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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 75 of 99

Returning Soldiers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 7

A transport with sick and wounded soldiers on board is expected to berth at No. 1 wharf. Woolloomooloo, at nine o'clock to-morrow morning. It is not the vessel…

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Soldiers and Railway Fares. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Holman, the Premier, in answer to Mr. Gardiner, said the question of issuing free passes or reduced…

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German Soldiers Duped. Tricky Scots

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 8

When you soldiers in action rigging up a dummy comrade for the Germans to spend their ammunition upon to no good purpose, you can take it for granted that…

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Sick and Wounded Soldiers. Another Batch Returns. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 5

Another transport, with and wounded soldiers on board, arrived in Sydney this morning, and berthed at Woolloomooloo Bay at 9.30. There were about…

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The Dardanelles. the Anzac Fight. Malta

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 5

A wounded soldier who took part in the fighting, gives some details of the capture of the Knoll at Anzae on the 27th August by the Australian and Now…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 5

Captain Guy Clarke, of the Sussex Regiment an Australian sportsman, has boon killed in action in France. At the request of Earl Kitchener, the…

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The War. Bulgaria Alarmed. Officers Unwilling to Be Led by Germans. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 5

It is now announced that the Russian Note only reached Sofia at four o'clock on Monday afternoon. The time limit lien expired, but there last scarcely been…

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Soldiers and Drink. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 5

In connection with recent comments which have boon made in the dally press regarding the demoralising effect of the presence of inebriated soldiers in our…

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Cook's Hill Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 5

A meeting of Cook's Hill residents held at Mr. T. Dalton's Commonwealth Hotel last night, decided to tender a farewell to soldiers from the locality, who are on the…

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Wounded Australians. Comfort in Hospital. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 5

If the friends of Australian and New Zealand wounded officers who are in London were to see where they are quartered they would feel no anxiety on their…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 5

The newspaper are giving prominence to Captain Bean's story of the 24 hours' fight at Quin's Point. The War Office has suspended the house…

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The War. Greek Crisis. Premier Resigns. German Interference. Athens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 5

M. Venizeles, the Premier of Groece, has resigned. King Constantine informed M. Venizelos that he was unable to pursue the Cabinet's…

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Maimed Soldiers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Thrower asked the Premier if in view of the large number of married soldiers returned to Australia, he would…

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Soldiers' Railway Passes. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Gardiner asked the Premier if it was a fact that week end a number of soldiers camped at the Agricultural Ground…

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Returning Soldiers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 5

Another transport with sick rind wounded soldiers from the Dardanelles reached port late this evening, and anchored in Watson's Bay. She will berth at…

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Soldiers' Uniforms. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 5

An order has been received from Melbourne to the effect that men who have been in camp for a month are to be supplied with uniform whether they have…

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A War of Contrasts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 7

When the German talks of his country as the freest land on earth, he leaves the ordinary Englishman gaspingly incredulous Id the two people differ profoundly…

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A War of Workshops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 15

The is not alone a war between the armies and navies of Germany and the Allies but between German workshop and British workshop…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 5

The Wesleyan Conference has granted the Commonwealth authorities in London the free use of the Westminster Training College for military and medical…

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The War and Insanity. Remarkable Deductions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1915 · page 11

Dr. Win, Graham, resident superintendent of Belfast (Ireland) Asylum in his annual report states: I have to report a remarkable decrease in the number of…

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