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The wars & local soldiers, 1914

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The Sydney's Wounded. Progressing Well. a Plucky Gunner. Colombo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 5

The sailors of H.M.A.S. Sydney, who were wounded in the Emden action, now in Colombo, include the following:—Able Seaman A. E. Crosby, injury to knee and…

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French Marines' Pluck. Many Killed and Wounded. Dastardly German Murder. Dunkirk

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 5

Out of 17,000 French marines doggedly [?]ding Dixmude one-half have been [?]led or Wounded. Several German companies surrendered,…

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The War. German Retreat. Batteries Silenced. Armistice Refused. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 November 1914 · page 5

Reuter's representative as Boulogno has reported that the Germans facing the Allies on the extreme left are beginning to retreat towards Bruges…

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The French Soldier. Life in War Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 3

Now that I have been in France [?]r nearly ten weeks—since the first day of the war—I have seen the French soldier, of the cavalry, infantry, artillery, and…

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The Sydney's Wounded. All Doing Well. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 5

According to a message received at the Navy Office from Colombo, all the wounded British and German officers and men of H.M.A.S. Sydney and the Emden…

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Evidence of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 2

London at night-time still tells us that we are at war. The muted lights were at first a novelty. It took us some days for become familiar with the Strand and…

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Liberty and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 13

"Remember Louvain" is the inspiriting title Messrs. Methuen's, Ltd., have bestowed on an anthology of poems dealing with liberty and war, which they have…

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A Decisive War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 14

This must be a decisive war, or the anxiety in this country in the future will be over present. At indecisive result would be our ruin. We must win, and…

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In the Public Eye. London, October 12. Famous Cricketer Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 6

Major Herbert William Stuad, D.S.O., who has been wounded, received his first appointment as second lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards in July, 1891. He…

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War and the Worker

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 14

I am not at all sure that we are not a little premature in anticipating very considerable unemployment. As the war progress it is clear that the demands on…

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War on the Brain

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 14

Thinking war day after day and week after week without any change of thought or shifting of interest is injurious to the delicate mechanism of the brain and the…

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Hospitals in War Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 6

"Paris," says Mr. Phillip Gibbs, writing to the London "Daily Chronicle" in September, "is one great hospital, and in the centre and south of France, every…

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Second Edition. the War. Feeling in India. Great Enthusiasm. Natives Rapidly Enlisting. Delhi

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 6

War news continues to absorb the entire interest of all communities in India. The whole country is engaged in furthering schemes of every kind for assisting…

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The War and Its Effects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 9

Thanks to the various Acts regarding finance, foodstuffs, etc., so promptly passed by our Government, New Zealand is not yet feeling the pinch of war. Our…

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Other Men's Minds. a Just War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 14

There has been no war for more than a century which the nation has entered on with so general belief that the action was Justified…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. Some War Reflections

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 4

The treble column illustration might be termed an incident. The original photo was blurred. The pen-and-ink work brings out details. A French soldier has fallen…

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The Western War. German Attacks Fail. Allies Make Progress. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 5

The following communique has been issued:— The cannonade in the north has diminished…

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The War. Russia's Victory. Crowning Success a Polish Campaign. a German Blunder. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 5

The petrograd correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" says the battle of Koluski was the crowning victory of the Polish campaign. While the…

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London News. London, October 10th. Military London.—evidence of War.—the Belgian Mission.—sea Control.—military London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 2

The war is going well, and people are walking about London with brighter faces and lighter hearts than for many a day. There has never been any doubt here…

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Russian Soldiers. Remarkable Endurance. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 November 1914 · page 5

As showing the Russian soldiers' remarkable powers of endurance, it is stated that some corps were engaged continuously for 50 days…

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