House of Representatives. the War Pensions. Melbourne
Mr. M'DONALD, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, took the chair at half-past ten o'clock this morning. Mr. FOWLER (W.A.) wished to know…
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 44 of 130
The War. Verdun Fighting. German Attacks Repeatedly Broken. with Great Loss. Paris
The latest communique states:—The battle continued all day desperately between Avocourt Wood, ten miles north-west of Verdun and the Meuse…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Planes
Like the machine gun and other war developments the aeroplane began in the United States. The two brothers Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, were the men who…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →After the War. Question in Commons. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, replying to a question in the House of Commons, stated that the Government's advisers had failed to find evidence of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. Verdun Fighting. Terrific Battles. Germans Gain Slightly. But at Great Cost. Paris
The latest communique states: We progressed southward of Hill 287, and forced the enemy to evacuate a small work he has been holding since the 18th…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Premiers' Conference. Employment of Soldiers. Adelaide
The discussion on the various important subjects on the agenda paper was begun this morning at the Premiers' Conference. Problems connected with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British War Vote. Debate in the Commons. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, yesterday moved in the House of Commons tor a credit vote for war purposes of £300,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Relief Funds. New South Wales and Victoria. Sydney
Mr. Black, the Chief Secretary, has received the following statement from the Government Statistician in relation to contributions to War Relief funds in New…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Violent Fighting on the West Front. Splendid French Defence. Germans Suffer Heavily Paris
The latest communique states:—The German counter-attacks have assumed a violent character along the whole Verdun front. It is impossible as yet to estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wickham Soldiers. Memorial Unveiled. an Impressive Ceremony
The ceremony of unveiling the Wickham Soldiers' Memorial was performed yesterday by Mrs. G. W. Jenner, Mayoress of Wickham, in the presence of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Memorial Band
The Anzac Memorial Band, which is on tour to collect funds for the purpose of erecting an Anzac Memorial Home in Newcastle, spent yesterday morning in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Anzac Book. Written in Dugouts London
The press gives prominence to the publication of an Anzac book, written and illustrated in the dug-outs at Gallipoli. It is published for the benefit of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Post-war Problems. Imperial Conference. London
The "Pall Mall Gazette" prints the views of distinguished persons In favour of an Imperial Conference on post-war problems, especially as regards Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italian Enthusiasm. Celebrating War Declaration. Rome
The anniversary of the declaration of war was celebrated with tremendous enthusiasm throughout Italy. Everywhere holiday was maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Verdun Fighting. Terrific Attacks. Small German Gains. Great Sacrifice of Life. Paris
A communique states: The Germans, under cover of a gas curtain, attacked westward of Navarin. Our curtain of fire drove them back to their trenches…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Premiers' Conference. Provision for Soldiers. Adelaide
The problems in connection with the settlement of returned soldiers after the war was further considered by the Premiers' Conference to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Settlement of Soldiers. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, announced that Lord Selbourne, the President of the Board of Agriculture, will introduce into the House of Lord to-morrow a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Derby Doctor Wounded
Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest Arnold Wraith, of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1st North Midland Field Ambulance (T.F.), who has been wounded with the British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A War Lesson
The lessons of the war have brought Dome to us the unwisdom of a too complete dependence on outside resources for the necessaries of life.—Mr. G. H…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Trade After the War
Much as we would like to keep Germany depressed, the total industrial depression of Germany in the future would mean impoverishment for other countries of the…
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