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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 99

Australian Wounded. Hospital in London, London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 5

A hospital for wounded Australian officers, under the direction of Sir John M Call. Agent-General for Tasmania who is a doctor of medicine, will be opened…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, June 22. War, War, No Peace

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 7

"War, war no peace-peace is to me a war." The words of Shakespeare's heroiue might, have served as the battle cry of the Government at the end of the past…

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Dealing with War Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 10

Sir,—As one of the many contributors to the various funds for relief of different kinds lately raised, I should like to voice my own feelings, as well as those…

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In Constantinople. War Unpopular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 16

"An observes in Constantinople cannot but be struck by the widespread unpopularity of the war," writes a correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" under date of…

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War, Co-operation, and Legislation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 7

We here at least made a start as regards the organisation of Government, and industrial functions on a co-operative basis, for providing munitions of…

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The War. the Dardanelles. French Advance. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 5

The official account of the fighting at the Dardaneiles, in which the French captured [?]ches along their whole line, says the important point of the success is that…

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Contraband of War. a British Note. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 5

The Government has communicated to Mr. Walter H. Page. American Ambassader in London, a memorandum which, while not a[?]ply to the American Note…

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Motor Transport Marvels. Part Petrol Plays in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 16

It would not be politic to give the number of vehicles employed by the British Army, but when it is mentioned that over 20,000 men are now engaged in the…

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Industrial School Boys. Make Fine Soldiers. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 5

Farticulars have been published of the services rendered by sailors and soldiers who as boys were trained in the reformatory and industrial schools…

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For Returned Soldiers. Land Reserved. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 5

At the conclusion of he meeting of the Cabinet to-day, Mr. Holman the Premier announcement that the proposition which had been under consideration for some weeks…

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Soldiers Physical Defects

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 June 1915 · page 6

In an article in the "Lancet"on the prevalling physical defects revealed in the applicants for ealistment in the new British armies, Sir Thomas Oliver, M.D., says…

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Australian Newspapers. Needed for Wounded. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 5

There is a great lack of Australian newspapers for the wounded soldiers who are in hospital in Great Britain and Malta…

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War Picture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 6

The war picture, 1500ft of Kinemacolour. "With the Fighting Forces of Europe," is to be shown at the King's Hall, Newcastle, for six nights, commenting on…

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Who Forced the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 6

Even Herr Dornberg, Germany's special envoy in the United States, finds it impossible to keep consistently to the pretence that the war was forced on his…

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War Precautions Act. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 5

Under the War Precautions Act, the Federal Attorney-General and his officers have been authorised to make inquiries regarding suspected persons. Such are…

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Cause of the War. Anniversary To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 5

Revelations which have been made since the commencement of the war I have proved, that it was the result of a general design on the part of Germany. There…

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The Great War Loan. Union Investments. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 5

The Prime Minister, Mr. Asquith, inaugurated a national campaign on behalf of the new war loan, at the Guildhall on Tuesday night. He insisted upon the no-…

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Tightening the Bonds. Dominions and the War. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 5

Mr. B. R. Wise, the new Agent-General for New South Wales, in the course of an interview stated that the war, had given a, new significance to the ties…

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The War. the French Success. Capture of Metzeral. Great Achievement. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 5

The capture of Metzeral must take rank as one of the most glorious deeds over performed by French arms. The enemy and transformed the village into a…

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Funds for Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 June 1915 · page 6

Sir,—At Weston we have two bodies engaged in the laudable work of collecting funds on behalf of our wounded soldiers. One, the public committee,…

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