A Soldier's Farewell
Trooper Wallace Wynn, a popular soldier from Large, was publicly lare-welled from his native town prior to his embarkation for active service. As…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
3,607 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 181
Wallsend Soldiers' Committee
The usual meeting of the Wallsend Soldiers' Committee was held in the council chambers last night. Mr. D. Broadfoot (Mayor) presided…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Minmi Soldier's Bravery
By the latest mail from London, Mrs. J. Bilbie of Minmi, mother of Private Joseph ("Joker") Bilbie, has received a certificate conferred by the British…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Casualties. Wounded
PRIVATE BURNS.—Mrs. T. H. Burns, of William-street, Smedmore, has received word that her husband, Private T. H. Burns, has been wounded in France…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Cheer in England
The Vicar of Holbeach (Rev. R. L. Gales) writes in the "Nation":—The following sentences are an extract from the newspaper reports of an address given at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War Loan. Special Notice
While a great deal of money is coming into the country on acount of the sales of wool and wheat to Great Britain, Mr. Poynton, the Federal Treasurer, is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Australian Settlement. Post-War Potentialities
LONDON, Tuesday.—Speaking at the Royal Colonial Institute, Mr. Androw Fisher described Australian settlement schemes. He eulogised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →After War Trade. Britain Prepared
It is the opinion of Mr. G. T. Milne, British Trade Commissioner in Australia, that the trade of Great Britain will increase enormously after the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Germany's War Disease. London
Vigorous efforts are being made in Germany to counter-attack the so-called war disease, which, it is said, is of a psychological character, and mostly…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Win-the-war League. Extending in [?]Unter Electorate
A branch of the Win-the-War League was formed at East Maitland last night. Over 100 persons, including members of the East Maitland and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the Flag. Subscribe to the War Loan!
"There are three things I want you to bear in mind. The first is that we are at war; the second that it is the greatest war that has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Federal War Lean. Awakened Public Interest. New Term to Be Announced
MELBOURNE, Wednesday. — Mr. Poynton, Federal Treasurer, said that he expected many more applications for war loan bonds to be made on the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's War Loan. the Closing Rally. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The subscriptions to the British War Loan indicate a fine closing rally. A final demonstration will be held in Trafalgar Square on Thursday, which will…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cost of the War. Britain's Superiority in Men and Money. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Mr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, moved in the House of Commons yesterday a credit vote of £550,000,000. He said that this would suffice to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. (Continued from Page 1.) This Afternoon's Cables U.S. Navy. An Eye to the Future
WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Congress has agreed to a Naval Appropriation Vote for £80,000,000. [The U.S. Navy Estimates for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Posing as a Soldier. Full Penalty Inflicted
Walerian Linguist, seaman, 38 years of age, was before Newcastle Police Court to-day charged with having on February 17 unlawfully imposed upon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Verses
The following verses won first place in a literary competition on board a troopship, which left last October:—THE DIVER…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A Wickham Soldier
Mrs. Ernest Hemmings, of "Sylvia," 71 Railway Lane, Wickham, received a cable message from her husband. Private Ernest Hemmings, stating he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Land Ballots. a Matter of Preference
At the sitting of the Gilgandra Land Board in the matter of the ballot for three homestead farm blocks of Coradgery lease, near Collie, set apart for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Harry Lauder's Nephew Enlists
Mat Lauder, electrician, of Kurri Kurri, a nephew of Harry Lauder, the famous Scotch comedian, enlisted at West Maitland recruiting depot this…
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