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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 35 of 99

The War. Allies Progress. Important Advance. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—We have made important progress north of Arras. We assaulted and captured two…

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Notes on News. London, March 22. Women and War Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 May 1915 · page 6

"If the full fighting power of the nation is to be put forth on the field of battle, the full working power of the nation must be made available to carry…

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Comforts for Our Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

The committee of the War Chest Fund is appealing for funds to enable them to promptly send further sums of money to Egypt in reply to Colonel Ryrie's cable…

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Matters in Sydney. the War Funds. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

The patriotic funds now total £808,144. The Belgian heads the list with £242,000. Then follow the Lord Mayor's £198,622, and the War Food, £109,022…

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The War. Allies Advance. British Break Through. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 May 1915 · page 5

The latest comunique states:—The Germans made desperate efforts to recapture their positions at Angres, fighting with extreme violence throughout the day…

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Tasmania. Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

Private J. Pearce. Fourteenth Battalion…

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Care of the Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 11

New Zealand is fitting out a fully equipped fully staffed hospital ship, primarily for the conveyance of wounded and sick soldiers of the Dominion from…

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Comforts for Our Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

The committee of the War Chest Fund is appealing for funds to enable them to promptly send further sums of money to Egypt in reply to Colonel…

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Letters to the Editor. Our Sick and Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 2

Sir,—Reading every day in the paper accounts of our sick and wounded soldiers, and what they are preparing to do for them in Sydney, brings thoughts near…

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Meeting in London. to Help Australian Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

A large meeting of Australians was held at the Trocadero to devise means to help the Australian wounded who are coming to England…

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The War and Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 15

One other thing we may take for granted will happen when the war is over. The economic position of all the commercial nations will be such as to compel them to…

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Advance on Krithia. War Office Account London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

The War Office narrative of the Allied advance on Krithla states that the fighting from the 6th to the 8th was severe, but a large preportion of the British…

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The War of Great Guns. Some Remarkable Figures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 11

This war has been called a contest of artillery, because it is more of an artillery struggle than any war that has preceded it, says the London…

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The War. French Aeroplanes. Raid in Germany. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states: The Germans sustained very heavy losses at Angres. We carried the cemetery at Ablain,…

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Second Edition the War. Russian Successes. Occupied Urumiah. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1915 · page 6

It is officially announced from the Russian front that the Russians had successful fighting in Shavil region. They took prisoner several hundreds, and many…

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Comforts for Our Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 5

The committee of the War Chest Fund is appealing for funds to enable them to promptly send further sums of money to Egypt in reply to Colonel Ryrie's…

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The Wounded. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 5

No list of wounded was issued to-day. Referring to the statement made by Lady Ferguson, that no wounded were likely to arrive in Australia before October,…

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Lieutenant Burdekin Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 5

Second Lieutenant B. Burdekin, of the Royal Field Artillery, has been wounded in France. Lieutenant Burdekin is a native of New South Wales…

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General Von Sanders Wounded. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 5

The "Echo de Paris" says General Liman von Sanders, the German Commander in Turkey, has been wounded. Admiral von Usedom succeeds him…

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COLONEL McKAY Wounded. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 May 1915 · page 5

The Defence Department has received information that Colonel M'Kay had been wounded above the knee., No bones or arteries were affected, and it was…

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