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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 13 of 99

The Kaiser's War. Socialist Repudiation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 9

Socialistic representatives in New York announce the receipt of a letter from Dr. Karl Liebknechi, a member of the German Reichstag, who voted against the…

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Scandinavians and the War. Fremantle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

Captain S. Price, of the Danish steamer Indien, which has arrived at Fremantle from Copenhagen, brings cheerful news concerning the attitude of the majority…

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Canada and the War. American Lady's Impressions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 11

The following extract from a letter written by a Nebraska lady to an American lady resident in this country will be read at the present juncture…

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Public School War Funds. Allocation of Subscriptions. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

Mr. Carmichael; the Minister for Public Instruction, has already given permission for the collection of subscriptions from school children in aid of War…

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The War. Allies Gaining. Capture Many Prisoners Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—We have had another favourable day. The Germans at Rolincourt made five attacks to recapture trenches taken yesterday,…

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German Soldiers. Refuse to Go to the Fro[?] London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 5

A mutiny at Ghent in the beginning of February resulted in 5000 Germans and 30 officers bring tied in couples and sent to Brussels for refusing to go to the Yser…

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Mittens to an Unknown Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 February 1915 · page 7

From the French of Adrienne Cambry, a French volunteer nurse. Soldier, Soldier, dear Unknown. I wonder as I knit,…

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Australian Tennis Player. Killed in Action. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 6

Count Salm, the Austrian champion tennis player, has been killed in action…

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Stabbing Affray at Stockton. Two Sailors Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 5

There was a serious disturbance among a number of sailors at North Stockton tin Saturday night, during which it is said knives were used. One man, a…

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German Congressman. Urges War Against Britain. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 5

Mr. Bartholdt, a member of the House at Representatives, is being much criticised for a speech delivered in the House, in which he declared that the United…

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Turkish Proposal. Holy War in Palestine. Cairo

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 5

Certain Turkish authorities in Palestine published pamphlets urging Moslems to stone non-Moslems to death. The German Ambassador in…

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Feeling in Italy. Demonstrations for War. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 5

The Italian Chamber of Deputies has been reopened. Thousands of Italians made a demonstration in favour of Italy joining in…

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The War. German Losses High. Battalion Annihilated. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—Important forces of Germans attacked the Allies' trenches cast of Ypres. After intense bombardment, the…

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Second Edition. the War. the Channel Blockade. Darish and Swedish Crews Refuse to Sail. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 6

The sailings are as usual from British ports, but owing to the torpedoing of the Bellridge the crows of five Danish and six Swedish boats refused to sail for…

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Queensland Soldiers Return. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 February 1915 · page 5

A large crowd assembled at the central railway station in Brisbane on Saturday night to welcome home the Queensland quota of the naval contingent from New…

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Short War Stories. Only Then

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 6

An Irish recruiting sergeant had been exhorting the crowd it at football match on the necessity of joining the army, and joining at once, and wound up with,…

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The War. French Success. Fighting in Champagne. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—We have won further ground in the Champagne district, and captured machine guns and prisoners northward of Messines…

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East Coast Raid. the Killed and Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 5

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. [?] the Prime Minister, gave a [?] of the killed and wounded through the recent combardment by German…

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War Demonstrations. Throughout Italy. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 5

Pro-war demonstrations have been organised by the Nationalist Association, and counter demonstrations by the Socialists, in all the large towns of Italy…

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Germany's Latest. Unprepared for War. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 5

[?] the debate on the War Estimates in the Prussian Diet, the Committee reported declared that the war had [?]tated new measures owing to the…

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