A Brave Soldier's Example
Sir,—Being present at the great enlietment meeting on Saturday night, and as a parent whose son has made the supreme sacrifice and given his life for Australia…
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 50 of 99
Sickness and the Soldiers
The one topic of conversation in this city is the epidemic of measles and influenza at Trentham Training Camp. Including convaleseents and men not at all…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wounded, But Cheerful
Private S. Kirwan, writing from Cairo to his parents at Hamilton, on June 10, says: "I am sorry to say I have had the misfortune of stopping a bullet, but it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. German Move. Swiss Frontier Closed. London
The Milan correspondent of the London "Dally Telegraph" states that the closing of the Swiss frontier conceals largo movements of Germans. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wickham. Farewell to Soldiers
An interesting function took place in the school of arts, Wickham, on Monday night, when a number of presentations to employees who have enlisted for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to the Editor. Speeding Departing Soldiers
Sir,—We had a great and pleasing spectacle last Saturday night, when promises were vociferously given and received at the corner of King and Perkin-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Letters. Interesting Incidents. Turks Got All They Wanted
Mrs. E. Noricy, of Wallsend, is in receipt of a letter from her son, Private A. Archibaid (Kurri Kurri), whose name is in the list of wounded at the Dardanelles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Struck Off Honour Roll London
The King has ordered the removal of the name of Prince Eitel Friederich if Prussia from the roll of Knights of Jerusalem…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Miners Killed in Action. Money Allowance Question
An important discussion arose at a meeting of the Colliery Employees Federation Delegate Board yesterday concerning the funeral allowance to which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War and Emigration
The increased employment of women, inevitable as it may be raises questions of great national importance, and, although it is the duty of every woman to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Italy's War Loan Rome
The second national war loan of a milliard lire: (£10.000.000) has closed at 950,000.000. lire (£33,000,000) Mllan underwroto 200,000,000 lire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Allies Attacking. German Bombardment. Paris
The latest communique states: The German violently bombarded Rheims. There were several civil victims. A French dirigible on Monday dropped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Expenditure. Vote by the Commons. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, moved in the House of Commons last evening for a credit of £150,000,000 to meet the war expenditure. This will make a total…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federal Parliament. the Senate. the Enlistments. Melbourne
Senator GIVENS, the Presdient of the Senate, took the chair at three o'clock this afternoon. Senator MILLEN (N.S.W.) asked, In con-…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →House of Representatives. the War Loan. Melbourne
Mr. M'DONALD, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past two o'clock this afternoon. Mr. JENSEN, the Minister for the Navy,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Lively Actions. an Aerial Battle. Paris
The following is the latest communique: The enemy attacked our positions at Cowshead and Lavauxfery, in the forest of Apremont. They were completely repulsed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returning Soldiers. Melbourne
In the House of Representatives to-day Mr. Jensen, the Minister for the Navy, in reply to Mr. Higgs, stated that in future due notice would be given to the press of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Will. Written in Blood. Rome
A soldier from Pavian, named Gluseppe Emancill, volunteered to make a reconnaissance on the Austrian trenches at Lake Swida…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Repatriated Soldiers. Paris
M. Polncare, the French President, welcomed bank to Paris a number of French soldiers from Germany. They were returned under an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Care of the Wounded
The Empire has profound cause for gratification as regards two very material essentials of its war equipment, the Care of the Wounded and the Feeding of the…
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