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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 99

Partnership in Peace and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 15

Society is indeed a contract. Subordinate contracts for objects of mere occasional interest may be dissolved at pleasure—but the State ought not to be considered…

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German Socialists. Opposing War Loans Zurich

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5

An analysis has been made of the voting of the Socialist part In the Reichstag on the subject of war loans shares. Increasing opposed is being shown…

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Eat Less Meat. Plain Living in War Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 14

"The 'Eat Less Meat' campaign, to which the Board of Trade gave a send-off some weeks ago, is well worth thinking about, both in itself and as part of a…

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The War. Brest-litovsk Falls. Russians Retreat in Good Order. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5

A Berling official report states that Brest-Litovsk has fallen. Brest-Litovsk is 132 miles to the southwestward of Warsaw, and 682 miles…

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Returning Soldiers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5

Mr. Black, the Chief Secretary, is looking after the arrangements for the reception of the wounded soldiers who will arrive, on Monday. The Red Cross Society…

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Disabled Soldiers. Scheme for Treatment. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5

The Federal War Committee have adopted the recommendations of the sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Giynn Watt, and Webster, Ms.H.R., in reference to…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Treatment of Returned Soldiers Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5

Senator GIVENS, the President of the Senate, took the chair [?] half-past ten o'clock this morning. Senator NEEDHAM, for Senator…

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When Soldiers Come Back

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 13

A new duty has been assigned to one of the Ministers in the new Government, that of looking after the requirements of returned soldiers. If they return sick…

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Letters to the Editor. Newcastle Soldiers' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 2

Sir,—Seeing that Newcastle has done so nobly for all funds in connection with pariotic movement that it has been called upon to assist might it not be…

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Zeebrugge Bombardment. German Soldiers Killed. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 5

The "Tijd" states that great numbers of soldiers were killed by the Brisith squadron's bombardment of Zeebrugge. Ninety severly wounded have been…

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Socialist Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 6

The Socialist newspapers of Germany publish from time to time lists of members of the Social Democratice Union, whi have been killed in the war. For…

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Our London Letter. London, July 9. the New Var Loan.—the Need of Economy.—enrolment of Skilled Labour.—players at the Front. the New War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 August 1915 · page 7

Everybody in Britain can now help in the struggle against Germay by buying the new War Loan issued on Tuesday, There is a chance for people with the…

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Wounded and Sick Returning. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 5

The steamer Hororatu will arrive to-morrow with a number of sick and wounded soldiers. Those on board include Private. W. Thomson, Newcastle, Private…

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Commonwealth War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 4

For the first time in the history of Australia the people are asked to subscribe to a national loan. The breaking out of the war brought with it…

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A War Against Dirt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 4

The condition of the business streets of Newcastle, and especially the main thoroughfare on Sundays, is one which casts infinite discredit upon the…

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The War Census. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 5

It has been decided that the War Census shall be taken throughout Australia on 6th to 15th September and a proclamation will shortly he issued to that effect…

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General War Cables. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 5

General Gouraud, the French Commander, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, has been awarded an honorary Grand Cross of St. Michael and St…

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The War. Russia's Retreat. Obstinate Fighting. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 5

The latest official communique states:— The situation in the Riga district is unchanged. Stubborn lighting is in progress in the…

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Our Sydney Letter. Recruiting and Organisation.—of Interest to Shippers.—mr. Hugh Ward Speaks for Australia.—an Extraordinary Case.—providing for Our Soldiers on Their Return.—the Travelling Railway Buffet.—farm Help. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 5

Another casualty list, this time the 70th, with 676 new names. An instructive thing would be to publish the figures of each month progressively, killed, wounded,…

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Wallsend and Plattsburg Soldiers' Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 3

There was a very large attendance at the rotunda in Plattsburg Park yesterday afternoon, When a tables, erected to the memory of the late Private William King…

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