Shire Council and the War
Sir,—I wish to refer to the unpatriotic aspect or attitude of the Lake Macquarie Shire Council. The council's inspector applied last council meeting to be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1915
1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 99
Labour and the War. Attitude in Britain
In Labour circles—and not in Labour circles alone—the demand is strongly made that the Government shall issue the new scale of pay and pensions, and that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ending the War. United States Power. Washington
Mr. Volimer, addressing the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives, said that the United States could easily end the war if she cut off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Financial Problems. Arising From the War. London
Reuter's Washington correspondent states that the Treasury Department has invited the South American nations to a conference in the spring to discuss…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prisoner of War. Sentenced to Death. Amsterdam
Captain Lonsdale, who is a prisoner of war at Dolberitz camp, was recently sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for assuming a threatening attitude and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Germans Reinforced. the Allies Prepared. Paris
The latest communique mentions that some progress has been effected in the Champagne district. We progressed in the Nieuport region…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Brave Soldier. Bruno Garibaldi's Death. Last Word to the Troops. Paris
Bruno Garibaldi, a grandson of the patriot, was killed while leading his men in the storming of German trenches in the Argonne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A War on War
The present war will not end war of its own accord. There are bigger interests in favour of war than many of us imagine. These have to be fought. The warfare of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Austrian Wounded. Suffer Great Hardship. Venice
A thousand wounded Australians have arrived from Galicia in an indescribable condition. They are almost reduced to skeletons,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Humours of War
A young officer, just home from the front, has told the London "Daily Telegraph" some amusing stories of his experiences. He says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Profiting by War
"It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good," and even this dreadful war of the nations is proving responsible for a considerable amount of good to British…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A War Surprise. Baby Howitzer
As the war progresses, the "Daily Express" says, we become more and more aware of the completeness of the German fighting machine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Horse in War. Tenderly Cared For
Of all the spectacles that I have seen during the war none has been so terrible as a certain wounded horse, and none so pleasant as a certain camp of heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Power and Peace. Who Prepares for War?
The louder the ruling class talk of peace the busier they are increasing their armaments and preparing for war. They can no longer find any moral…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A War for Empire. Highland Gathering Speeches. Sydney
The war was prominent in the speeches at the luncheon at the Highland sports to-day. Colonel Burns, proposing the health of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Allies Attacking on the Belgian Side. Paris
The latest communique states:—We replied to the enemy's attempt to debouch on the Bots des Forges and maintained our positions at Steinbach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Atrocities. Torture of Soldiers, Fire on Ambulance. London
The Press Bureau has issued the text of the Belgian Commission's latest reports on German atrocities. It cites numerous cases of the Germans…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Tales. Captors Captured
The following are extracts from letters of an officer in the Royal Artillery, now in Belgium:— These Germans can fight all right, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cotton Waste in War
One curious result of the present war has been to send up the price of cotton-waste enormously. The reason is that its uses in warfare…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Luxury and War. Berlin's Nemesis
Every great war (writes Dr. Hans Huidricksen, the distinguished Swedish-American psychologist) has been preceded by a period of profligacy, of brilliant and…
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