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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 99

House of Representatives. Treatment of Returned Soldiers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1915 · page 5

Mr. M'DONALD, the Speaker of the House of Represontatives look the chari air half-past ten o'clock this morning. Mr. TUDOR, the Minister for customs…

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A Novocastrian on Tour. War Notes From London. London, 27th July. the Dardanelles Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 11

There can borsmall doubt that much distress of mind has been occasioned to the relatives of sailors and soldiers, of all ratings and ranks serving afloat and…

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A War Wedding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 15

Those whom war has joined together peace must not be allowed to put asendor. If that be, as we hope, the result of all that we are now going through. It…

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The War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 15

With the sum to be realised from the War Loan we could build twenty-five Panama Canals, or 100 steel plants as big as Krupps'. It represents 14s for…

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Faked War Pictures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 11

The Germans are evidently, just as clumsy in trying to "fake" war pictures as they are in dishing up war news. No doubt, of course, both pictures and news…

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The Empire at War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 15

Our Empire, not our country only, is a great armed camp. The seas of the world are covered by our sailors, and we know that not only is this great…

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A War of Peoples

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 15

Other wars have seen huge armtes—Napolean a hundred and three years ago crossed the Niemen at the head of 680,000 men—but this one alone has witness…

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Aircraft in War. British Progress

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 3

In a war that is in large measure an artillery duel it is highly gratifying to note that special progress has been made alike in the methods and in the technical…

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Our London Letter. the War Loan.—the Munitions Factories.—general Botha.—sir Robert Borden and Canada. London, July 28. the War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 2

The War Loan is a magnificent success, and one upon which the nation and the Chancellor of the Exchequer are to be congratulated warmly. The facts were set…

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The War. Another Victory Gained by Russia. in East Galicia. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states: There is [?]bborn fighting between Lautske and Jackbatadt, though the Germans did not offer resistance to Russian bayonet…

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Federal Parliament. the Senate. Returned Soldier's Complaint. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 5

Senator GIVENS, the President of the Senate, took the chair at twelve o'clock to-day. Senator PEA[?]CE, the Minister for…

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Soldiers' Letters. Interesting Incidents. with the Army Service Corps

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 13

Private H. V. Gundry, from the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., and at present a member of the Australian Army Service Corps, writing on June 12th from…

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The Irish Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 15

The Irish soldier throughout the campaign has been in the van, and when this long agony is over, and at last liberty is restored to the nation. Ireland…

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Returning Soldiers. Welcome in Melbourne. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1915 · page 5

A hospital ship, conveying, 636 sick and wounded soldiers, reached Port Melbourne pier party this morning. A fleet of motor cars was waiting, and as the men made…

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Australian Wounded. British Kindness London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 5

The Rev. Colonel Joseph Snell, an Australian chaplain, spent several days in Manchester visiting hospitals treating Australian wounded…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 5

The Bishop of Birmingham presided at a women's meeting at the Surrey Theatre, when the following resolution was carried:— "That the time has arrived when…

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The War. Russia's Successes. the Armies Confident. Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 5

A Russian communique states:— We continued our success in the Trem[?] and Techortkoff sectors on Thursday, taking [?]000 prisoners…

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Second Edition. the War. Russian Defensive Successful Resistance Petrograd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 6

The latest communique states:—A Zeppelin flew over and dropped three bombs on a Baltic port. Our seaplanes bombed the German ships…

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Wickham. Returned Soldiers Honoured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 6

Privates Malcolm Newell and W. M'Gruer, two Wickham soldiers, who have returned wounded from the Dardanelles, were accurded a welcome home at the…

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Carrington. Presentations to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 September 1915 · page 6

The people of Carrington have established a fund to provide a commemorative medal for every man from the municipality who goes to the war. On…

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