The Sinews of War
I will never believe that a country as rich as ours, with such vast resources, will ever be brought to financial disaster owing to the costliness of war, and I believe…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 130
The Cause of the War
To a large extent the present war is the result of the tact that the unification of Germany was brought about by methods of blood and Iron through the Monarchy…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Our London Letter. London, February 16. London Topics.—air Defence.—the War Problem.—soldiers and the Land. London Topics
Some of the most interesting people in London at the present time are the men and women returning from different parts of the front or from enemy country. We…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Post-war Matters. Committee Appointed. London
In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, stated that the Cabinet had appointed a committee to deal with post-war reconstruction…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Britain. Changes Wrought by the War
Under the heading of "The New England," Mr. Sydney Brooks, writing in "The North American Review," and referring to the conditions after the war, says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →One War at a Time. Chesterton Says "Wait."
"I write this article" (says Mr. G. K. Chesterton, in the "Sunday Chronicle"), 'as one who has long believed, and now believes more than ever, that nothing can…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War. Verdun Quiet. Enemy Held Off. Paris
The latest communique states:—The bombardment of Hill 304 continues. Our long range gunfire started a fire at Noveant sur Moselle station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers in the Making. the Broadmeadow Camp. a Fine Training
The making of a soldier, demonstrated at the Broadmeadow camp, is an interesting process, characterised by stern, hard work, mellowed, however, with the light…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers and the Land
The creation of little village communities of at least a hundred families is the basis of a scheme for the settlement on the land of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Enlistment. Cabinet Consideration. London
Many military officers, Mr. M'Kenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Lord Lansdowne, attended a meeting of the Cabinet Committee, which is examining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land for Returned Soldiers. Board to Consider Applications. Sydney
Mr. Ashford, the Minister for Lands, has decided to constitute a Land Board to consider the claims of returned soldiers who express their desire to settle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Letters. Sydney
The military authorities advise that an enormous number of letters have been returned from Egypt. Many soldiers to whom letters have been addressed have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Railway Tickets. Sydney
At the request of the military authorities, the Railway Department has revoked an order by which soldiers on final leave, when returning to camp, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Day
A conference of representatives of district municipal council will be held at the Newcastle Council Chambers this evening, for the purpose of considering the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Portents of the War
Notwithstanding that the news of the progress of the war is necessarily brief, a rapid survey of the position, as disclosed by the latest messages, is of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Among English Women. Some Results of War
Mrs. M. G. Fawcett writes in the "Quarterly Review" a most informative article on War Relief and War service. She says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Maitland District. Off to the War. Pelaw-main Miners' Farewell
The members of Pelaw-Main Colliery entertained 96 of their fellow-workers who have enlisted, and are at present in the Broadmeadow and Maitland camps,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Allies' Successes in Asia and Russia. Enemies Suffer Defeats. Paris
The latest official communique states: The enemy's operations on the Verdun front are confined; to intense bombardment on both banks of the Meuse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend and Plattsburg. Presentation to Soldiers
There was a large attendance at the Wallsend Park on Saturday afternoon, when the Wallsend Soldiers' Citizens' Committee tendered a send-off and made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Day. Suspension of Work. Sydney
Mr. Holman, the State Premier announces in connection with the commemoration of the landing of Australian troops at Anzac, on the 25th instant, that…
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