defence, announces that it has been found necessary to changes the mode of addressing mail to soldiers serving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Brave Woman Soldier. Romance of the Battlefield. From Nurse to Sergeant. London
The "Daily Chronicle" correspondent at Salonika writes that the only woman patient in a camp of 1600 wounded Serbians is Miss Flora Sands, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War on the Sea. Several Vessels Sunk. French Cruiser Submarined. London
The Norwegian steamer Thyra and the British sailer Harry W. Adams are believed to have been sunk. Thirteen of the Thyras 's crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan and America. Post-war Problems. Islands in the Far Bast. Washington
The apprehension caused by reports of alleged arrangements between the British and Japanese Governments which might have a detrimental post-war effect…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Riots in Cork. Sinn, Feiners Attack Soldiers. London
Serious riots took place at Cork on Saturday night, ,when 600 Sinn Feiners attacked 500 soldiers returning from all entertainment. The soldiers fled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers. Reported Hardships. Statement by Mr. Hughes. Sydney
Mr. Hughes, interviewed regarding a published statement that hundreds of returned soldiers were walking about Sydney streets destitute and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lonely Anzac Dies at Peterborough. Remarkable Demonstration of Public Sympathy
A solemn aud impressive scene was witnessed at the Peterborough Cemetery on Wednesday, when Sergeant G. T. Hunter, of the 10th Corps Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Films in Japan. Tokio
Cinematograph films showing the extent of the British effort in regard to the army and navy and munitions organisation are making a great…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in the Air. Year's Review. Allied Achievements. Paris
The "Guerre Aerieune," reviewing the year's aviation, says that the Allied aircraft carried out in all theatres 750 hombardments and brought [?]n nearly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War on the Sea. Danish Ship Torpedoed. 24 Saved. London
The Danish steamer Denmark was torpedoed. Twenty-four of the crew were saved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Feeling in Germany. Flat Refusal to End the War. London
A wireless message addressed to the German Embassy at Washington states there is a general impression in Germany, that the Entente's answer is a verbose…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Convict Soldiers. Amsterdam
It is estimated that Germany will increase the army by about 50.000 by the release of convicts. The order does not apply to the worst habitual…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stole a Ring. Soldier Sentenced
James Fleming, 23, n lance-corporal in the Army Medical Corps, who appeared in uniform, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment by Mr. G. J. B…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Back From the War. Wounded or Invalided Soldiers. From Suez and Pozieres. Sydney
Five hundred wounded or inva[?]ded soldiers disembarked to-day. One batch had one officer, three nurses and 162 others who have been in the desert…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another War Loan
The prospectus of a further issue of the Commonwealth War Loan has now been announced, and the particulars appear in our advertising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Expenditure. Rome
Establishments numbering 2179, and which employ 468,949 persons, are engaged in supplying war materials. The total war expenditure is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Loan. Fourth Issue
The following circular has been issued by the Commonwealth Treasurer:— 1. Your attention is invited to the fact that the Commonwealth is now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Pastor's War Prayer
A well-known German pastor, Dr. Philipp, has composed a New Year prayer: Praise God from Whom the war came. Praise God, from Whom…
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