Independent Labour. Refusal to Aid in War. London
The conference of the Independent Labour party was opened at Newcastle yesterday. Four hundred delegates word present…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 130
The War. the West Front. Grenade Fighting. French Progressing. Paris
The latest communique states:—The enemy violently bombarded Morthomme. Our air squadron on the night or April 23rd bombed the railway station at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Enlistments. Sydney
Fairly good results were achieved by the various recruiting meetings . The offerings for service were numerous, but unfortunately the percentage of rejects…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →District News. Greta. Anzac Day Celebration
Anzac Day at Greta will long be remembered by its citizens for the impressive manner it was celebrated. A memorial service was held at the Methodist Church…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wallsend and Plattsburg. Anzac Day Service
On Anzac Day at Wallsend the tolling of the firebell at mid-day was the signal for the observance of the stopwork minute, and the holding of a combined…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anzac Day. British Ceremony. the Abbey Service. a Soul-stirring Event. London
Brilliant sunshine prevailed for the Anzac Day commemoration. Enormous crowds gathered along the route of the procession, while thousands thronged near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Air Raid. War Office Report. London
The War Office reports that four or five airships took part in the raid on Norfolk and Suffolk. Only two seriously attempted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. on the Meuse. German Attacks Again Repulsed. They Suffer Heavy Losses Paris
The latest communique states: North of the Aisne, after artillery preparation, we carried a small wood south of Buttes Wood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Message to Egypt. Soldiers' Gallant Reply. Melbourne
Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, on April 24th despatched the following cable message to the troops:— "The citizens of the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Death
Private Fred Stanley, of C Company, 35th Battalion, died in Cessnock Hospital on Monday evening, a few hours after having been admitted. The illness is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anzac Day
Up to the present Mr. S. Dark, the honorary treasurer, has placed to the credit of the Anzao Day Committee a sum of £247 as a result of last Tuesday's effort…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. the West Front. German Attacks. Continue Useless. Paris
The latest communique states:—The Germans tried to debouch against our position north of Senones, 27 miles from Luneville, in Lorraine, but was stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Day
A meeting of the Anzac Day Committee (ladies and gentlemen) is to he held in the council chambers on Tuesday evening next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Socialist on the War
In celebrating the anniversary of a Socialist Mayor who died as a result of wounds received on the field, M. Vandervelde, the Socialist Minister for State of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the Public Eye. London, March 9. Brigadier-general Wounded
Brigadier-General Archibald Cameron Macdonnell, of the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade, who has been wounded in the North of France, was born at Windsor,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Batch of War Stories
Rather Awkward.—A visitor to a hospital for soldiers was surprised to hear the nurses addressing a soldier by his Christian name, it being customary for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →German Socialists. Minority Opposed to War
The German press, says the London "Daily Chronicle," of January 16 is largely occupied with a discussion regarding disunion in the ranks of the Social…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The War. the West Front. British Attacks. German Bombardment. Irishmen Drive Them Out. London
General Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander in the western front reports:—The Bedfordshires on Wednesday night made a successful raid near Carnoy, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers' Fund
Sir,—In your paper on the 27th April, Lieutenant Bathurst gave evidence oil behalf of Miss M. Butler. In one paragraph he says that Miss Butler collected £150…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Farewelled
A presentation of an inscribed wrist-jet watch was made on Thursday last to Messrs. J. Thorpe, J. Doig, A. Creese, and H. Cook, members of the Postal…
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