Matters in Sydney. Rush to Enlist. Price of Foodstuffs. Sydney
The officers at Victoria Barracks, who are engaged in the task of taking the names of those who desire to become members of the expeditionary force, had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1914
860 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 43
War on Toilers
Let us not be uncharitable. Soldiers must do as they are told, and "civilians" in Germany are more or less in the dark. If we have to keep saying "Germany" let…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Afghan War. Veteran Survivor
There is now living at Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, one of the survivors of the battle of Malwand (says "Lloyd's Weekly") when an Anglo-Indian. Army…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Australia and the War
All Australians approve of the steps which have been taken by the Government of the Commonwealth since the commencement of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britons United. Caring for the Wounded. All Classes Helping. London
The Duke of Westminster has contributed £15,000 to the Prince of Wales' relief fund. Lady Stratheona, the Eastern Telegraph Company, and six others have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. War News Meagre. Great Armies Advancing. London
Details from all the war centres are meagre. Reconnaissances in force have temporarily ceased…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. Groceries and the War
A meeting of retail grocers was held at Vindin's Chambers on Monday evening, to protest against the action of the wholesale grocers in raising the prices of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Motors in War. Transport and Shooting
Motor cars and motor cycles are destined to play an important part in the present European conflict. Both commercial and passenger motors have been…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Miners and the War. Question of a Truce
Mr. D. Watson, president of the Colliery Employees' Federation, yesterday commented on the published report that there was a growing feeling on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Preparing for War
The response which is being made by all arms to the Australian appeal for volunteers for the expeditionary forces which are to be despatched…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Food in America. Reaching War Prices. Chicago
War prices for food are spreading throughout the United States. They are rising daily, slowly, but cecidedly. Farmers and stockholders are holding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Matters in Sydney. Great Rush to Enlist. Some Excellent Material. Prices of Commodities Rising. Sydney
The rush on the part of our young men to volunteer for service anywhere in defence of the Empire was more pronounced than ever to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prince George Wounded. at Belgrade Bombardment. Belgrade
Prince George of Servia was watching the Austrian bombardment of Belgrade from the walls of a fortress when he was wounded in the breast by a fragment of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →American Rumour. the Kaiser Wounded. New York
American newspapers are endeavouring to get messages through from Berlin to New York by means of high-power wireless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Powers Declare War
Sir,—The events of the recent past must have astonished thousands. All Europe is now ablaze with the approach of war. Never in history have such international…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Ethics of War Time
The Attorney-General has uttered words of peculiar wisdom in telling the people that long faces and tight purses are not synonymous with practical patriotism…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain and Austria. Declaration of War. a Belgian Victory. German Advance Fails. Banking Arrangements. Most Sea Routes Open. London
Great Britain has declared war against Austria. The Belgians in a frontier engagement, after a fierce encounter, routed the German troops. The Liege forts and still held by the Belgians. The German are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Matters in Sydney. Eagerness to Enlist. Port Regulations. Sydney
At the Victoria Barracks, to-day, from an early hour, there was a constant stream of recruits eager to enlist. It is apparent, from the number offering, that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War with Austria
The announcement that Britain has declared war against Austria will have occasioned no surprise. It is a coincidence that the occurrence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Financing the War
Dr. J. Reisen, a leading German statisfician, prepared a paper to show the probable expenditure a great war on the part of Germany would involve. He based…
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