One Other War Matter
I am breaking records to-day. The war and its associate concerns I have faithfully avoided as far as has been possible in all my letters, but to-day, if I am to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1915
1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 79 of 99
General War Messages. London
Experiments are being conducted at Shoeburyness with a projectile invented by the Robert French Syndicate, designed to strike downwards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Attack on Servia. Splendid Resistance. Assistance of the Allies. German Forces Small. Athens
Messages from Athens state that 40,000 Bulgarians are attacking Valandovo, and the Houdovo bridge, Fighting continued at midday on Sunday, without the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Presentations to Soldiers
A pleasant outing was accorded to Messrs. Smith, Ritchie, Mason, Shearer, Short, Woolston, Hawcroft, Bear, Thomson, and Moore on 10th instant by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded Soldiers. Melbourne
The Federal Government is in receipt of a cable message from the High Commissioner, stating that the War Office advises that they are hoping that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Magazines, Etc., for Wounded Troops
Sir,—In response to my appeal for newspapers, etc., which I made some months ago, I have been able to forward 26 cases of papers and magazines to the front,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Zealand Wounded. Treatment in London London
The New Zealand convalescents are generally satisfied with their hospital treatment in England. Many complain of the poor quality of the uniforms…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hang on to Anzac. Military Man's Views. Perth
Major—, who has just returned from the Dardanelles, states that he does not think the Salonika operations will mean that the Allies will have to evacuate…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Test of War
By "Tounga," in the N.Z. "Herald.! German "Kultur" is right so far that in the last resort the test of nations may be found in war. Where German…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The War and Ireland
An interesting report recently issued by the Irish Local Government Board gives an insight into the conditions of affairs in Ireland under war conditions…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War. German Defeats Many Prisoners Captured. Enormous Number of Dead. London
Telegrams have been received of a serious German reverse in the valley of the Timok River, north-cast of Nish. The Servians took 300 Germans prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Christmas Cheer
A meeting of ladies controlling the Newcastle and District Christmas Cheer fund for wounded soldiers and men at the front, was held at the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Letters to the Editor. Send-off to Soldiers
Sir,—Might I suggest that the Mayor call a meeting of the citizens of the East and Central portions of our city with the object of providing suitable send-offs [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers. Another Batch Arrives. Sydney
A troopship, with 105 men for New South Wales, and 22 for Queensland, on board, arrived in Sydney this morning, and berthed at Woo[?]loomooloo Bay. Great…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Drugged Soldiers. Mad Night Attacks. Germany Orgy in Poland
"The problems faced by the German army are very different at present from those of last October and November," said a prominent official of the Russian War…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italy Declares War Rome
Italy has declared war upon Bulgaria…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. in the Balkans. Bulgarian Defeat. Bulgarians Mutiny. London
Athens reports that advices from Doiran, 88 miles north-west of Salonika, state that a Bulgarian division was annihilated at Rilo, 40 miles south-west of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. Further Russian Successes Austrians Evacuate Czernowitz. Germans Repulsed. London
Owing to General Ivanoff's successes the Austrians have been compelled to evacuate Czernowltz. The Germans have been repulsed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newspapers for Soldiers
Sir,—As there are many who still believe that papers books, etc., sent to the front 10 not reach their intended destination. I would be glad if you would mention that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Speaker's Son Wounded
Lieutenant Christopher William Loas ther, Westmorland and Cumberland [?] who has been Wounded in France, is the elder son of the speaker of the…
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