German Soldiers. Butcher Prisoners. Petrograd
A chaplain with the Third Army on the retreat in West Galicia narrates that many German regiments took no prisoners. They bayoneted both the wounded…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1915
1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 99
The Great War
Sir,—The Empire is at war, and the future of Australasia is, with other countries, in the meeting pot. Compulsory service is much spoken of in Great Britain,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. German Offensive. Completely Broken. Paris
The latest communique states:—We have made further gains eastward of Alx-Noulette-Souchez road and at the Neuville labyrinth. We now hold two-thirds…
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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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There is one Prussian officer now "convalescing" in his native country, who cherishes a quite special hate for England and her methods of warfare, says the…
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In response to numerous requests, Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor of Newcastle, has convened a meeting to be held at the council chambers to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MR. H. Crisp Wounded. London
Mr. Hope Crisp, the tennis player, was wounded jat Hill 60, and his leg was amputated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fighting in Flanders. Newcastle Man Wounded
Mr. J. J. Wilson, of Messrs. W. H. Paling and Company, Limited, Newcastle, has received news that his brother, Sergeant Charles R. Wilson, has been wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Women and War Service
It looks as though the response to the call of the Government upon women for war service has up to the present been rather disappointing. Up to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Loan to Italy Guaranteed by Allies
Some weeks before the declaration of war by Italy, General Ricciotti Garibaldi paid a visit to, Paris and London. "This visit was preceded by a secret conference…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Violent Fighting. Germans Outmatched. Paris
The Germans north of the Alone brought up reinforcements from a distance of 80 kilometres in automobiles, but counter-attacks repulsed them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italy and Germany. Why War Not Declared. Rome
"El Secolo," in an interview with a well-informed personage, ascertained that the reason why Germany has not declared war against Italy, is because, first the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. Italy's Advance. Capture of Cortinia. Rome
The Italian have captured Cortinia after a difficult ascent of a rocky mountain range, and the perilous occupation of a ridge there…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Soldiers' Confidence
The official "Eye-witness" attached to the headquarters of the British army at the front explains in a recent despatch why the British soldier is now…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →To Assist the Wounded
The calls which have been made upon the public since the commencement of the war have been numerous. Although they have varied in from, they…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gallipoli Landing. Letter From Wounded Officer
Lieutenant T.Cadell, who was wounded while fighting in the Dardanelles, writes from hospital at Zhezirh, under date May 2nd, to his father, Mr. J. A. Cadell,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transport of Wounded. Home in Forty-eight Hours
Lying in the wards of the London Hospital are men who wore wounded at the end of last week (says a London paper). Some of them were in their beds at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letters to the Editor. the Great War
Sir,—By all appearances, the present war will last longer than was at first thought, but it is gratifying to know and realise that the Allies are determined to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. German Attacks. All Repulsed. Paris
The latest communique states:—We carried the whole of the western island of Neuville St. Vaast, in addition to more houses in the principal street of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Wounded Soldiers. Meeting in Newcastle
A public meeting, convened by Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor of Newcastle, was held in the Newcastle Council Chambers last evening for the purpose of…
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