Limbs for Soldiers New York
Mr. M'Gregor, of Adelaide, is leaving for Australia. He has thoroughly investigated the possibilities of limb making, and says that while the manufacturers'…
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 62 of 130
Aid for Blind Soldiers. London
Sir Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, with some wounded soldiers from hospitals in the northern counties, visited some of the biggest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anzac Hostels. London
The "Anzac Bulletin" announces that matters in connection with the establishment of a hostel in London are crystallising. Mrs. Samuel, a sister of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded Germans. Amsterdam
Reports from Maestricht state that 5000 severely wounded Germans have arrived at Cologne from the Somme. It is reported that civilians at Courtral…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. the Somme Battle. Desperate Struggle. Britain Slowly Gaining. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
General Sir Douglas Haig reports:— There has been fierce fighting and bombing at various places, and day-long artillery fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Wounded. London
The first Australian and New Zealand Wounded men have reached London. A low are gravely wounded, but the majority are suffering from slight…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Anzac Hostel. London
Delay continues regarding the Australian Hostel. Relief is felt at the prospect of the cancellation of plans for establishing it at throat Peter-street…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Anniversary. London
A meeting is arranged for August 4th, to record the anniversary of the declaration of war. A resolution approved of by Mr. Asquith,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Loan. the Treasurer's Appeal
Applications for the Commonwealth War Loan of £50,000,000 will close on Tuesday next. This is the third loan for which the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. Pozieres Battle. the British Victory. Australian Bravery. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Pozieres is now in British hands, thanks to the Australians. The unanimous verdict is that the battle of Pozieres was the worst of the whole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded Soldiers Arrive. Sydney
A big batch of sick and wounded Australian soldiers arrived in Sydney this morning. The New South Wales men wore taken to No. 4 General Hospital at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Philanthropies
The Birthday Honour which is attracting the most attention is the baronetcy bestowed upon Mr. C. A. Pearson. Mr. Pearson's life will be told to generations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Drain of War
Great difficulty is being experienced by the Government to keep the police force up to strength just now. The pay and the conditions in the force are good, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Anniversary of Outbreak of War
The Dean of Newcastle is arranging for a short service at Newcastle Cathedral, in commemoration of the second anniversary of the outbreak of the war. to be held on August 4th,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal War Loan. Melbourne
Mr. Higgs, the Federal Treasurer, announced to-day that the Commonwealth Bank had decided to subscribe £2,000,000 to the War Loan, and the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Hard Fighting on the British Front. British Continue to Gain. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig reports:—There has been hard infantry fighting north-east of Pozieres, Longuseval, and Delville. We captured 200 yards of an important…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our London Letter. the Naval Battle.—the Blockade.—the Married Recruits.—war Philanthropies. London, June 2. the Naval Battle
We are talking of little else to-day than the great naval battle of Wednesday last week. News that something big was happening in the North Sea was known on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Children of Soldiers
For a very long time there have been complaints against the allegedly Inadequate allowance paid in respect of the children of soldiers. The allowance was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The War Loan. Closes To-morrow
To-morrow will be the last day on which applications for the third Commonwealth War Loan can be lodged. Mr. Riggs, the Federal Treasurer,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cost of the War. New York
'The "Wall street Journal" has compiled figures showing that the war has cost £10,000,000,000 of which the Allies have spent £6,600,000,000 and the…
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