German Press View. a Starvation War. Amsterdam
The German newspapers emphasise that the German reply signifies the rejecting of foreign attempts to prescribe German methods of defence against a starvation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1915
1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 99
The War. Sharp Fighting. on the West Front. Allies Successful. Paris
The following is the latest communique: There has been a lively artillery duel [?] night around Souchez, and a week's [?]ontinuous bombardment of Arras, as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Soldiers' Bravery
In a recent letter to a Newcastle friend, Sergeant Horace P. Brown, the lete honorary secretary to the Northern branch Rugby League, states that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. a Dull Week.—down with Everything German.—choosing One's Father.—our Metals.—of Interest to Employers.—sinews of War Indeed.—a House Story. Sydney
The week has not been a partkalarly bright one. The "things" that came suggested "other" that did not, and led to a kind of haft. At the moment…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The British War Loan
The response made to the Imperial Government's appeal for funds for the prosecution of the war will be fraught with several important results. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Allies Immovable. Dislodging Germans. Paris
The latest communique states:—There has been a violent bombardment of our position at Lanfontenbelle, Metzeral, and West Ammertwiller…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jewish Soldiers. in the British Ranks. London
Duef Rabbi was returned from a tour of the front. Jewish officers number 900 and the rank and file 12,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Incidents
"Eye-witness" with the British forces, writing of the capture of German prisoners, says:—"These prisoners varied greatly in quality, many being of fine…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Benefits From the War. New Inventions
War is at best a dismal, wasteful business. Yet there is one thing about it. It stimulates the brains of inventors, and chemists and scientists in all the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Munitions of War. French Factories Visited
Holding back Germany's a legions is the task of the republic's young manhood, but it is all the people of France who are making the munitions of war (writes…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Empire's Serious Task. Turning Point of the War
The position of the Ahics, and of Greats Brtiain in partrcular, after tea mont[?] of war, is reviewed by a writer in "The Round Table," who points out that we…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fight in Cellar. Grim Story of the War
A French officer gives a vivid account of the victory at Carency:— "I can only call to mind one thing. I will tell you it; at the time it struck…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War. Germans Repulsed at All Points Despite Violent Attacks. Paris
The latest communique states:—The Germans bombarded our trenches in front of Lombaertzydo and Nieuport. Our reply silenced two batteries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Food Fund
A copy of the balance-sheet of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce branch of the War Food Fund is published in another column. The amount received by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Loan. a Huge Success. London
Mr. R. M'cKnna, the chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced that a sum of £570,000,000 has already been subscribed to the war loan. This is apart from other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House of Representatives. the War Loan. Twenty Millions Sought. Melbourne
Mr. M'DONALD, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Mr. GREENE (N.S.W.) presented a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Heavy Fighting on the West Front. Germans Defeated. Paris
The latest communique states:—The enemy bombarded the Anglo-French lines in Belgium, using asphyxiating shells. The Crown Prince has assumed the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. the Dardanelles. Allies' Successes. Turks Suffer Heavy Losses. Paris
The news of a successful attack on the Turkish positions has boon confirmed. The British right in conjunction with the French left gained important ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Case of Returned Soldiers. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-night Mr. Holman, the Premier, replying to Mr. Henley, sold that employees of the Government who went to the war and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. the Eternal War Subject.—a Democratic Loan.—newcastle Australia's Future Arsenal.—something Like a Recruit.—finding Out What the People Are Worth.—cheap Fish at Last. Sydney
During the first two or three months of the war people could talk of nothing else. Then, considering that there were other things to do, quite a number of the extra…
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