British War Committee. Its Composition London
In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, announoed that the new War Committee would consist of himself, Mr. Balfour, the First…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1915
1,979 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 86 of 99
Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, November 5. Our War Pensions
New that the time is fast appreaching when men with dependents must be called upon to serve with the army in Gallipoli or elsewhere, a demand is being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War. Servian Campaign. British Reinforced. Allies' Front Spreading. Disquietude of the Enemy. London
A French wireless message from the Anglo-French headquarters in the Balkans reports:—The British, reinforced by a new division, are occupying the region…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Christmas Cheer
Mrs. Charleston, honorary secretary of the Newcastle and District Christmas Cheer Fund, for the men at the front, acknowledges the following further…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stores for Soldiers. Alleged Extensive Swindle. Sydney
At the Central Police Court, to-day, before Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., Stephanus Petrus Heyns, 35 years of age, appeared on a charge of stealing £200, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Recover Quickly
Arrangements have been made by the Public Health Department for the treatment in hospitals and convalescent homes of large numbers of returned soldiers. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Warning to Young Men. Who Do Not Enlist. London
Lord Derby, with the authority of Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, announces that if young men who are medically fit, and not indispensable to national…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Balkan War
The news from the Servian fronts begins to bear a more hopeful appearance. There are indications that the Bulgarians are not only checked at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spain and the War
Although very little is heard regarding the attitude of Spain in connection with the war, reports in British and French papers state that the Ultramontane…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Hoax. "British Navy Sunk."
America has produced the greatest loan of the war. In the Californian city of Los Angeles there was circulated on 29th August a paper called the "Californian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aiding the War Funds. Adelaide
A grand fete, which has been for three days in progress in the Government House Grounds, in aid of the Red Cross and Belgian Relief Funds, concluded on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Fighting in Servia. Allies' Successes. Driving Back Bulgarians. Athens
The latest Servian communique says:— The Anglo-French troops have not yet occupied Veles, which is closely hemmed in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Send-off to Soldiers. Railway and Tramway Men
The second send-off and presentation of medals to soldiers from the Railway and Tramway Services of the Newcastle district took place at a largely attended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Letters to the Editor. a Soldier's Lapse and Death
Sir,—Your report of the pathetic case of the young soldier's death and the evidence at the inquest is sad reading. I for one will not now cost any asperisons…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Workshops for Soldiers
A movement for the inauguration of a Lord Roberts memorial fund in England for the benefit of disabled soldiers has been suggested. A correspondent of an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →H.M.A.S. Australia. Like the Men of Anzac. London
The Australia plays a very real part in the British Navy. Stripped and ready for action with eight 12-inch guns, sniffing the air as if trying…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Servian Campaign. Bulgarian Defeats. Allies' Reinforcements. London
The "Daily Chronicle's" Salonica correspondent states that the French are advancing, and have doubled the extent of their territory. They have captured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kaiser Beaten. War Will End Next Summer New York
Mr. Frederick Palmer, the war correspondent, declares that the war will end next summer with the Kaiser beaten. "The British wash their dirty, linen in public,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Abermain Soldiers. Citizens' Farewell
The Abermain Citizens' Committee, of Which Mr. M. Manion is president, Mr. A. E. Burt secretary, and Mr. A. Smith treasurer, carried out a farewell…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wounded. Shipping Not Sufficient. London
Mr. Tennant, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the War Office, stated in the House of Commons that the wounded at the Dardanelles were generally extremely…
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