What War Looks Like
'It is interesting to see from the English illustrated papers what some people think war looks like writes a British Officer). Really it looks Just like any…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1915
21,684 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 250
War's Lessons Patriotism v. Jingoism Australian's Attitude to the War
There is always the danger in prolonged periods of periods that the spirit that furnishers the fighting quality of the nation will degenerate into a shallow…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Rates. a Further Decrease
The Sydney Marine Underwriters' Association is in receipt of a cable stating that the rate of war insurance on Bri[?]sh and nonbelligerent vessels sailing outwards and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Notes of the Week
H.M.S. Formidable was sunk in the English Channel, and only 201 of her complement was saved. A telegram from Berlin states that…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Postal Officers and the War
A correspondent in the Postal Department makes a suggestion to postal officers in the Commonwealth in reference to the postal deficit, and the heavy expenditure entailed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Empire and the War
Mrs. Ord Marshall. Honorary Secretary of the League of the Empire writing to me from London on November 2. says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Shrivelled Life." Brotherhood in War
BATHURST, Monday.--In the course of an address on the war in All Saints Cathedral last night. Bishop Long referred' to the "shrivelled life" of those who had failed to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Notes of the Week
A further impetus has been given recruiting in England. The Cuxhaven raid caused a wave of excitement all over Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Broome's Plight. Pearlers and the War
There seems to be little reason for doubting that the position of affairs at Broome the small town on the northwest corner of Australia. which has hitherto enjoyed some degree…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Types of Rifles at the War
As will be noticed from the bollistics of rifer used by the nations at war, the majority of small arms now most in favor are of the magazine type. The Boer war and the Russo…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australia's Share in the World War
"How many men should Australia send to the front?" is a question laving the minds of some of our leaders. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italy's War Loan. London, Tuesday Morning
A message from Rome states that Italy's war loan of £40,000,000 has been over-sub-scribed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Notes. How the Formidable Went Down
The story of the sinking of the Formidable shows that the manner in which the British officers and sallors went to their death was worthy of the best traditions of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Postbag of the War. Stirring Tales From Our Soldiers. How an Englishman Died. "Game and Brave to the Last." Says an Eye-witness
How an Englishman was game to the very last is told in the following story by Mr. Donal Thom[?] the special photographer of the New York "World," who was with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labor. Railway Men Confer. Wages and the War
At the opening of the annual conference of the Railway Workers and General Laborers Associations in the Trades Hall yesterday morning, the president (Mr. W. Rosser) Characterised…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Eton's War Spirit. Boys Answer Call. London, Monday Night
The war spirit pervades Eton, whence 110 pupils, over 17 years of age, have departed in answer to the country's call. Six hundred young boys are in training…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →General War Cables. Austrians Hit Their Own Battleship. Rome
Newspaper state that during the confusion caused by the attack of the submarine Curie on the harbour at Pola. the fort shelled and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War. Artillery Duels. Fierce Fighting. the Russian Advance
The most important news this morning relates to the operations in the eastern theatre of the war. There has been a fierce artillery duel along the whole of the Vistula front. Attempts made by the Germans to advance failed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Allies' Offensive. Hindeeed by Rains. Russian Campaign
Heavy rains in France and Belgium have caused a relaxation of the Allies' offensive, but progress is reported at certain points…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Horses for the War. Remount Department's Work. London, Monday Night
Within 12 days of the receipt of the order for mobilisation, the Remount Department of the War Office supplied 36,000 magnificent, horses to the Expeditionary Force, 8000 to the…
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