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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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War Time "Society."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 4

The Lord Mayor and the Lady Moyoress gave a big ball at the Town Hall the other night, the guests of honour being the visiting scientists. Many persons…

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War and Commercial Morality

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 6

Sir,—Permit me to reply to one or two of "The Wanderer's" statements, or rather, misstatements, in your issue of yesterday; but first allow me to apologise…

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War Loan Bill. the Moratorium. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd-George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to-day introduced the War Loan Bill in the House of Commons. The amount that is required is not…

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France and Germany. Before the War. an Ambassador's Error. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 5

A curious misunderstanding on the part of Prince Lichnowsky, late German Ambassador in London, has been revealed. On August 1st he informed Dr. Von…

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Second Edition. the War. Canada's Gifts. 250,000 Bags of Flour. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 6

The province of Onteria has made a gift of a quarter of a million bags of flour to the Motherland. This is supplementary to the Dominions gift of 1,000,000…

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German Soldiers. Their Life Disregarded. to Secure Victory. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 August 1914 · page 5

The refugees and wounded state that [?] of the best German troops were brought against the British. The Germans' disregard of life is…

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Letters to the Editor. Aid for a Wounded Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 2

Sir—Being a visitor to the military camp at the Newcastle Racecourse on Sunday, I was struck by the ardent way the collection in aid of the Patriotic…

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War Prizes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 11

If the prize courts decide after this war that the German vessels seized since the outbreak of war in Australian waters are all bona-fide prizes, the money they yield…

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The Wounded. Arrive in England. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 5

The first batch of the men wounded at Mons has arrived at Folkestone. The men were convoyed to Shorncliffe Hospital…

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Pawnshop War Medals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 11

When Senator Pearce filled the position of Minister for Defence he felt so much indignation at seeing how often war medals appeared in the windows of…

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Aspects of the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 4

The progress of the war on the border of France up to Monday morning appears from all accounts to have been highly satisfactory for the Allies…

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Newcastle Assistance. War Food Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 5

At the meeting of the council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yesterday consideration was given to correspondence received from the…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. Some War Notes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 4

This article is made up of odds and ends. First we have Antwerp. Pretty well everyone is anxious to know how Antwerp is designed. The strength of the…

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The Fleet's Admiration. of the British Soldiers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1914 · page 5

Admiral Sir John Jollicoe, who is in command of the British North Sea Fleet, has sent a congratulatory message to Field-Marshal Sir John French, on behalf…

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Rescue Wounded. Some Ghastly Scenes. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 5

The German official version of the Heligoland fight confirms the British statement. The victory aroused great enthusiasm…

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Letters to the Editor. the Wounded Private

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 6

Sir,—In reply to letter signed "Veteran," appearing in your issue of August 29th, I beg to state that the interests of Private Croese, who was unfortunately…

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The War Panorama

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 4

The news of the fighting in Europe during the last few days will thrill the hearts of the British peoples all over the globe. The magnificent…

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War Food Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 6

The council of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce has issued the following appeal in connection with the War Food Fund:…

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Turkey's Attitude. Preparing for War. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 5

The attitude of Turkey is causing perplexity. It is reported that military preparations are being carried out with all speed, and…

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Maitland District. Patriotic Concert. Maitland Soldiers Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 August 1914 · page 6

The West Maitland Town Hall failed to hold the people who flocked to the hall on Saturday evening, to bid farewell to the local troops, who are leaving shortly…

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