War Precautions Act. Proclamation Issued
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 5
A proclamation has been issued appointing the Federal Auditor-General and all officers of the Audit Officer authorised by him, to be officers for carrying out the provisions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Surgerv[?]of the Past
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 5
An exhibition of objects and relics associated with naval and military surgery was held recently in London, showing the rude instruments which surgery had…
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Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 2
Twelve battleships and twenty destroyers took part in the bombardment of the Dardanelles' forts, of which El Hamidieh and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pro-war Demonstrations. Socialist Opposition. Rome
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3
Pro-War demonstrations organised by Nationalist associations and counter demonstrations organised by Socialists have taken place in all the large towns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War. the Threatened Blockade. German Activity. London
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 2
Three British steamers. Poltaro, Highland Brae, and Hemisphere, besides two sailing vessels, were sunk in the Atlantic, presumably by the German cruiser…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Password Thrill. Night Motoring on War Road Spirit Of. the Middle Ages
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 4
John Prioleau writes in the Daily Mail:—"Halte [?]!" The car slows down and comes to a stop with its single headlight throwing a tempered beam on a big earthwork built…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chaplain at the Front. Weird Stories of War. Rev. S. Watkins's Experiences
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 4
Rev. Cwen S. Watkins. one of the Wesleyan Methodist chaplains with the Expeditionary Force (already mentioned in the despatches), tells some most extraordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers Sentenced
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3
Frank Daker, a member of the Expeditionary Force, who was stated to be in charge of the measles patients at Broad-meadows (Vic.) and unable under military…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Killed. Thrown from Bolting Horse
Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 3
An unfortunate accident occurred at St. Peters on Sunday morning, when T. Carter, a member of the Expeditionary Force, was thrown from his horse and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germany in War Time. Soldiers for the Front. Viii
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4
Mr. Robert J. Thompson, the American Consul at Aix-la-Chapelle, Germany's military gateway to the west, says he has seen at least 4,000,000 of the Kaiser's troops…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Off to the War
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4
At Monday's meeting of the School of Arts Debating Society. Mr. P. Hayes who presided, intimated that during the recess, two of their members, Messrs. J. Proctor and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Forts Destroyed
The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2
Twelve battleships and 20 destroyers took part in the bombardment of the Dardanelles. The forts of El Hamidieh and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Soldiers. Reduced to Half-pay. Paris, Feb. 23
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 5
The "Matin" states that German officers and men have been reduced to half-pay…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers at Singapore. Serious Riot. London
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 5
The Press Bureau reports that dissatisfaction on account of promotions resulted in a riot among a portion of the Fifth Light Infantry at Singapore…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italy. Pro-war Meetings
Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 2
Rome, Monday,-pro-war demonstrations have been organised by the Nationalist Association, and counter demonstrations have been arranged by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Germany's War Zone. Amsterdam
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5
It is semi-officially Intimated in Berlin that the Orkney and Shetland Islands are included in the war zone, and the to the Faroe Islands excluded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Western Front French Success
Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4
Paris, Tuesday.—A communique states: We won further ground in the Champagne district, and captured machine guns and prisoners northward of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Italy. War Demonstrations. Milan, Feb, 24
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5
Several thousand persons made a demonstration in favour of war, they smashed the windows of the "Avanti," a Socialist newspaper, and wrecked a German shop…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germany in War Time. a Land of Hospitals. Ix
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 4
Some German semi-official, newspaper, in reviewing the first five, months of war the other day, [?]asted with justification that, barring the repulsed invasion of East…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prisoners of War. Complaint Against Gemany. Washington, Feb, 24
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 5
The Allied Governments have informed Mr. Bryan (Secretary of State) that Germany is not meeting the cost of maintenance of prisoners, and has asked Mr. Bryan to make…
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