Soldiers' Seats
Mr. D. R. Hall, Attorney-General states that Mr. John Storey's attitude on the question of contesting soldiers' seats illustrates the unfortunate…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
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Soldiers' Seats. Storey Bossed by P.L.L. SYDNEY
Mr Hall, Attorney General, commenting to-day on Labour's intention to contest soldier's seats, said that Mr. Storey is a decent, straight man…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Funds for Distressed Soldiers
Serious allegations relating to the disbursement of the monies of the Australia Day and Lord Mayor's Patriotic Funds, are disturbing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General. Soldiers' Send Off
At the Gap Hall tomorrow night a social send-off will he tendered to our local boys Harold Brummen, Alan Miller, W. Harris, and W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War
The war has changed in its ideas and intentions since it started. It began as a struggle to prevent Germany from overwhelming Europe. It has pretty well passed out of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Prisoners of War
The military authorities have issued a regulation, under the War Precautions Act, prohibiting the transmission of any parcel, from Australia, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Citizens' War Chest. Leeton Branch
A public meeting of subscribers and till interested in the comfort of our soldiers in the trenches will be held in the Enterprise Hall, Leeton, next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest War News London
Cook's trade representative states that a German raider, as a large cargo steamer, carrying guns and torpedo tubes,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To-Day’s War News
The New York “Tribune’s” special London despatch says: The Kaiser, in expectation of a final defeat, is planning to abandon Austria and leave it to its…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£7,500,000 in War Claims
Since the beginning of the war British institutions transacting life insurance or annuity business have paid or remitted for payment war claims amounting to over £7,500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Profit and Loss in War Orders
Part of the price we pay for profits on war orders is the enmity of Germany, which, in the end, we shall probably have to spend enormous sums to face…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Danger to Australian Shipping
MELBOURNE, Thursday Night. In the House of Representatives to-day Mr.Cook stated that an enemy raider, a large cargo steamer,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War The Latest Thursday Afternoon. Mesopotamia
A Mesopotamia official message reports that our cavalry engaged the Turkish rear-guard at Lajo near Ctesiphon. Enemy booty is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Humour When Merchantmen Made Fortune at War
The difference between a somnambulist and an errand boy is trifling. One walks in his sleep and the other sleeps in his walk. In British wars nowadays shipowners are very apt to suffer heavy losses, despite our over whelming naval superiority, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Sydney, Wednesday. Germans Forced Out
French military critics declare the Germans were forced out of their positions by guns and men. A fierce battle was waged for 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. German Raider. Operating in Indian Ocean
Mr. Cook, Minister for the Navy announced that a German raider is operating in the Indian Ocean, and is carrying seaplanes and torpedoes. She was a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Summary of War News. Saturday, March 3rd. the Western Front
Except at one point, no farther advance by the British is reported from the Ancre. North of Miraumont, an advance of 600 yards was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House of Commons. Operations in Greece. Imperial War Council. London
In the House of Commons. Mr. Bonar Law stated that the Government did not propose tp interfere with the Easter holidays or place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. News Day by Day. Sydney, Tuesday. on the Western Front
The British made further progress on the Ancre front east of Gommecourt. There is great activity at Verdun…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Returned Soldiers. Opinion on the Recent Referendum
The first annual congress of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League of Australia concluded in Sydney on Saturday, Colonel…
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