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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Wounded Passengers. Land at Queenstown. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 5

Between five and six hundred of the Lusitania's passengers have been landed at Queenstown. Several were wounded and died. Other…

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War with Italy. Austrian Precautions Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 5

Austrian troops are massing on the Italian frontier. Trainloads of artillery are constantly arriving. The roads leading to the…

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The War. German Offensive Completely Broken. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 5

The latest official communique states:— We have captured strong German works westward of Lens, in the neighbourhood of Lille…

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War May Be Short. a Hint From France. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 5

M. Ribot, the Minister Minister for Finance, states that France's expenses on account of the war during April were between £54,000 and £60,000,000…

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Soldiers' Farewell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 6

At the conclusion of the service at the Control Methodist Mission. Newcastle, last night, unique dedicatory service was conducted by the clergy of the…

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Soldiers' Farewells

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 6

Prior to the departure of the train for Sydney yesterday afternoon the Mayor, Alderman Mannall, on behalf of the friends of Mr. Harry L. Ryan, who is…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Roll of Glory.—soldiers and the Deaf Ear.—an Interesting Comparison.—the Minting of Gold.—boycotting Under Normal Conditions.—two Terrible Crimes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 May 1915 · page 6

Never was cablegram read with more interest. Reference is had to Mr. Ashmead Bartlett's account of the landing. At the same time, it has left a certain…

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A Long War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 5

There are optimistic prophets as well as prophets of gloom and if those who prophesy a long long war plunge us into depression, we may turn for relief…

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After the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 5

Besides men and material, there is a third M—money. Sliver bullets as Mr. Lloyd George has reminded us, sure playing and are going to play a great part…

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Matters in Sydney. War Precautions Act. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 5

The State Premier has received the following cable message from the Agent-General: —"King Edward's Horse—No need to advise me of any more names…

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Enemy Goods. Tariff After the War. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 3

Sir Timothy Coghlan, the Agent-General, has forwarded to Mr. Holman, the State Premier, a report of the British Tariff Commission, which lays stress on…

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The Hoard of Spandau. German War Chest Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 3

Germany, despite the cheerful statements of her financial experts as to the adequacy of her gold reserves, has apparently been compelled, writes "The…

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The War. Allies Advancing. Enemy Loses Heavily. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 5

Sir John French reports on the 9th instan— The enemy last night made an attack on East Ypres, and continued it to-day…

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Second Edition. the War. German Bomb Dropping. Much Damage Done. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 May 1915 · page 6

A German airship dropped several bombs at Southend and Westeliff at three o'clock this morning. It is feared that much damage was…

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The War. Allies Advancing. a Sweeping Attack. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 5

The following is the latest communique: Despite the German counter-attacks we have maintained yesterday's gains, and enlarged them, notably between Carency…

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Soldier at Fifteen. French Boy's Record

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 8

How does the European war affect children? They all know of the war, and their fresh imaginations do not fall exhausted as do, ours before its magnitude…

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The Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 5

Mr. J. C. Wedgwood, M.P., has been wounded in the operations at the Dardanelles. Sub-Lieutenant H. M. Chrystall, a New…

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Progress of the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 4

While little definite news concerning the operations on the Franco-Belgian frontier has been vouchsafed since the great battle of Ypres, and the official…

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The Kaiser Delighted. Great Feat of War. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 5

The Kaiser has conferred a fresh decoration on General von Mackensen for breaking the Russian front. The Kaiser described it as one of the…

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The War. Allies Progress. Enemy Beaten Back. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—The Germans debouching from Ablaine and Saint Nazaire, counter-attacked, but were broken at the outset…

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