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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 7 of 99

The War. Heavy Fighting. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 5

The [?] communique states: The Germans heavily bombarded the district northward of Malieneke. The fighting at Four de Paris has…

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French War Minister. Visit to England. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 5

Mr. Millerand, the French Minister for War, inspected the troops at Aldershot, and conferred with Lord Kitchener, the Secretary of State for War…

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The Training of Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 4

It was recently announced that one of the most serious difficulties with which German is faced at the present days is the lack of sufficient officers,…

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War Transport and Tactics

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 5

Strategy has been much lost sight of in this war, not for want of able exponents on both sides, but because it has been largely upset by the aeroplane. The…

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Lessons of the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 7

That the conditions disclosed by the war constitute a plea for revision in the supply of our infantry and artillery material, weapons, and projectiles…

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Youth and Age in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 2

The calling to war of every male from 16 to 65, of even from 10 to 60, may pound well to Chose who are impressed by numbers, and imagine that campaigns…

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War and Finance. Possibilities of Exhaustion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 6

Much has been written and said about the part which financial exhaustion is destined to play in bringing the great war to an end, but most of it has been more…

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The War. Slight Progress. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states that there is nothing to report. A previous communique states:—Slight progress has been made cast of St…

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Motoring on War Road. Thrilling Experience

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 8

John Prioleau writes in the "Daily Mail":— "Halte la!" The car slows down and comes to a stops with its single…

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To Kill War. H. C. Wells's Idea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 7

Mr. H. G. Wells has written an important and very stimulating little book, "The War That Will End War." In this he declares that:—…

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War May Last Long. a Belgian General's Opinion

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 8

One of its correspondents in Belgium furnished the "Daily Telegraph" with a report of an interesting statement regarding the probable duration of the war,…

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Prisoners of War. Servia's Humane Treatment. (Z. D. FERRIMAN, in London "Daily Chronicle.")

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 8

Through the courtesy of the military authorities, I have visited some of the Austrian prisoners of war. Altogether there are more than 10,000…

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Soldiers' and Sailors' Wives

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 5

It must be admitted that the regulations with regard to the supervision to be exercised over soldiers' wives in receipt of separation allowances are much…

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The French Soldier. How He Is Trained to March

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 6

A British infantry regiment on the march, and marching at case, still looks imposing: a French infantry battalion on the other hand, says the author of…

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British Wounded. Brought to Boulogne. Boulogne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 6

Many British wounded are arriving. Forty motor ambulances have piled all night between the railway station and the hospital…

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Objects of the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 3

"The Responsibility for the War" in the title of one of the Oxford pamphlets, written by Professor H. G. S. Adams, Gladstone Professor of…

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The War. Hot Fighting. Germans Defeated. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 5

The latest communique states:—The British have reoccupied their positions at Givenchy. There was hot fighting on the…

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Second Edition. the War. the Sea Fight. a Battered Blucher. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 6

The Germans were sighted 30 miles from the English coast. The Lion opened fire at 15 miles. The contestants were never closer than 8 miles…

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Soldiers and Disease. Reference in Legislative Council. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 5

In the Legislative Council this afternoon, Dr. Doyle drew the attention of the Vice-president and Minister for Health to an important matter. He said that owing…

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Matters in Sydney. More Soldiers From Rabaul. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 January 1915 · page 5

The Burns, Philp steamer Morinda, which arrived this morning from Rabaul, via New Guinea ports, brought back a number of soldiers. These men belonged…

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