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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
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Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the west front, reports: We further progressed and captured Le Barque, and occupied Ligny…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The "Vovoe Vremya" relates an appalling story of German poison gas exterminating the entire population of a Galician village…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Four volunteers were accepted at the Newcastle recruiting depot yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Storey, the Acting Chief Secretary, states that he has caused instructions to be issued to returning officers throughout the State to give preference,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PRIVATE KENTISH.—Mr. W. Kentish, of Young-street, Lambton, has received intimation that his son. Private Arthur Kentish, was killed in action in France…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PRTVATE BUCH[?]NAN.—Mrs. Buchanan of Georgetown, Waratah, has received word that her son, Private B. A. W. (Bernie) Buchanan, had been wounded, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wise parents are recognizing, in the extension of the fourth Common-wealth war loan an excellent opportunity of safeguarding the future of their…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An official messages says:—Not only the leading public men, but the humblest of Australia's people, are conscious of the duty of subscribing to the fourth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the west front, reports:—Yesterday morning we captured portion of a trench north-eastward of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sergeant Harry Wilkinson, of the Australian Imperial Forces, who had thrown up his commission in the Citizen Forces and joined the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The military police made a surprise visit to the Commonwealth Bank, where there are always numerous congregations of Australian troops, and arrested many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the mutiny which recently occurred in the Greek internment camp at Gorlitz, the soldiers accused General Hatzopoulos of having betrayed them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There was a large attendance of residents of Toronto and adjacent districts in the School of Arts Hall on Wednesday evening to give returned soldiers a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →PRIVATE HEFNER.—Mrs. E. Hefner, of Robert-street, Wallsend, has received Information that her son. Private James Hefner, was killed in action in France…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PRIVATE HUGO—Mr. W. Hugo, of Jesmond, has been informed that his son, Private J. E. Hugo, was admitted to the Frensham Hill Military Hospital on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PEKING, Friday.—The French Minister and the Belgian Charge d'Affaires, representing the Allies, have invited China to enter the war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Friday.—In the course of a leading [?]. "The Times" remarks: "The assurance of Mr. Hughes's pressure with the other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WASHINGTON, Friday.—That the Senate will pass President Wilson's armed neutrality proposals is indicated by the preliminary vote to take…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West front, reports:—We took prisoner in February 2133 men, including 36 officers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Wednesday evening, Driver John T. Conn of the A.I.F., now on final leave, was entertained at a social gathering in the Sulphide Hall…
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