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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 99

Matters in Sydney. Why Germany Wanted War. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 5

The recruiting for the week showed a slight falling-off, although the enlisting officers declare that they are satisfied with the way the are turning up for…

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The War. Allies Progress. Heavy German Losses. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—We [?] counter attacks in the Notre Dame [?]lette district, and made progress. [?] Germans brought a large number of…

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Second Edition, the War. the Clyde Workers. Dispute to Go to Arbitration. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1915 · page 6

The conference of representatives from the employers and workers et Sheffield, did not arrive at an agreement in the Clyde dispute and referred the matter to…

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Portugal's Danger. Civil War. Madrid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 6

There are rumours in Badahoz of im[?] civil war in Portugal. Many fugitives have crossed the fron[?]…

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Crowds Demonstrate. in Favour of War Athens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 6

The King president at the Crown Council A [?] emphasised the danger of [?] Austro-German descent in the Balkana…

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The War. Fight in Champagne. Progress in the Woevre Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 6

The latest communique states:—We pained a footing in a strongly fortified [?] west of Perthes, in the Champagne [?] and carried another trench at…

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Baths for Soldiers London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1915 · page 6

The use of bath tubs in the trenches had led to the opening of public subscriptions for these necessary articles, also for sterilisers for the soldiers' clothing…

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Killed in Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 5

Lieutenant Tynball, of the Fourth Dublin Fusiliers, who accompanied the Australian Contingent, has been killed in action in France…

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Fighting Near Ypres. Many German Wounded Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 5

Heavy gunfire has been heard at Roulers in the direction of Ypres. Many trains with wounded have arrived at Roulers…

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Prisoners of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 5

We are constantly hearing of prisoners of war—how they are treated. The obligation to support them rests with their captors, who are obliged to maintain them…

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Greece and the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 4

There are now indications that Greece will ere long be fighting on the side of the Allies. Both in Greece and Italy the popular feeling is strongly in…

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Matters in Sydney. War Fund Exhibition. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 5

Sir Gerald Strickland, the State Governor, formally opened the Australian Artists' War Fund Exhibition at the Royal Society's rooms, Pitt-street, this…

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The War. Heavy Fighting in the Ypres District. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states: Snowstorms in Champagne hinder operations, We continue our advance west of Ferthes…

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Second Edition, the War. Russian Successes. Germans Retreating. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 6

[?]eneral Eychorn's army is rapidly retreating, and is now clear of the Augustowo Woods, and within a dozen miles of the border. The valley of Niemen is also…

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District News. Lambton. Soldiers Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1915 · page 11

A farewell gathering and presentation was tendered to Privates M'Donald and Kentish by the members of the Western Suburbs Football Club, in Tiplady's Hall,…

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Baronet's Heir Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

Captain Douglas Powell, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who has been wounded, is the eldest son of Sir Richard Douglas, Powell, Physician in Ordinary to…

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German Losses. Many Killed and Wounded Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

A German regiment attacking on February 16th, lost 700 killed. The ambulances were employed for three weeks carrying off nearly 400…

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"The Man Who Made the War."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

"Important personal reasons" is the official explanation of the resignation of Count Berchtold, the Austro-Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs. His…

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Prussia's War Budget. the Parliament's Hope Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

A special war budget has been issued in the Prussian Diet. Social Democrats voted against the Budget. The Poles and Dances abstained…

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The War. Allies Progress. Capture Enemy Redoubt Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1915 · page 5

The following is the latest communique: we repulsed an attack east of Steenstracte, in Belgium…

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