Newfoundland Soldiers
An article in the "London Daily Express" gives a brief account of the doings of the Newfoundland contingent a hardy body of fishermen-fighters who…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1916
2,596 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 74 of 130
Railway Soldiers' Buffets. London
General Lloyd corrects the impression apparently formed by overseas soldiers that they are refused refreshment free at railway termini because they do not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Killed in Action. London
Kenneth Hutchings, the cricketer, has been killed with a shell. He joined the ranks, and later gained a commission. Edward Dwyer, the youngest V.C.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded or Missing
Mrs. R. Grifliths, of Weston, has been officially informed that her son, Private Dick Grifliths, a member of the 19th Battalion, has been missing in France since between July…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Cottages. for Soldiers and Widows. Sydney
Three cottages, built by voluntary workers for soldiers or soldiers' widows, were officially opened yesterday. One built at French's Forest, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →French War Credit. Paris
M. Ribot, Minister for Finance, in asking for a credit of £334,000,000 for the last quarter of 1916, stated that the total war expenditure to the end of the year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After the War. London
A land settlement deputation recommended the appointment of an Imperial Migration Board, representing the Imperial and oversea Governments…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Allies' Advance on the Somme Front. Heavy German Casualties. (Australian Cable Association.) PARIS
The latest French communique states:—In the Somme region there have been fairly vigorous artillery activities on both sides. A grenade combat yielded us…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weston Soldiers' Memorial
Sir.—Regarding the public meeting held by the Weston Presentation Committee on Sunday night to endorse, or otherwise, the committees action re erecting a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland District. a Soldier's Letter
Private Harold Bourke writes from France, under date July 7. to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Bourke, of West Maitland: "We have arrived safely in France. We had a pleasant…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Second Edition. the War. the British Front. Attacks Repulsed (Australian Cable Association). LONDON
General Sir Douglas Haig the British Commander on the French front reports: We repulsed two more counter attacks at Ginchy, and drove off several small…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. on the West Front. the Allies' Gains. Severe German Losses. (Australian Cable Association). LONDON
Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commander on the West front, reports:—The enemy at midday attacked north of Ginchy, but was repulsed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hexham. Soldier's Memory Honoured
There was a very large congregation at the Hexham Methodist Church on Sunday evening, when a service in memory of the late Lance-corporal Walter Churchill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers and Politics. Melbourne
Instructions have been issued that all members of the Australian Imperial Force in Australia, and those who may be enlisted in the Citizen Forces under Part I…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown Man Wounded
Private Joseph G. Hunter, who enlisted from Adamstown, writing to his friend, Mr. J. Buckley, Adamstown, describes how he was wounded. He writes:—"I was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Anzac Buffet. London
The Anzac Buffet has been reopened in Victoria-street, and 500 wounded men were entertained the first day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London in War Time. the Scarcity of Petrol. London, July 23rd
If the present limitations of petrol are increased, the position will become very serious for the worker, who has often many miles, to travel to his home, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War. on the West Front. Hand-to-hand Fighting on the British Line. (Australian Cable Association). LONDON
General Haig, the British Commander on the west front, reports: The enemy's counter-attacks about Ginchy led to fierce hand to hand engagements. We took…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Edition. the War. the British Offensive. in American Eyes. German Success Impossible (Australian Cable Association.) New York
The "New York World's" correspondent of the British headquarters in France, who has visited the headquarters in France, telegraphs:—The battle of the Somme is…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Legislative Assembly. Votes for Soldiers and Sailors Sydney
Mr. R. D. MEAGHER, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. Mr. GRAHAME, Minister for…
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