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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

3,607 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 181

Japan After the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 6

The burden of the public mind in Japan new, writes the "Tokio correspondent of the "Morning Post," under date of 20th November, is mainly concerned with what…

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Win-the-war League

Northern Times · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 5

Mr. Howton, of the Newcastle recruiting staff. reported that in the case of all branches of the Win-the—War League, recently formed, much…

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Australian After-War Trade

Northern Times · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 1

LONDON. Wednesday.—Sir Thomas Robinson (Agent-General for Queensland), in the course of an interview, Said that he anticipates that after the…

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The War Cabinet. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 5

The Canadian and New Zealand delegates attended a two hours' sitting of the War Cabinet yesterday, Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, presiding…

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Germany Expects War. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 5

The "New York Tribune" has received a wireless despatch from Mr. Ackerman, who is with Mr. Gerard. Mr. Ackerman asserts that Mr…

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Toll of the War. 277th Casualty List

Northern Times · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Casualty list No. 277 was issued this morning. and contains the names of 34 officer and 952 men, of whom one in reported accidentally killed, 123 killed…

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The Pope and the War. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 5

The Milan correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" reports that the Pope has summened a special Consistory before Easter…

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The War. British Advance Still Pressing Forward to Bapaume and Peronne. German Attacks Repulsed. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 5

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the British Commandant on the West front, reports:—We have further progressed north-westward of Iries and northward of…

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A Soldier's Farewell

Northern Times · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 5

In the Salvation Army Y.P. Hall last night a farewell was tendered to Captain H. Boase, who for the past two years has held the position of…

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For Gallantry. Hamilton Soldier Honoured

Northern Times · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Writing to his mother at Hamilton Lieutenant Dick Varley gives some interesting details concerning the incidents resulting in the granting of his…

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Tighe's Hill Soldier

Northern Times · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Mr. T. Wilsmore, of 11 Margaret Street Tighe's Hill, has received the following letter from Private Edward Shah of the A.L.F., dates December…

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Cessnock Soldier Killed

Northern Times · Thursday 8 March 1917 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. A. Arbuckle, of Cessnock, yesterday received word that I their son, Pte. Arehie Arbuckle, had died of wounds received in action. In…

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Wounded Soldier

Northern Times · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

Ald. R. H. Webber, of Islington, has received a cablegram from his son Walter, who is in England, suffering from wounds received at Pozieres…

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District Casualties. Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

PRIVATE CONNOR.—Mr. J. Connor, formerly of the Westminster Hotel, Newcastle, has received intimation that his second son, Private L. J. Connor, had been…

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Returned Wounded. Batch for Queensland

Northern Times · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 3

A special train has been arranged for, to leave Sydney at 1.35 p.m. on Sunday, March 11, conveying a batch of returned wounded soldiers to…

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China and the War

Northern Times · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 1

WASHINGTON Thursday.—Diplomatists state that the Allies offer China postponement, nor remission of the balances of the Boxer indemnity…

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War Bonds Help "My Daddy."

Northern Times · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

One of the most appealing posters is that which asks the young men of this country to help "My Daddy" win the war…

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Imperial War Council. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

Mr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in the House of Commons that the Imperial War Council would meet at an early date…

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Win-the-war League Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

In Sydney and in certain country centres. Win-the-War League Day was held on the 23rd February; but it was not possible to complete arrangements in…

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Empire War Council. Continuity Question

Northern Times · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—In the House of Commons today, Sir C. Kinloch Cooke asked whether the Government intended to hold a series of…

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