Soldiers Welcomed
At the Baptist Tabernacle, Laman-street, on Tuesday evening, the Sunday School and Christian Endeavour Society welcomed home Corporal M'Donald, who in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 130
General Wounded
Major-General Sir George Frederick Gorringe, D.S.O., who has been wounded in Mesopotamia, has had a very distinguished military career. Born in 1868, he was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lecture on the War
Mr. Harry Gullett, who was the official Australian war correspondent on the western front, will tell the story of the trenches in two lectures which he will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. French Success. Driving Back Germans. Enemy Expects Attack. Paris
The latest communique states:—There was a violent bombardment at Avocourt, twelve miles north-west of Verdun. At the end of the afternoon our troops…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Irish Soldiers. Thanked by General Maxwell. London
Major-General Sir John Maxwell thanks the officers and troops for their splendid behaviour in Dublin. He says he is especially grateful to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Protection of Soldiers. Melbourne
Power was taken to-day by the Federal authorities in regulations issued under the War Precautions Act to close "any premises" (apparently including hotels)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers. Several Decorated Heroes. Sydney
A batch of 238 Invalided Australian soldiers, including 53 Queenslanders, arrived in Sydney this morning, and received a hearty welcome. There were several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Soldiers' Graves. Red Cross Thoughtfulness. Melbourne
Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, stated to-day that he has received a cable message from the Australian military authorities, in Egypt, informing him…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Working for the Wounded. Sydney
Dr. Arthur's scheme for assisting the wounded by the utilisation of voluntary labour is spreading with great rapidity. The idea was originally started at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →More War Stories
Sir Douglas Haig loves a good story, and one of his favourites has Just been related by one of the staff officers home from the front. Sir Douglas has a habit…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War the Leveller
This war is going to be the great leveller. Money must no longer be the criterion of power. Wealth must no longer he the proof of superiority…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →War the Uplifter
This war has done great things for us, and gives promise of greater things to come. It has dispersed the clouds of materialism, and with it pessimism. It has…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Our New Zealand Letter Wellington, April 27. on Anzac Day
Anzac Day was celebrated throughout New Zealand by the whole community with faithful adherence to the wishes of those in authority, who desired to have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Literature in War Time
War has never had much influence on literature, except to silence it for a time, along with other peaceful industries. Literature is mainly an individual matter,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Story of the War
Mr. Harry Gullett, official Australian war correspondent, with the British and French armies, western front, is to deliver two distinct lectures in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Looking Back a Year. the War Then and Now
A year ago we were repeating to ourselves what Lord Kitchener was reported to have said, "I don't know when the war will end, but I do know it will begin in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War. Britain's Strength. Military Service Bill. Passed by Great Majority. London
The Service Bill renders employers liable for having eligible men in their employ. The police are empowered to challenge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last Hours of Gallipoli. Soldier's Interesting Story
An interesting description of the last few hours spent by the Allies' army on the Gallipoll poninsula has been contributed to the "Daily Express" by a…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →France and the War. Wonderful Organisation. Melbourne
Evidence of the remarkable patriotic enthusiasm in France is the dominant feature of a report dealing with the output of munitions in France, which has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New War Coming. in the Balkans. London
The "New York World's" correspondent at Bucharest says that hasty preparation on both sides of the Danube are evidence that a new war is coming in the…
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