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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 65 of 99

Comforts for Soldiers. Meeting in Newcastle

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

A public meeting, convened by Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor of Newcastle was held at the council chambers last evening for the purpose of taking steps…

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Peer's Heir Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 16

Second Lieutenant Viscount Lascelles of the 1st Grenadier Guards, who has neon slightly wounded, is the elder son and heir of the Earl and Countess of…

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Neuve Chapelle Hero Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 16

Captain and Temporary Major John Henry Morris Arden, D.S.O., 1st Battalion Worcester Regiment who has been wounded, joined the Army as a Second…

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Wounded New Zealanders. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 5

There are over a thousand wounded New Zealanders in various parts of Great Britain. Mr. T. Mackenzie, the High…

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Contracts in War Time

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

One of the most important features of the Wheat Acquisition Act which was passed by the State Parliament after the commencement of the war…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 5

Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, has presented to Dr. Wilson, the President of the United States, the Pope's appeal for peace…

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Japan's Help in the War

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

The part which the Japanese are taking in the great war is apparently not thoroughly understood by all of the Allies and even in Britain and…

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Athletics in War. Rowing Blues Killed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 15

Another old varsity rowing blue, making the eighth, has been killed, says a London message of July 12 to the Vancouver "World"). Captain Armitage…

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England in War Time. London, July 29

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 7

There are thrilling possibilities just now about a walk or drive in England. About Roohampton-lans—lovely at this time, with leaf and blossom—one has…

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The War. Russia's Defence. Enemy Suffers Heavily. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states: We repulsed the attacks at Friedrichstadt, Our troops are approaching Vilkomier. Our cavalry carried two villages near…

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Maitland District. a Soldier's View

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 6

Private Jack Richards writes as follows from Gallipoli to Mr. C. R. Judge, of West Maitland:—"Our boss, Lieutenant-Colonel Scobie, is all right again, and wishes to…

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Tighe's Hill. Father and Son Enlist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1915 · page 3

Messrs. T. H. and J. Tooze (father and son), who recently vacated their positions with the coke ovens department at the Broken Hill Proprietary Company's…

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Wounded Soldiers. Fremantle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 5

The wounded soldiers were landed yesterday amidst scenes of enthusiasm. All the taxi-drivers gave their cars for the occasion, and, handed by a band, the local…

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Private Hoyle Wounded. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 5

Mr. Hoyle, the State Minister for Railways, has received a telegram from the Defence Department, informing him that his son Cliff, a private in the Australian…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 5

Prince Ranjitsinhji has lost one of his eyes as the result of his shooting accident. The War Office has decided to give…

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Japan May Help. War Council Held Tokio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 5

The Japanese papers are discussing the means of more effectively combating Germany. The Japanese Emperor recently gave…

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The War. Czar to the Front. Russia Pulling Up. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 5

[?] has left for the front. [?] to his departure, His Majesty, addressing a conference of business men called to discuss the organisation,…

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District News. Adamstown Soldiers Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 5

A number of Adamstown men, who have enlisted for service at the front, were accorded a send-off on Saturday night, in the drill hall. The function was one…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Norton-griffiths Agreement.—the Work of Recruiting.—wanted—a Publicity Bureau.—that American Butter.— Our Splendid War Loan.—the Income Tax Year.—the Barrowman Fruiterer. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 September 1915 · page 4

Sir, Wade's motion of censure on the Norton-Griffiths agreement was certainly ill-advised. One would have thought that in his opinion a ray of light had come out…

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War Census. Estimation of Goodwill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1915 · page 4

The correct estimation for the war census returns of the value of the goodwill of their businesses is regarded as a matter of difficulty by many people. The…

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