British Soldiers German Officers Admissions
An editor of the "Berliner Tageblatt," who is taking part in the battle in Flanders as an officer of the Reserve, has sent a letter to his paper, in which he says…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1915
1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 99
Death of a Soldier. Sydney
Official news from Rabaul on Saturday announced the death of Sergeant F. A. Tibby, of Redfern, who was with the Naval and Military Expeditionary Force…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Office in War. an Enormous Department
In times of peace the British War Office—It is still officially known as the Horse Guards—has a permanent staff of about 1100 officials of all grades, the majority of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War Censorship
The press and the public of the British Empire have accepted the decision of the military authorities that practically no details should be given…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Fierce Attacks Repulsed by the French Paris
The latest communique states:—German counter-attacks north of Perthes and north of Dean Sejour have been repulsed. The rest of the front, except for a few…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. German Airship Fleet. Try to Cross the Channel. London
A Zeppelin and three aeroplanes flew over Calais on Saturday night in the direction of Dover. Sixteen hostile aeroplanes were flying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Singing Soldiers. Inspiriting Effect of Music
In all but their steadfast courage and tenacity, the traditional characteristics of British troops seem, says a correspondent of the "Standard," to have been greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After the War
British business men should, on the morrow of the war, make it plain that in their view, wealth belongs to those who have earned it, and that what we…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Second Edition. the War. Blind Russian Soldiers. German Vitriol. London
Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd states that among, the most pitiful sights is that of convalescent Russian soldiers at Lemberg, blinded by German vitriol,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Prayer in War Time
This trouble has made it easier for us to pray. I pray that our brave soldiers and sailors may be protected, our dear country preserved from the horrors of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Reading in War Time
Though our thoughts and hopes are, and ought to be, fixed on the war and its results, we can keep our minds fresh and find relief by reading something remote…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Railways in War Time
We take the following remarks from the Madrid "Revista de Obras Publicans":—The late General Moltke stated that the railways constitute the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War and the Stage
When nations emerge from the debris of this ravaging war the London stage will, if still breathing, very humbly pull itself together. It will decide to scrap…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →German War News. Lies and Other Lies
The German newspapers continue to appeal to their readers and friends to do all in their power to see that foreign countries are supplied with what they…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →National Guests. Prisoners of War in England
There are no terrors nowadays in being made a prisoner of war, and certainly few of the German soldiers now spending a "holiday" in England will have cause to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The War. Situation Unchanged. Fighting Violent. Paris
The latest communique states:—The situation is un[?]d. Prior to the e[?] of Perthes, a brilliant attack was [?] on the German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →What the War Means. a Letter From France
A few of us have no relatives in the war. I have none. I have friends in Lord Kitchener's army, but as yet they are soldiers in the making. At…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →French Artists. to Illustrate the War. Paris
The French Government has arranged that selected artists shall visit the from to make a series of paintings and drawings, illustrating the history of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pen Picture of the War. Funerals at the Front
"Funeral party here, sir," says the orderly, putting his head in at the door of the sunny orderly room. You look out of the window and see that a company…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Matters in Sydney. Death of a Soldier. Sydney
Henry Dawson, 28 years of age, whose relatives live near Gilgandra, and who was a member of the Expeditionary Force, died in the State Hospital,…
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