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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 77 of 99

Cable Messages to Soldiers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 5

The question of the reduction of the cost of cable message despatched by the public to members of the Australian Imperial Forces has been subject to…

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Boolaroo. Soldiers Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 7

The committee of the Soldiers' Farewell and Welcome Home League held their first function on Saturday evening last, the response from the citizens being…

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The Zeppelin in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 10

The Germans would fain persuade themselves that the Zeppelin, the solitary survivor of the rigid system of construction in the lighter-than-air machines, is…

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Australia and the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 6

The fact that Australia is fairly on the way to recovery from the effects of the recent, drought, and that notwithstanding the harmful influences of the…

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Second Edition. the War. the Balkans. the Secret Treaty. Athens

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 8

The Treaty with Germany bound Bulgaria once Servia was invaded to attack Servia in the rear with a hundred thousand men…

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The War. Servia's Defence. Brave Resistance. Heavy Enemy Losses. Nish

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 7

The latest Servian communique states We repulsed four attacks in the Zabregic-Obrenovatz sector. There were great enemy losses during the…

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Cable Messages to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 7

In the official announcement published yesterday concerning the code indicator regarding the condensation of cable messages to soldiers abroad, it was stated that…

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Treatment of Soldiers. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 7

Mr. Ryan moved the adjournment of the House in the Assembly to-day in order to voice a most emphatic protest against the action of the military authorities in…

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Newcastle Soldiers and Passes Question in the Assembly. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1915 · page 7

In the Legislative Assembly this afternoon, Mr. Gardiner asked the Premier if it was a fact that a number of soldiers in camp at the Agricultural Ground were…

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Servian Wounded. Nursed by Prisoners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 6

Most of the work of hospital attendants throughout Servia is performed by Austrian prisoners. This fact is brought out in the course of…

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Anzac Day in Adelaide. Successful Carnival. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 5

This year the Eight-hour Day Committee sacrificed the identity of its celebration by conducting it carnival in aid of the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. The…

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Second Edition. the War. Bulgaria Declares War. Servia to Be Attacked. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 6

Bulgaria has declared war on Servia…

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The War. Russia Moves Against Bulgaria. Roumania Will Join. in Her Own Time. All Allies in Agreement London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 5

M. Vivian[?] the French Prime Minister, announced in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday that Russia would at once throw troops against Bulgaria…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Call to Arms.—a Magnificent Meeting.—the Essence of the Appeal.—we Must Face the Facts and Grapple with Them.—no More Time for the Side-issue.—enlist to Beat Germany at the Front. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 4

Do we or do we not want to beat Germany ? We do! Must we or must we not beat Germany ? We must! Shall we or shall we not beat Germany? Yes, if we…

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Returning Soldiers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 5

A number of returned soldiers arrived to-day in a hospital ship, and met with a cordial welcome…

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Returned Soldiers' Back Pay. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 October 1915 · page 5

Complaints which have been made by returned soldiers relative to their inability to obtain back pay were brought under the notice of Senator Pearce, the…

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"After the War."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 6

From all we can see at present "after the war" seems a long way to look ahead. It is, however, only common prudence that problems which will…

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The War. Attack on Servia. the Pressure Great. Allies' Troops Mustering. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 5

The London "Dialy Telegraph's" Rome correspondent says the Allies have landed 100,000 troops at Salonika, and others are on the way…

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Soldiers' Dependents' Pay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 5

A correspondent writes to voice a grievance of some of the married men from Newcastle who have enlisted and who are now in camp at Holdsworthy…

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Cable Messages to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 5

It transpired on a second inquiry yesterday that a copy of the code indicator regarding the condensation of the addresses of cable messages to soldiers…

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