Wounded Soldier Insulted
At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last Monday night, Alderman J. C. Reid mentioned that a citizen had told him of the scandalous treatment meted out to a…
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 59 of 99
Wounded Soldiers. Fremantle
Five hundred and twenty-four wounded and sick soldiers arrived this morning. Of this number there are 169 for New South Wales. Most of the men have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Honeysuckle Workshops. Wounded Soldiers Honoured
Three of the brave fellows who volunteered for active service from the Honeysuckle Point railway workshops have returned, two of them wounded, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded at Malta. Melbourne
Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, received a cable message this afternoon from Sir George Reid, the High Commissioner for Australia, stating that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Money for Wounded Men. Melbourne
In accordance with arrangements recently made, the Pacific Cable Board announces the free transmission between Australasia and London of remittances…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Wounded. Tribute to the Turks. Perth
Another transport with sick and wounded arrived to-day. Four, of the men who moved about the deck were totally blind, and they were the most pathetic of all…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Loan
The cost of the war must be found out of the money that has been saved or that can be saved from now onwards. The Federal Treasurer has shown in his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →General War News. London
Owing to the recent disturbances the garrison at Bushire, a seaport on the Persian Gulf, has been increased. The town has been temporarily occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Russia's Firm Stand. Desperate Fighting. Petrograd
The latest communique states : The [?]my's attempts to advance in the Riga and Jacobstadt districts and all the German attacks have been repulsed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Back Pay
At two recent meeting of the Newcastle City Council reference has been made by Alderman Coleman to the retention of back pay due to returned wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Passes to Soldiers
Mr. E. Flynn, president of the Newcastle and Northern District Naval and Military Association, recently wrote to Mr. A. R. Gardiner, M.P., asking him to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reception of Returned Soldiers Sydney
Mr. Holman, the State Premier, has received the following communication from the Prime Minister: "I have the honour to inform you that instructions have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. the War on Alcohol.—some Interesting Drink Figures.—that Terrible Suicide.—the Use of the Royal Arms.—the State As a Fishmonger.—recruiting Looking Up. Sydney
A new war has been declared. And yet it is an old one revived. Encouraged by the six o'clock victory in Adelaide, the New South Wales Alliance set about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Killed in Action. Adelaide
News have been received in Adelaide that Mr. Leslie Gordon, a well-known Adelaide solicitor has been killed in action at Gallipoll…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded in Britain. London
Australian wounded in Britain total 123 officers and 2084 men. The officers are resting at the following places: 12 at Welwyn, 6 at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Fall of Kovno. Stubborn Resistance. Amsterdam
A German official message states that Kovno, with all its forts, and an enormous quantity of war material, including over 400 guns, was taken by assault…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the War. Germany's Trade Outlook. New York
A financial authority states that Germany's plans to restore her resources after the war include the flooding of foreign markets with German products, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Census. Duty of the Public. Attorney-General's Department, Melbourne, 12th August, 1915
Sir,—I am forwarding you herewith specimens of the War Census cards, These will be available at every postal and postal receiving office throughout…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Back Pay
Sir,—I read with a certain amount of surprise the remarks under the heading "Soldiers' Back Pay," and reference to some remarks made by me at the last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stockton. Soldiers Farewelled
A farewell concert tendered to Sergeant W. Oldham, Privates E. P. Curran, John, Pitt, A. H. Leslie, E. Gilbert, S. Frost, H. Hoequard, O. Grieves, and…
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