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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 82 of 99

Pay of Soldiers. Melbourne

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

In the House of Representatives to-day, Mr. Ozanne (Vic) moved the adjournment of the House to complain of the bad treatment of soldiers and their…

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Recruiting Campaign. Professor David Enlists. Sydney

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

At the Town Hull to-day, 41 men were examined and 11 rejected. At the Victoria Barracks 36 out of 42 offering were accepted. At the Board of Health to-night…

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Soldiers' Comforts

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

The employees of Messrs. W. Winn an Company, Limited, will hold a concert at the corner of Brown and Hunter streets, commencing at nine o'clock, to-night, in…

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Soldiers' Club Opening

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

The Soldiers' Club, which has been established in the Seamen's Institute attached to the Central Methodist Mission, Newcastle, will be opened this evening…

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A Private Soldier's Death. London

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

An inquest was held to-day into the death of Private George Simms, of Victoria, who went to bed at the Hotel Westminster, in Bridge-road, and was found…

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Newcastle Wounded Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

A general meeting, largely attended, was held at the council chambers yesterday afternoon, to formulate schemes for the amelioration of the condition of…

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After the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 11

The Paris "Journal" recently published a conversation between King Aiphonse and an Argentine Journalist. Speaking of the European war, his Majesty said…

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A War-time Maxim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 15

Let us learn what we can from the enemy: let us teach him only we must. —Mr. Balfour:…

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Literature in War-time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 15

I think that the war is causing a great spiritual awakening, which will have a powerful and beneficial effect on all forms of creative art. I do not believe that…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

Mr. Wise, the Agent-General for New South Wales, is endeavouring to secure a battery of, captured guns for Sydney. The Prize Court hat condemned as a…

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War Council. Rumoured Formation. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

The London "Daily Telegraph" says It is understood that Mr. Asquith the Prime Minister, will announce on Tuesday the…

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Money and War. Medium of Exchange

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 14

Only two countries in the world stood at the outbreak of the war, we are told, in the enviable position of creditor nations England and France. The United…

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Cost of the War. German Alarm

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 11

The "Frankfurther Zeltung" has no delusions about the effect of the war on German trade and prospeirty:— "Terribly heavy is the burden which…

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The War. Fighting in Servia. Servians Hard Pressed. the Allies Advancing. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

A Servian commanique states:—The Servians on the right bank of the Morava were compelled to retire southward. They also retired to the Fresibala heights, 20…

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Soldiers and Liquor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 11

The Minister for Defence states that the view of his Government is that whatever restrictions are dealrable upon the supply of liquor to soldiers they should be…

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Soldiers' Club Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1915 · page 5

There was a large gathering in the social hall of the Central Methodist Mission Newcastle last night, when a soldiers club was officially opened by Alderman…

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The Balkan War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 4

It is somewhat difficult to understand why the censors should have allowed Mr. Ashmead Bartlett's condemnation of Britain's policy in the…

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The Dardanelles. Anzac and Suvla. Bravery of the Troops. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 5

Mr. Ashmead Bartlett, commenting on the paucity of references to particular units in his Dardanelles messages, says that in ninety-nine cases out of a…

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General War News. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 5

The first South African Naval Contingent has arrived at Plymouth. The Nobel Peace Prize is postponed untill 1916…

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Proposed War Cabinet. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1915 · page 5

Lord Roseberry, in a letter to " The Times," suggests that the Cabinet should consist of Mr. Asquith, Lord Kitchener, and Mr. Balfour. This would eradicate all…

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