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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 99

West Wallsend. Soldiers' Farewell

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 August 1915 · page 6

There was a large gathering in the West Wallsend School of Arts on Friday evening, to bid farewell to the recruits who were home on final leave. The chair…

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Matters in Sydney. Soldiers' Presentation to Mr. Orchard. Sydney

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

Mr. R. Orchard, member for the Nepean in the House of Representatives, whose revelations regarding the Liverpool Camp have resulted in a big…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 5

A story is related that a surgeon who was badly wounded in both legs at Gallipoli crawled among the wounded soldiers for hours giving help, despite the fact…

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War Against Dirt. Council Discussion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 6

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, Mr. A. Dumbrell, the city cleansing officer, replied as follows to the article in yesterday's "Newcastle…

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Commonwealth War Loan. Closes To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 5

Subscriptions for the first instalment of £5,000,000 of the Commonwealth War Loan close to-day. The loan will be devoted exclusively…

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The War. Russia's Withdrawal to a Fixed Position. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 5

The latest Russian communique states: —The enemy south of Vladimir and Workenski is trying to turn our right flank. We changed our position under cover of…

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Returned Soldiers. an Enthusiastic Welcome. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 August 1915 · page 5

The steamer Hororata, of the New Zealand Shipping Company's line, arrived in Sydney this morning with 166 wounded and sick Australian soldiers from the…

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War Against Dirt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 4

In drawing attention to the uncleanly and untldy condition in which the main streets of Newcastle are frequently to be found on Sunday we had…

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War Bacteriologists. Wounds and Blood Poisoning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 7

The Paris Academic des Sciences has awarded the Lecomto triennial prize of £2000 to Sir Almorth Wright, and has thus marked its appreciation of the work…

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Letters to the Editor. "War on Dirt."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 7

Sir,—I wish to bring under your notice chat in some cases the fronts of shops are swept after 8 o'clock, and as late as 9.30 a.m. The shaking of large mats,…

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The War. Russian Retreat Still Unbroken. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 5

The latest Russian communique states: The Germans are attacking our troops on the E[?]hav-Nevnut railway, and at Blerstalce. There has been no important…

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The War Loan. a Great Success. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 5

There was a rush of applications for the first instalment of the Commonwealth war loan of £5,000,000 right up to the closing time of the banks to-day…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. War Precautions Act. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 5

Senator GIVENS, the President of [?] Senate, took the chair at three [?] this afternoon. Senator PEARCE, the Minister for [?]…

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Socialist Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 3

The Socialist newspaper of Germany publish from time to time lists of members of the Social Democratic Union, who have been killed in the war. For…

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Returned Soldiers. Wickham's Welcome

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 6

Several thousands of people assembled in front of the wickham Council Chambers last evening to accord a welcome home to Lieutenant A. J. Gardner and…

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Treatment of Soldier's Teeth. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1915 · page 5

Mr. Black the Chief Secretary to-day made the following statement with regard to the treatment of teeth of men whose teeth are the only bar to their joining…

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The War. Russia's Retreat. Turning Movement Fails Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 September 1915 · page 5

Germans Linsingten's and Flanzer's armies in the Bukowina and Dnioster districts have greatly strengthened the reinforcements brought along the southern…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 5

The Reichstag hoe passed a bill raising the military ago to 54 years. German newspapers have boon forbidden to disclose the fact…

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The War. Russia's Great Fight. Holding the Enemy. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 5

The latest Russian communique states: We captured four guns on the right of Villica. The enemy occupied Cray. Desperate fighting continues…

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Maitland Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 September 1915 · page 6

Two sons of the late Mr. A. A. Warden of Dunmore, Privates Airlie and Colin Warden, fought at Gallipoli, Colin, who enlisted in New Zealand, was in the first…

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