Injured Soldiers. Welcome As Settlers. London
Interviewed on behalf of the London papers, Mr. Fisher said that Australia only asked that its opinions in the conduct of the war should be considered. If they did…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 130
Returned Soldiers Branch Association
A meeting over which Mr. H. M. Cohen presided, was held in the social hall adjoining the Newcastle Soldiers' Club last night, for the purpose of forming a branch…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Catastrophe. German Wounded Killed Amsterdam
Travellers from Germany report that a railway catastrophe occurred on Saturday. The Cologne express collided with a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A War Novel
Writing in the spirit of the times, Mr. Richard Marsh has in "Sam Briggs, V.C.," compiled a novel devoted to war incidents that are thrilling, to say the least…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Financing the War. Modern Money Miracles
Of late years, the colossal fortunes of American and South African multi-millionaries have accustomed the mind in some degree to the effort of "thinking in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Italy's War Loan. Successful Issue Rome
The subscriptions to the Italian war loan amount to £80,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After the War. No Commerce with Germany. London
A gr[?] meeting was held at the Guild Hall to-day, to discuss the questions o[?] trade and employment after the war. The Agents-General for the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. on the West Front. Grenade Attacks. Heavy Bombardments. Paris
A communique states: Our heavy artillery effectively bombarded Staenstraete Bridge, and damaged the abutment on the eastern blank…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Edition. the War. Prospects of Peace. Britain Only Unwilling. New York
The "Deutscher Journal" says that Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the Imperial German Chancellor, in addressing a party grouped in the Reichstag, remarked that…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Soldier's Son
Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Adrian Holdich, of the 5th Gurkhas, 2nd Eattalion Brigade Staff, who has been wounded in Mesopotamia, is the elder son of that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Blinded Soldiers and Sailors
"The Blinded Soldiers and Sailors' Gift Book," edited by George Goodchild offers In a handsome, but cheap-priced volume, a treasury of literary and artistic gems,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers. Colonel Beeston Arrives. His Experiences at Gallipoli. Sydney
A transport, with 96 New South Wales soldiers and 23 Queenslanders aboard, arrived in Sydney this morning, and berthed in Woolloomooloo Bay. Excellent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Unknown Soldier's Bravery
"I want to tell you of the bravest man I saw at the front," said a private of the 2nd Battalion. "I never knew his name," he continued, "but he was always know…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Suicide Widespread. Among German Soldiers London
One of Field Marshal von Hindenburg's orders of the day, found upon a German prisoner, reveals the fact that suicide has been widespread among the German…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War Loan. Doubly Subscribed. Melbourne
Mr. Higgs, the Federal Treasurer, announced to-day that the second instalment of the War Loan had attracted 25,533 applications, totalling £20,723,690…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Prince of Wales. Aid for War Sufferers. London
Much interest is taken in the entry of the Prince of Wales into public affairs. Khaki-clad and bronzed, on special leave from the front, he attended a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Zeppelin Raids. Attacks on England. No Military Damage. London
It is officially stated that 54 persons were killed and 67 injured in Monday night's Zeppelin raid. The Press Bureau states that bombs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Honours for Soldiers. Melbourne
The Defence Department has been notified that the Distinguished Conduct Medal has been granted to the following New South Wales soldiers:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boxing Tournament. in Aid of Soldiers' Club
The opening heats of the naval and military boxing tournament in aid of the Newcastle Soldiers' Club were brought off at the Royal Rink de Luxe last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Our Sydney Letter. That Rails Bombshell!—a New Way of Calculating Interest.—digging at Our High Officials.—the War Loan and Barter.—seven Parliaments.—the Dentists.—french's Forest. Sydney
What is going to be done over this rails difficulty? We are committed to no fewer than fifteen new lines—North Coast; Dunedoo to Coonabarabran;…
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