Soldiers' Wives. Melbourne
Some concern has been occasioned among the paymasters of the Commonwealth milltary districts by the discovery that a considerable number of married men enlisfed…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sydney · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1915
21,684 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250
Wounded
LONDON, Wednesday.--Major E.B. Hankey, of the Worcestershire Regiment, formerly A.D.C. to the Governor of West Australia, has been wounded in recent fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War! the War! the War!
However we may wish to turn our minds from the subject, all we can think and talk about is âThe WarâThe WarâThe War!â The subject overshadows all others in its immediate importance. It affects the welfare of humanity now, and in its bearing upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wounded at Strasburg. Berne, Jan. 6
A fugitive reports that 62 hospitals at Strasburg are full of wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Notes
When the war commenced a naval battle in the North Sea was looked upon as almost certain. As time went on the discovery was made that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Chest
The hon. treasurer of the Citizens' "War Chest" Fund, 113 Pitt-street, acknowledges the following contributions:—Collections to date, £7[?]75/2/10; expenditure to date, £3849/1[?]/11; amount already…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War
Details of the fighting at Steinbach should [?]mn[?]ate recruiting, for the kind of warfare is the [?]ort that appeals to the natural man. There is nothing inspiring in being shot [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boots and War
The great Duke of Wellington is reported to have said, when asked what were the first and second requisites for a soldier "Two pairs of good boots." Napoleon also once…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →A War Alphabet
A for the Arms we honourably bear, B for the Burden each Briton muat-share; C for that Courage, as brave as of yore, D for Dare-devil when foes number more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War, According To—
The Enlisted Man: A chance to break the deadly routine of the parade-ground with some real excitement. In isolated cases to provide opportunities for military…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Officers' War Fund
The hon sec. of the Railway and Tramway Officers' War Fund reports that the fund now stands as under: — Balance, 20th Nov., 1914, £7/0/8;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Relief Bequest. "No Flowers," But Money to Soldiers' Widows
Miss [?] Watkins Bishop, of [?] who died on August 14, aged [?] years, leaving estate of the green [?] her will, dated August…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Time of War
A battle hymn by Walter T. Mathiams, F.R.G.S., written at the time of the last Boer War. Sung to the tune "Sanctuary." Lord Almighty! God of Battles!…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Policy Loans and War
It is interesting to note the the German life offices, owing to the large demand from policy-holders in Germany for loans on their policies, have been compelled to consider…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Stores. Australia's Opportunity
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--It is possible that manufacturers in the Commonwealth may have the opportunity of supplying large quantities of war stores to the combatant nations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Draught Dogs in War
In all armies but the Belgian machine guns and their ammunition are transported either upon "ordinary vehicles drawn by horses, or upon the backs of mules and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Progress of the War
Disaster lots rapidly overtaken the Turkish invasion of Russian territory in the Caucasus It is not quite clear who commanded the Otroman troops. We were originally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Protests Against War. Christian Pacifists
Many people in both branches of the English-speaking world are troubled with the question of the righteousness of war. To fight at all seems to them to be contrary to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Notes. Hammering the Turks
The most important news of the past day or two is that which has told of the defeat inflicted upon the Turks--Germany's catspaw for Transcaucasia, and, (if possible) for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Notes. the Allies' Progress
Despite the bad weather and the condition of the ground, the fighting goes on as fiercely as ever in north-west France and the adjacent Belgian territory. The Allies' infantry has…
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