A Picture of War. Relieving the Guards
A soldier in Britain's New Army, who was wounded at Loos, writes from hospital:—"Away to the east we could see Tower Bridge.' The road through…
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 9 of 130
"Punch" and the War. Germans Hit Back
It is well known in England that the virile attitude of London "Punch" on the war has given particular offence in Germany. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Horrors of War. Hospital Work in Servia
Colonel J. Ahearne, of the Australian Army Medical Corps, who is now in Melbourne, had charge from April to September of last year of several British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Progress of the War. No Statement This Session. London
Mr. Lloyd George, the Minister for Munitions, stated in the House of Commons that Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister would be unable to make a statement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. Britain Firm. Determined to Win. King George's Speech. London
The Imperial Parliament has been prorogued to the 15th February. King George, who attended, said: "For eighteen months my army and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Maitland Soldiers' Club
A Soldiers' Club has been established at the West Maitland School of Arts, by the committee of that institution, for all officers' and soldiers of the Maitland camp,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Missing Soldiers. When Pay Stops. Sydney
The new instructions that have been issued by the Military Board with regard to pay, allotments, and separation allowances in respect of members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers' Association
Returned soldiers are invited to meet Corporal G. L. Bathurst at the Soldiers' Club, Newcastle, on Monday afternoon at four o'clock, with the object of forming…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Australia. Killed in Action
Private N. A. Munro. SERIOUSLY ILL Captain J. Bentley A sergeant M. C. Hawke, Privates W. Williams, C. Hey,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Servian Wounded. German Brutality. Amsterdam, December 3
The Dutch Red Cross sisters, who have just arrived from Sarvia, give lurid acc[?] of the German entry into Kragulevatz. They returned because they were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Commonwealth War Loan. List Closes To-morrow
Until to-morrow, February 1, the subscription list of the second issue of the Commonwealth war loan will still be open, but after that data it will be too…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Purpose of the War. Admiral Beatty's Views London
Vice-Admiral Beatty, in a letter to the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, says:— "Surely God does not intend that this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. the Paris Zeppelin Raid. Further Particulars. Paris
Particulars in connection with the visit of the Zeppelin show that in disregarding the staining to take cover, crowds rushed to the boulevards. The Zeppelin was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. Enemy Attacks on the West Front Repulsed with Heavy Loss. Paris
The latest communique states:—The enemy, after a violent bombardment, attacked along several kilometres of the front south of the River Somme…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Railway Mystery. Soldier Identified. London
The soldier who committed the violent assault on the young lady on the Grand Central Railway has been identified as James Volk, a Victorian. Miss Reynolds…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand Soldiers. London
Sir Thomas Mackenzie, the High Commissioner for New Zealand, entertained 130 New Zealand returning soldiers, who were incapacitated through injuries…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War. on the West Front. Terrible Fighting. Germans Mowed Down. Their Wounded Left to Die. Paris
There has been almost continuous terrible hand-to-hand fighting in the Artois district for 72 hours. The Germans made ten attacks, and only had a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mementoes of the War
At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, Alderman Kilgour, the Mayor, handed over to the council a large group photograph of the officers,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Strain. Effect on Ministers. London
The press reviews of the Parliamentary session contain interesting personal sketches of Ministers. It is remarked that Mr. Asquith has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British War Loan. Scheme for Workers. London
The committee's report on the war loan scheme for workers provides that every deposit of 15s 6d, or the accumulation of savings reaching that sum, entities the…
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