Christmas Comforts for Our Soldiers
The Town Clerk. Mr. E. Scott Holland, reports with reference to the Mayor's appeal for subscriptions for the purpose ct providing Christmas cheer for the men…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1914
860 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 43
Second Edition. the War. the Kronprinz Wilhelm. Sinks Two Vessels. London
The Kronprinz Wilhelm has sunk the La Correntina and the French barque Union. The passengers and crews have been landed at Buenos Aires…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Artillery Battle. Allies More Active. Bombardment of Ypres. Paris
A communique issued at midnight states:—There was a violent bombardment of Ypres on the 22nd, which destroyed the Hotel de Ville and the Cloth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Allies Determined. War Will Not End Until Prussia Is Crushed. London
Sir John A. Simon, the Attorney-General, addressing a recruiting meeting at Ashton-under-Lyne, said the war would not end until the Allies had righted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fortitude of British Soldiers. Sydney
A letter, containing much interesting information from a resident of Gravesend (England) has been received by Mrs. Lee, wife of Colonel J. H. A. Lee, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Duke's Son Wounded
Captain Lord James Thomas Stewart-Murray, whose name appears in the list of wounded, is the third surviving son of the Duke of Atholl. He entered in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Dishonourable War
War may never be righteous, but it is sometimes honourable. The sacking of Malines, Aerschot, and Dinaut; these are not the acts of honourable war. The wreck…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →German Aviator. Kills British Wounded. Paris
A German aeroplane dropped bombs on the town of Bailleul, nineteen miles to the north-west of Lille, in the French Department of Nord…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italy's Ardour. War Spirit Increasing. Its War Votes Increased. Rome
Italian flags were secretly hoisted on the public buildings in Trieste at night. The Cabinet has decreed the expenditure of an additional £8,000,000 on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Musician and the War
The musical and theatrical professions are suffering sonely in England at the present time, and in Australia circumstances are not so very much more…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →What War Is. Men Become Mere Machines
Of the long, long fight in the north of France the "Times" correspondent writes from Chalons:— Some impressions given me by a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Economics of the War. Lecture by Mr. Atkinson
Mr. Meredith Atkinson, M.A., director of the tutorial classes at the Sydney University, delivered a lecture in the Newcastle School of Arts last evening, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Violent Attacks. Allies Repel Them. Germans Expend Themselves Paris
A communique issued last night states; Cannoandes continue at Soissons and Rhelms. Violent attacks on both sides of the Argonne were without result…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Fight on Tobacco
For the first time on record the Brittish Army authorities have recognised the value of tobacco to soldiers during war time, and are supplying free two ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Horrors of Trenches. Groans of the Wounded
Evidently with the object of touching the feelings of American's, Herr Karl von Wiegand, the United press correspondent, has been allowed to send to New York…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Galician Wounded. Cruelty to the Men. Venice
Many wounded from Galicia are arriving at Trente. Fearful stories are told of losses through sickness. It was declared that the German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. the Germans Fail to Break Allies' Lines. Harried on the Coast. Paris
The latest communique states: Matters are generally calm, except intermittent cannonades German attacks in Argonne were repulsed,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grand Duke's Son Wounded. Amsterdam
According to German advices, the Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch's son, Dimitri, has been severely wounded in the fighting along the Warta…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australians Wounded. Injuries Slight. Melbourne
Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister, to-day received a cable message from the Prime Minister of South Africa, stating that Corporal Phelps, of Perth, West…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Aid for the Wounded. Funds From America. Sydney
Mr. Holman the State Premier, has an interesting despatch from Mr. N. Nielson, at San Francisco, respecting the method employed there to obtain war contribution…
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