War and the Birds. Migration Diverted
What does a bird think as it flies over a battlefield? Or, If it does not think at all, in the human sense of the word, what is the reaction of bird and animal life to the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1915
655 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 13 of 33
The Innocent Bystander. Holland Fears War
The most uncomfortable neutrality is observed by Holland, and, according to the Dutch papers, her lot at the present moment is not a happy one. Whichever way she…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fitness in War. the Necessity of Rum
At a social meeting of the Royal Courts of Justice and Legal Temperance Society in the Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn, on March 15, Major M'Adam Eccles, of St…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Italy Mobilises. London, May. 22
A Stefani despatch from Rome says that the Ministers for War and Marine have declared a state of war in the provinces of the Austrian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No News of World War. People Who Have Not Heard of It
There are still places which have not heard, after nearly seven months' conflict, of the world war. Tristan da Cunha, the lonely South Atlantic island, says the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Heroes All! Soldiers Who Have Won Renown
A tattered, shot-torn bit of bunting hangs in the headquarters of the London Rifle Brigade, as a glorious memento of the bravery of Corporal T. H. Jenken, of the 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The District and the War
Privets Arthur Morrice, son of Mr. David Morrice, Sutton Forest, has been wounded in action at the Darde[?]s. He was a [?] of Sutton Forest, and os 40 years of age…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War Stopped To-Day
A One of the leading British journals says that if the war stopped to-day history would record a signal German victory and a decisive…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Italian Advance Rome, May 26
An official announcement has been made that the Italians have advanced into the enemy's territory in the Friuli frontier district. The…
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A telegram has been received giving the chief [?] that Privets Jack [?] of Mrs. Jon[?] Jones, of Bowral, has been wounded in action at the Dardanelles. He is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →When France Goes to War
Compared with conditions in France, the life of a British mayor is a little short of celestial, for it is on the French major that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War. London, May 31
At Gaba Tepe the Allies occupied a front of two kilometres, and repulsed Turkish counter-attacks, inflicting heavy losses…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. Dardanelles. London, May 29
Reuter's correspondent at Athens says it is estimated that the Turkish losses in the Dardanelles operations amount to 60,000 men. The force…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →French War Ruse. Germans Led Astray
The Paris Correspondent publishes an interesting account of the way in which the German Intelligence Department was tricked at the time when the 75 gun was being…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sidelights on the War. a Policy of Weak and Tear. Cannes, 23rd March 1915
Amongst several communications from the brave little Belgian army, this week, is one from a simple soldier in the trenches He merely says, in fewest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The District and the War
Bowral has so far collected £11[?] for the various patriotic funds. The Moss Vale District War Fund has now reached £674 [?] 2d, and that of the Red…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Socks for Our Soldiers. to the Editor
Sir,— I notice in a recent issue of your paper that an appeal was made to the ladies of the district to provide socks for our soldiers at the front. A price was given which…
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