Scottish Women's War Hospitals
Mr. R. Watson, hon. secretary of the movement in Wagga to augment the funds of the Scottish Women's War Hospitals, by a special effort,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
3,135 stories in Riverina's papers · page 34 of 157
Summary of War News. Wednesday, March 6th, Raiding Assaults on the Western Front
The French have carried out a successful coup-de-main east of the Meuse. Operating in a snowstorm they penetrated to the fourth German…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vote of £600,000,000 Review of War Finances. Empire's Position Explained. London
In the House of Commons, Mr, Bonar Law, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in introducing a vote of credit for £600,000,000, said this was the largest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wagga Soldiers' Comforts Fund
The usual fortnightly meeting of the Soldiers' Comforts Fund was held at the Town Hall on Thursday last. Mrs. W. R. Eyles presided, and there…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrage and Raid. Heroic Deeds on West Front. Young Australian Officer's Exploit. Capture of Kieff Denied. Immense British War Credit, Western Front. Heavy Barrage Raid. Repulsed by British. London
Sir Douglas Haig reports:— We completely repulsed an enemy raid, under cover of a heavy barrage, eastward of Epehy, also attempts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War as Recreation
Mr. MacKinnon, Director of Recruiting has approved of the suggestion that for a limited…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farmers and the War
In opening the Wollongong Show Mr. Fitzpatrick, Assistant Treasurer, said that unfortunately in this country we did not seem to realise that there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sunken Hospital Ship. Body of Ship's Office Found. Wounded by Gunfire. London
The body of an officer of the Glenart Castle when picked up disclosed two gunshot wounds, confirming the suspicion that the pirates fired on some of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scottish Women's War Hospitals. Wagga's Quota
Wagga's special effort to augment the funds of the Scottish Women's War Hospitals was made on Saturday, and took the form of a Market Day,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Loan Bullets. Pith of Our Position
So that everyone may be seized with the salient financial of the financial position of Australia to-day and the power of the people to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Commercial Travellers. War Loan Campaign. Sydney
Commercial travellers held a rally to-day for the purpose of officially starting their war loan canvassing campaign…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cables. War. Noon News. Peace Concluded. LONDON
A late Russian wireless states that the Russo-Roumanian peace is concluded. It includes the early Roumanian evacuation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in the Air. the London Raid. 11 KILLED 46 Injured. London
When people were leaving the theatres and flocking homeward on Thursday night they heard the warning of an approaching raid. They took cover…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Home Truths. the War Has Made Us Fat Who Has Got the Money?
In N.S.W. alone 792,550 persons on Juno 30th, 1915, had assets to the value of £645,699,068, with net incomes of £95,041,446…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. The First Act Air Raid in Paris Ene[?] Turn Tail German Reprisals Sydney, This Day
Marshall Haig reports:—The Royal Rides broke the main force of Saturday's attack in the neighbourhood of Polderhoek. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our Soldier Boys
Mrs. Drummond, of South Gundagai, is in receipt of a, cable to the effect that her son, Private Alex. Drummond, is returning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Cross Shirt. Soldier Finds Letter From Mother. Sydney
Private F. Holmes, writing to his parents in Armidale, describes how lie won a shirt by ballot and found a note from his mother in the pocket…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sixth War Loan
Application for bonds for the Sixth War Loan close on April 10th and a vigorous publicity campaign is being undertaken to stimulate the sale of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War The Latest
[Such or the cable news on this page so headed appeared in the "Times," and is cabled to Australia by special permission. It…
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