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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

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Second Edition. the War. Italy and England. Traditional Friendship Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 6

Signor Gioleti, in an interview with the King, declared that whether Italy intervened or not, it was essential to cultivate good relations with England, which…

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Letters to Soldiers

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

The Acting Under-Secretary to the Defence Department has written the following letter to a correspondent, who complained of the non-delivery of letters to…

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Sydney in War Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 4

This is a city zealots. The war has taken away several of our most cherished undesirables, and the work of the custodians of law and order has been…

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The War. the Great Battle. Germans Lose Heavily. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—The engagements north of Arras continue with extreme violence. The enemy was reinforced during the…

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Maitland District. Soldiers' Farewells

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 6

There was large gathering of citlzens Fatzeus' Hall last evening at the farewell social tendered to Captain J. J. Hollywood and Lieutenant Basil Capper,…

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Comforts for the Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 5

We yesterday received the following letter signed "Native":—"This is Belgian Day. Flags are flying, heroic speeches are being made, money is pouring in to…

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Wounded Progressing Well Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 5

The following announcement was made this afternoon by the Defence Department:—"Egypt reports that all the wounded are progressing satisfactorily…

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War and the Classes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 15

The fact is that if any class in Britain has failed to realise the war it is not the working class. But all classes have realised it about equally, and in as…

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Crisis in Italy. War in the Balance. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 5

Signor Salandra's Ministry has resigned, an the Premier considers that his Government does not possess the unanimous assent of the constitutional parties…

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The War. French Advance. a Signal Success. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—In a road on Hill 125 we found the corpses of three German companies which our artillery had killed…

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Soldiers' Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 3

The hint given by the Prime Minister a week or two ago that the time had come for making provision for our soldiers who happen to be disabled, and for…

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The Four C's of Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 15

There are what I call the four C's of soldiering which are essential to the making of the true fighting man. These are courage, cheerfulness,…

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Compulsory Enlistment. Not Needed at Present. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 5

Lord Haldane, the Lord High Chan, cellor, speaking in the House of Lords, said that the gravity of the situation might possibly lead the Government to…

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Railway Passes for Soldiers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 5

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Jensen, the Assistant Minister for Defence, informed Mr. Watkins (N.S.W.), that railway passes were only issued to…

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Killed in Action. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 5

Major Frederick Nigel Parbury, formerly of New South Wales, has been killed in action…

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The War. Germans Weakening. Streams of Wounded. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 5

The following is the latest communique: —The struggle continues north of Arms. We progressed 500 metres in the direction of the sugar refinery at Souchez…

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Comforts for the Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 5

As stated in Saturday's issue, the committee of the War Chest Fund is appealing for funds to enable them to promptly send a further sum of £500 to Egypt in…

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Wounded in Flanders. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 5

Lieutenant H. P. White, of the Medical Corps (a New Zealander), has wounded in Flanders…

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Italian Crisis. Salandra Recalled. He Favours War. Rome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 5

A sensation has been caused in Italy by the announcement made by the "Corriere delia Sera," and the "Giornale d'[?]alla," two leading papers, that Itely…

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Second Edition. the War. Allies' Successes. Important Captures. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1915 · page 6

A communique states:—We inflicted severe reverses on the enemy northward of Ypres. We carried several trenches before He[?]ag, and secured possession of…

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