Anzac Memorial Home
The hon, treasurer, Mrs. H. T. Lucerne, acknowledges receipt of £104 from Miss Ethel Croudace, proceeds of garden fete, held at "The Lodge," New Lambton, in…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
3,607 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 181
District Casualties. Wounded
LIEUTENANT CHALMERS.—Mr. J. Chalmers, of Newcastle-road, Wallsend, has been informed that his son, Lieutenant Donald Chalmers, has been wounded…
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People at large have suddenly seized the idea that Fritz is tired of the war, and is ready to settle on our terms. I feel like a blundering breaker of hopes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Branxton Win-the-War League
A meeting of the Branxton Win-the-War League was held in the local School of Arts on Thursday evening, when Mr. C. H. Shelley, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →German Admission. Catastrophe of the War. Amsterdam
Dr. Von Bethmann-Hoilweg, the German Chancellor, who is President of the Prussian Ministry, speaking in the Prussian Diet, condemned the rejection by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Revolt in Russia. the Czar Nicholas Abdicates. Grand Duke Michael Made Regent. Soldiers and Sailors Join Revolutionists. the Duma Takes Control. No Desire for Peace with Germany. Active Prosecution of the War Wanted. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The Czar Nicholas II, of Russia has abdicated. The Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitz, his brother, who was born in December,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cost of the War. British Finances. Supply of Shipping. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Mr. Bonar Lacy, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, yesterday Introduced in the House of Commons a supplementary credit for £64,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. Russia Freed. Old Regime Fallen. Causes of the Revolt. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The Petrograd correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" says: The wonderful and Incredible thing has happened. The old Russian regime has fallen. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Islington Cheer. Soldier's Acknowledgment
Mrs. G. W. Jenner, Mayoress of Wickham, has received a letter from a soldier on active service in France, thinking the Islington pupils of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Keep on Sending. Australian Gifts for Soldiers. "Splendid Moral Influence." Mr. H. E. Budden's Lecture
"I come to you, not with my own story, but with the story of your work. I do not want to claim the praise of this organisation: it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wickham Patriotic League. Assistance for Soldiers' Homes
A meeting of the Wickham Patriotic League was held on Thursday, the Mayor (Ald. G. W. Jenner) presiding. In answer to an appeal from the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Died of Wounds. a Kurri Kurri Soldier
Word was received on Monday by Mr. David Graham, of Richmond Main, and formerly of Kurri Kurri, that his son, Lance-corporal Graham…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Votes. Misguidance Feared
Although speaking for the candidature of Mr. W. Brennan for the Maitland seat in the State elections, Mr. M. Charlton, M.H.R., at West…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Only Wooden Soldier
The Only Wooden Soldier in the playbox shed a tear. "The other chaps are made of lend," he wept. "Oh, dear! Oh, dear!"…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →On the Verge of War. New York
Mr. Gerard, United States Ambassador to Germany, was welcomed hare. During an address, he said: "We are on the verge of war with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Second Edition. the War. the French Cabinet. London
The French Cabinet has resigned…
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PRIVATE BROWN.—Mrs. R. Williams, of 9 Alfred-street, Newcastle, has received word that her brother, Private Andrew (irony) Brown, has been admitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cost of War
LONDON, Monday.—In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law stated that the daily war expenditure between February 11 and March 31, would…
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LONDON, Monday.—The Government war risk rate of insurance from and to Australia, has been raised to three per cent, for sailing vessels, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War, Debt, and Taxation
War is expensive—so terribly expensive that glancing at the figures makes one almost despair of a recovery. For the current year Great Britain is faced with a…
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