Lambton Soldier Wounded
Mr. Thomas Stokes, of Howe Street, Lambton, has been informed from the Naval Base that his son Private E. A. Stokes, had been admitted into the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1917
3,607 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 66 of 181
District Casualties. Wounded
PRIVATE WINTERBINE.—Mr. T. Winterbine, of Gipp-street, Carrington, has been informed that his son, Private T. Winterbine, has been admitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"War Is Hell."
General Sherman is quoted as the author of the above phrase—and very few of us have any doubt of it. Doubtless if you asked a returned soldier which he…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The American Civil War
Mr. Gladstone was not the only great British statesman who blundered over the ethics of the American civil war Both Lord Russell and Lord Derby failed to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australian War Records. London
Mr. Andrew Fisher, the High Commissioner fog Australia, is establishing an Australian War Records Branch to collate historic events in which Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Honours of War. London
The following French decorations have been granted to Australasian officers and men:— To Australians: The French Croix…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Dogs. Some Interesting Information
Monsieur Paul Megnin, who has so generously favoured "Our Dogs" with this article, is late sergeant 11th Battalion of the Chesseurs Alpins, which he…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Comedy of the War
For comedy there is an episode of Canadian history—only a few days old—which began when a sprightly young Dados (he's the fellow that gets all the chaff from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Russia's Loyalty. War to Death. Petrograd
Though demonstrations are becoming an everyday affair in Petrograd, a procession of 5000 maimed Russian soldiers attracted attention on Sunday. They…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Notes on News. London, February 12. the Submarine War
It may be assumed that the Germans are doing their utmost in the submarine war. They are strafing us all they know. They have now, they declare, a larger…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →British Front. Tell-Tale German Letters. "Cannot Win the War."
LONDON, Tuesday. — Reuter's correspondent at the British Headquarters supplies translations of captured enemy correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Aberdare Soldier Killed. Railway Institute. Official Opening
News of the death of Lieut. Eric Dowson Simmons, son of Mrs. E. Kerr, of Aberdare, was received by the Rev. W. T. Dyer, of Cessnock At a meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Railway and Tramway Institute of N.S.W., held last evening (Mr. C. James, District…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Soldiers. Suffering From Trench Feet
Mrs. M'Neill, licensee Strand Hotel, Newcastle, has received a communication from the Defence Department, Melbourne, intimating that her son…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →State Policy for Soldiers. Acting Premier's Statement
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Acting Premier (Mr. Fuller), referred to the clause in the manifesto signed by Mr. Catts, to the effect that although the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Court-martialled
LONDON, Tuesday.—Driver D. Doady, an Australian, of the A.S.C., Melbourne, has been court-martialied. He pleaded guilty to robbing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier Son's Protest
Sir,—I am writing in reference to my father, who has been laid off work for months and months because he is a German subject. I do not wish to deny it,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Casualties. Wounded
PRIVATE NESBITT.—Mr. H. F. Nesbitt, of Beaumont-street, Hamilton, has been notified that his son, Private G. C. Nesbitt, has been severely wounded, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War Outlook
What the entry of the United States into the war will mean to the Allies is gradually being unfolded. Already a wonderful power has been revealed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Recruiting. Returned Soldiers Re-enlist
Mr. W. C. Briscoe and Mr. F. J. Newburn, both returned soldiers, of Greta, signified their intention, at the Anzac memorial services, held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →America and the War. Attitude of Labour
Organised labour in America, through its representatives in conference here to-night, offered its services to the country in every field of activity, if, despite…
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