Returning Soldiers. Sydney
A batch of 205 wounded soldiers, of whom 133 are for New South Wales and 72 for Queensland, is due to arrive in Sydney on Friday morning at nine o'clock…
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 60 of 130
Non-delivery of Soldiers' Letters
Sir,—I was very much surprised and also angry to find on returning home one evening that no loss than eight of our letters, which had been sent to a son who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Post-war Policy. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, has appointed a committee to consider postwar, commercial, and industrial policy, with special reference to the Economic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Submarine War London
The Berlin "Lokal Anzelger" advocates a renewal of the submarine war, owing to England's abolition of the Declaration of London, thus forcing neutral States…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Heavy Fighting. Allies Progressing. Belgian Revenge Begins. London
Sir Douglas Haig reports:—After a bombardment of lachrymatory and gas shells, the Germans began an attack in the vicinity of Longueval and Deville…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Limbs for Soldiers. New York
Limb-makers announce that they have received a million-dollar order for limbs. for Australia and New Zealand soldiers. It was brought by Mr. M Gregor, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Loan
Messrs. D. Mitchell and Company, Limited, of Sydney and Newcastle, has decided to bring a scheme to operation which will enable employees to take up War…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British War Credit. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, has given notice that he will ask for a credit of £200,000,000 next week…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. the British Front. Enemy's Success Speedily Wiped Out. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander, in his latest report states:—We have regained most of the ground lost at Longueval and Delville Wood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Temptations for Soldiers. London
At the Westminster Police Court to-day, the Bench sentenced a Frenchwoman, the keeper of a restaurant in Great Peterstreet, to a month's imprisonment, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Settlement. London
An amendment to the Soldiers' Settlements Bill to the effect that 2000 acres of the 6000 which the-Board of Agriculture proposes to acquire should be located in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Commonwealth War Loan
Sir,—As the Treasurer of the Commonwealth Government is calling upon employees and others to contribute to the third War Loan on a deferred instalment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War Loan
The directors of the City of Newcastle Gas and Coke Company, Limited, have notified employees of the company that they would take up as much of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War and Revivals
Mr. Thos. Phillips, the president of the Baptist Union of England, recently said that he was glad the war had not produced a religious revival in England. "The…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →British War Expenditure. London
Mr. M'Kenna, the Chancellor of the Exchequeer, in answer to questions in the House of Commons, said that the war expenditure of £6,000,000 a day was due…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Office Report. London
The War Office states there is nothing to report in connection with the campaign in Mesopotamia. The heat is excessive, being over 120 degrees in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Allies' Successes on the West Front. Five Miles Captured. Enemy Regiments Wiped Out. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The following is the latest resort from Sir Douglas Haig: We advanced a thousand yards in the face of stubborn opposition on the North Bazentin-Longueval…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Complaint
Sir,—In your columns of the 19th instant I saw a letter in reference to the non-delivery of soldiers' letters. Well, I think it is a difficulty that could be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers. Sydney
A batch of 173 soldiers, including 73 for Queensland, arrived in Sydney this morning. Amongst the arrivals were Lieu-tenant Mancnaghten, C.M.G., who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Loan
At a meeting of the employees of Messrs Earp Brothers and Company, Limited of Newcastle, Mr. Charles A. Earp stated that the company was prepared to finance…
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