War Charities Bill
The House of Commons has read the second time the War Charities Bill, providing for compulsory registration of war charities, their administration by a…
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 64 of 130
Declaration of War. Commemoration To-day
The second anniversary of the declaration of war by Great Britain against Germany will be commemorated to-day. The Premier of New South Wales has given…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the War. Economic Independence. the British Policy. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, yesterday moved the adjournment of the House of Commons, to enable the debate to be held on the Paris Economic…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. the West Front. Allies Progress. Successful Attacks. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig reports:— On Tuesday night we further progressed eastward of pozieres, small detachments fighting at close quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Irish Soldiers Shot. London
Lord Newton, replying to a question in the House of Lords, said a Patrick Moran, of the Connaught Rangers, had been shot in the Limberg Camp in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Letters. How to Address Them
Since the transfer of a large numbed of Australian troops from Egypt to other spheres of operations many letters and parcels have been returned from the G.P.O…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. Killed in Action
Corporal A. Saylsbury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After the War Problems
There are great questions to which, after the war, we may have to find an answer, such as the land question, the drink question, the declining birth rate, the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →After the War—what?
Within the short space of eighteen months British engineering has provided probably the most amazing example of sudden industrial expansion in the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The War Loan. Melbourne
The total War Loan applications amount to 78,415, representing £21,843,160…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Army After the War
Since the outbreak of the war the democratisation of the commissioned ranks of the army has, says the "Naval and Military Record," proceeded to an extent hardly dreamt…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Pen-notes and Pencillings. the War Loan
The War Loan is continuous. What was launched to close August 1, 1916, was the third issue. We see that £20,569,400 was applied for in 69,592 applications. In…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Anniversary. Message to Britain. Melbourne
Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, the Governor-General, has sent a cable message to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, on behalf of the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the War. Interests of Labour. London
Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, received at the House of Commons yesterday a deputation representing 1,250,000 workers, In the Miners' Federation, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Germans Defeated on the West Front. Sustain Heavy Losses. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Our bomb attack gained ground northward. of Bazentin le Petit. Four strong German detachments advanced at night on Delville Wood. We…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, August 3rd. Returned Soldiers
Although comparatively few of our returned soldiers have yet been discharged again into civil life, there already appears considerable difficulty in securing…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Australian Wounded. London
Australian wounded are distributed among British hospitals, mostly in the provinces. This is proving a strain upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Loan. Melbourne
The Commonwealth War Loan has been reopened, and subscriptions will be received until September 1st. Mr. Higgs, the Federal Treasurer, states that he has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War Anniversary. the King's Messages. a Pledge to Belgium (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The second anniversary of the war was celebrated yesterday. King George despatched the following message to the heads of the allied nations:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. British Advance on the West Front. France Defeats Germans. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
General Sir Douglas Haig reports:—In the last two days we have pushed forward our lines west and north of Pozieres, from 400 to 600 yards on a frontage of 3000…
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