Soldiers' Club
The third moonlight excursion in aid of the Newcastle Soldiers' Club came off on Saturday night. The steamer Hunter left the Newcastle Company's wharf shortly…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 130
The War. at Verdun. German Attacks Daily Waning. France Sees the End. Paris
The latest communique states:— The enemy in the evening made a fairly lively attack on our front between Vaux and Damloup, but were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Settlers
Mr. Ashford, the State Minister for Lands, adopted a thoroughly appreciative attitude towards the deputation of the soldiers who have been settled on…
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The King and Queen are entertaining convalescent soldiers on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to afternoon tea and a concert at Buckingham Palace…
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Presentations of inscribed radium wristlet watches were made last week by Mr. C. B. Grimm, district engineer, on behalf of the Newcastle branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Railway Fares
The railway authorities last week-end issued tickets at a special rate for soldiers of Broadmeadow camp, who desired to make a trip to Sydney. Return tickets…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. France Confident. British Admiration of Verdun Defence. German Attacks Fail. London
Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander-in-Chief, has sent the following telegraphic message to General Joffre, the French Commander:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News. Hamilton. Honouring Soldiers
A well-attended meeting of residents of Hamilton, convened by the Mayor (Alderman T. Torpey), in response to a requisition, was held in the council chambers last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →East Greta. Farewell to Soldiers
On Saturday evening the East Greta residents assembled in large numbers in the local hall, to honour twenty of their number, who are leaving for the front., The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fine Soldier
Referring to the promotion to the rank of full general of Sir Henry Rawlinson, who has been selected to command an army on the Western front, "Truth" says…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldiers' Train Fares. Sydney
In the Legislative Assembly to-night the Premier, in reply to Mr. Kearsley, said the question of the reduction of train fares to soldiers generally was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After the War. Nothing the Same Again
The great war has altered the social face of Europe just as much as the glacial epoch once altered its physical surface (writes Twells Brex in the "Daily…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Germans Fail. Attacks Futile. Allies' Spring Campaign Enemy's Offensive Broken. London
The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says that the German attack on a new point on the west front is a confession of their failure at Verdun…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District News. Hamilton. Honouring Returned Soldiers
A social gathering organised by the meters of the Hamilton branch of the Red Cross Society, for the purpose of extending a welcome home from the front to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland District. Abermain Soldiers. Citizens' Farewell
There was a large gathering at Garratt's hall, Abermain, on Monday evening, for a farewell demonstration to a number of residents who were on final leave from…
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Sir,—I have read in your paper where, on several occasions, soldiers have been fined for refusing to pay fares on trains and trams, and without going into the right…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →King and Queen. Entertain Soldiers. London
There were unprecedented scenes at Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the King and Queen entertaining convalescent soldiers. Many of the soldiers had…
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A concert was held at the Newcastle Soldiers' Club on Tuesday evening. Miss Doris Smith had arranged an excellent programme. Vocal items were rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Memorial to Fallen Soldiers
Mr. Brown, the contractor for the stone work in connection with Mr. Frank Gardner's memorial to fallen soldiers, to be erected in front of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Sydney Letter. Analysing the War Loan.—interest by Instalment.—in Defence of the Railway and Tramway Men.—we Must Push the Goods.—an Eye-opener From Japan.—£1500 Where £1000 Was Asked For. Sydney
The Federal Treasurer has issued particulars of the second issue of the War Loan. There were 28,938 applications for an aggregate sum of £21,651,720;…
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