General War News London
It in unofficially stated that Sergeant [?]mmundsen, the famous Scottish rifiemen, was killed in action in Flanders. An Order-in-Council has been gazetted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1915
1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 72 of 99
The War. Russia's Successes. Enemy's Defeats with Heavy Losses. Petrograd
The latest official communique reports: —There has been more intense cannonading in the Riga regions, the Germans using asphyxiating projectiles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Soldiers. the 30Th Battalion
The 30th Battalion, which has been in camp at Liverpool, and commanded by Lieutenant-colonel Clark, includes a number of Newcastle men. This battalion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland Enlistment. Brisbane
Colonel Lee, the Queensland Military Commandant, announced on Saturday that during the week 949 pen had volunteered, and 819 were accepted. The percentage of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Smedmore. Farewell to Soldiers
The largest gathering of residents ever seen in Smedmore took place in the mechanies' institute on Saturday night, when the last of the local contingent of young…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wickham. Soldiers Farewelled
Privates W. Love, J. Kearns, and A. Easham were the guests of their follow-members of the Carrington Coal and Cake Shipping Employees' Union at a secial…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Letters to the Editor. Soldiers and Friendly Societies
Sir,—In view of the letter signed by Mr. J. W. Oldham in yesterday's issue with record to sick pay to members of the Commonwealth Expeditionary Forces…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British War Committee. New York
Reuter's London agency states that Mr. Asquith the Prime Minister, has appointed a special committee, charged with the oversight of the war, consisting of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. War at Toronto
Sir,—It is regretted that "Mother of Australian Fighter" does not grasp the exact interpretation of the phrase, "majority of the public." As a matter of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Allies' Success. France and Britain. Driving Back Germans. Capture Many Prisoners Paris
It is officially announced that a terrific battle has ensued in the Champagne, and the French have penetrated the German lines along a front of 15 miles, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wickham. Soldiers' Memorial
Messrs. W. M. Shedden and P. Fleming, the secretaries, together with the committee of the Wickham Soldiers' Memorial Fund, are engaged completing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Home for Wounded Belgians. London
The scheme for providing wounded Belgian soldier with a covalescent home in the south of France, which was initiated by Sir John M'Call, is nearing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Wounded. Treatment in England. London
The reorganisation of the system of dealing with Australian wounded in England is now being completed. Wounded are being drafted to central…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. German Defeats on Both Fronts Paris
The latest communique states :—The enemy only made the feeblest effort against our new positions in Artols, The struggle in the Champagne province…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers and Drink
Sir,—A letter appeared in your issue of Saturday last on "Soldiers and Drink." A slight I witnessed that day impels me to write on this matter. At the opera on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Soldier Earl
The now Early of Kilmorcy hitherto known as Viscount Newry is in his thirty-second year. He is a captain of the 1st Life Guards and had been serving at the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wounded Soldiers. New Zealander's Funeral. London
The New Zealand wounded soldiers in Great Britain have been distributed in hospitals from Plymouth to Dundee, and Mr. Mackenzie, the High Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded British. Perfect Arrangements London
Wounded men from La Bassee arriving at Glasgow pay a tribute to the manner in which the wounded were cleared from the front. They said that the hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Further Gains. Allies Advancing. Furious Fighting. Paris
A communique states:—We have made additional gains east of Souchez and north of Massiges. Prisoners captured stated that they had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. a Soldier's Return
Private S. A. Cliff, the West Maitland wounded soldier to return, was welcomed at West Maitland railway station on Tuesday evening by a large number…
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