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The wars & local soldiers, 1915

1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 81 of 99

Australian Wounded. Want to Be Seen to London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1915 · page 5

At a meeting of the Australian War Contingent Association a resolution by Sir George Reld was carried In favour of appointing competent men—preferably…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1915 · page 5

In addition to granting £1 weekly minimum wage for women munition workers, Mr. Lloyd George, the Minister for Munitions, has accepted the principle of equal…

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Blackest Deed of the War. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1915 · page 5

The execution by the Germans of Miss Cavell has sent a wave of indignation and horror throughout America. The newspapers are denouncing it as the…

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Germany's Food Shortage. Its War Usurers. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1915 · page 5

The "Cologne Gazette" publishes a significant article in which it rails bitterly against was usurers who see in the present economic conditions a wonderful…

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The War. Allies' Troops Join the Servians. Severe German Losses. Enemy Still Pressing Forward. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1915 · page 5

The latest official communique says:—French troops which crossed the Greek frontier have joined forces with the servian troops…

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New Zealand Soldiers. Appeal for Aid. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 October 1915 · page 5

There are now 4600 wounded New Zealand soldiers in England, and the cost of supplying necessary comforts makes great inroads open the funds of the War…

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Second Edition. the War. on the West Front. a German Report. Amsterdam

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 6

A German communique states : "We immediately ejected the enemy, who had penetrated positions north-east of Souchez…

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The War. Servia's Defence. Germans Held Back. French Troops Advance. Attack the Bulgarians. Paris

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

It is officially stated that the French attached the Bulgarians on Friday south of Strumnitza River, and captured Nabroda…

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Rugs for Soldiers. Melbourne

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

Sonator Pearce, the Minister for De-fence, stated to-day that he had received, through Mr. Higgs, M.H.R., a letter suggesting that the gift of woollen rugs…

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Federal War Loans. Melbourne

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

Another conference was held to-day between Mr. Fisher, the Prime Minister, as Federal Treasurer, and the representatives of the banks, relative to the…

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A Way to End the War

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

In the September number of the "English Review" Dr. E. J. Dillon writes a trenchant article on the wars He seems to hold that the Allies are a trifle too…

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After the War. Will Women Rule?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 October 1915 · page 4

Dr. Hans Huldrickson, the noted psychologist, believes that the wholesale destruction of man in the present war will result in a return of first principles,…

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The War. Aid for Servia in Five Days. Strong Allied Forces. London

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

A Nish communique states:— Three enemy battalions crossed the Drina River near Tisgard. The Bulgarians are strongly pressing towards Kniazevatz…

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Newcastle Soldiers

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

During the weeks the Newcastle Comforts League packed three cases for B Company, 30th Battalion, and are now engaged upon the collection of a further…

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General War News. London

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

The King of Spain and President Wilson have implored the German Emperor to save the lives of 34 Belgians who are under sentence of death at Liege…

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The War. Servia Hard Pressed. But Fighting Bravely. Her Appeal for Aid. French Defeat Bulgarians. Paris

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

The Bulgarians, on the 22nd instant, attacked along the whole front of the French forces, occupying the Strumpilza region, but they were completely beaten…

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Matters in Sydney. Entertainment for Soldiers. Sydney

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

The scheme propounded by Mr. Carmichael, M.P., to provide an open abresort for soldiers as a counter-attraction to the hotels in regarded with…

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The War Cabinet. Newspaper Rumour. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 5

The "Evening Standard" stated that lord Lansdowne's statement regarding the Balkans will be read with no little shame. "It is a confession," it says, "not of…

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The War. Servia's Bravery. Advance on Bulgarians. British at the Front. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 5

It is reported from Athens that the Servians at Veles are advancing upon Ishtip. The Bulgarians' hold of Uskab is precarious…

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Maitland District. Soldiers' Farewells

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 6

A soldiers' farewell, under the auspices of St. Patrick's Day Sports' Committee, the Hibernian Society, and St. John's Young Men's Club, was held in the school…

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