The War. Russia at Bay. Desperate Fighting. Petrograd
The latest communique states;—We repulsed the German attempts to overwhelm our outposts in the right region. Our troops are advancing successfully,…
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 58 of 99
A Novocastrian on Tour. the West End in War Time. London, 9th July
"Sunshine, flowers, parasols, pretty dresses, shop windows as gay as over, hundreds of motor-cars gliding by—you can almost imagine there's no such thing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Returned Soldier
Lance-corporal George William Pullen, son of Mr. Fred. Pullen, of Buttal, who has returned after having done his part as a soldier of the Empire at Gallipoli,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →John Wren Enlists. Melbourne
Mr. John Wren, the well-known racehorse proprietor, to-day enlisted in the Australian Expeditionary Forces as a private at the Melbourne Town Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Letters. Interesting Incidents. a French Troopship
Sergeant T. Laurie Adam, who left Australia with one of the detachments of the Expeditionary Force, writing to his sister, Miss Arlene Adam, of Wickham, encloses…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Adieu to a Soldier
Adieu, O soldier. You of the rude campaigning (which we shared), The rapid march, the life of the camp,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →West Australia. Wounded
Lieutenant A. C. Olden (second time), Sergeant R. N. Rockliff, Corporal R. No. Leanne, Driver N. Charteris, Bugler C. Osterberg, Privates S. Weatehrill, L. J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Staff-sgt. Nickson Wounded
Dr. W. Nickson, of Newcastle, received a telegram from the Defence Department on Saturday night, notifying him that his son, Staff-Sergeant Wilfred Lievesley…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General War News. London
The Treasury control of Army and Navy expenditure has been relaxed. Official minutes show that the Board of Admiralty and the Army Council in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Germany's War Loan. London
A neutral citizen, lately in Germany, describes how Germany raises her war loans. He says that the medium is an organisation called the Darlehenskasse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Russian Success. Holding the Enemy. Petrograd
The latest official communique says:— The enemy atte[?]tted to stop our offensive near Jacobstadt-Dvinsk-Wilkotiert. Fighting continues…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Wounded Soldiers
At a meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, Alderman Coleman, referring to the case of Private Harris, who recently returned to Newcastle wounded said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General War Cables. London
It is reported from Zurich that there is such a great variety of races in the Russian prisoners in Vienna, that the Academy of Science has voted its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Russia Stands Firm. the Enemy Repulsed. Petrograd
The latest communique states: Fighting in the direction of Jacobsladt and Dvinsk Increase in intensity on Friday and Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers. Scheme of Employment, Melbourne
The following recommendations of the Federal Parliamentary War Committee, for the employment of returned soldiers, were approved of by the Federal Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded Return Home. an English Welcome
Many pathetic and humorous stories were told by the British war prisoners who, at the end of June, returned to London. of 449 men, 49 were officers and 250…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →German Outrage. Burning Wounded Men. Petrograd
A commission is inquiring into alleged German atrocities. Evidence showed that between Ivangored and Novo Alexandria a German…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Democracy and the War
Nearly twelve months of critical and desperate fighting have passed before the country has begun to realise the grist realities of the situation, writes Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →General War News. London
The King and Queen have visited Harefield and conversed with the Australian wounded. Ranjitsinghi, the Jam of Nawanagar,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Russia's Defence. Furious Fighting. Germans Repulsed. Petrograd
The latest communique states:—The bombardment of Kovno continues unceaslagly. The western sector is obstinately bombarded…
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