The War of Piracy. Britain's Weapons. London
At a meeting of the Mercantile Marine Service Association in Liverpool, the following message was received from Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, the First Sea…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1917
3,607 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 181
Toll of the War. 291st Casualty List. Northern District Names
The 291st war casualty list was issued by the Defence Department this morning, and contains the names of 88 officers and 882 men, of whom two…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →India's Resolve. to Win the War. Contributions Flowing In. (Australian Cable Association.) SIMLA
Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy of India, has reached Simla after a visit to Lahore, where his praise of the war efforts of the Panjab has been greatly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Voting by Returned Soldiers
Every returned member of the forces, who is not enrolled as a Commonwealth elector, but is eligible to be so enrolled, is entitled to vote at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Soldiers. Municipal Condolence
At Wickham Municipal Council meeting last night, the Mayor moved a vote of condolence to the relatives of Private P. J. Gardiner, who had…
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Yesterday six men offered themselves to Lieut. Millard, recruiting officer for Newcastle, for enlistment. Of these, five were pronounced fit by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Votes. London
Polling in connection, with the Federal elections is proceeding briskly at Horse-ferry-road, Salisbury Plain, and other British centres, and it is expected that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Books for Soldiers
The bin placed In the vestibule of the Strand Theatre, Newcastle, for the receipt of books and magazines for the men at the front, is already proving popular…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Matters in Russia. the Soldiers Enthusiastic. Petrograd
Details of the demonstration by crippled and wounded soldiers show that they marched to the Duma, and demanded that the war should be continued until victory…
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PRIVATE BLACKETT.—Information has been received by Mrs. G. Lasen, of Corlette-street, Cook's Hill, that her son, Private Joseph Blackett, was wounded in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British War Museum
LONDON. Thursday.—The director of the National War Museum in the Tower of London has asked Mr. Fisher to have Australia adequately…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lord Northcliffe on the War
NEW YORK, Thursday.—Lord Northcliffe in conversation with a representative of the United Press stated that Great Britain, at an early…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£400,000,000 in War Bonds
WASHINGTON. Thursday.—Mr. M'Adoo (Secretary of the Treasury} announces the first offering to the public for subscription of war bonds…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cricket After the War. London
Hawke, speaking at a Marylebone meeting, said that there were so many Australian cricketers on active service that it was suggested that instead of England…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Imperial War Conference. Members at Windsor Castle
LONDON, Thursday.—The members of the Imperial War Conference presented an address to King George at Windsor Castle to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle and the War. Chamber of Commerce Report. Disposal of Enemy Goods
The prior of the Council of the Newcastle Chamber of Commerce, presented to the annual meeting of members this afternoon, embodies a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Enemy Soldiers Go Mad. Paris
"Le Petit Parislen" states that 24 enemy divisions launched on the British front had to be relieved from further participating in the fighting…
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PRIVATE TOWERS.—Mr. Andrew Towers, of Teralba, has received word that his son, Private Adam Towers, was killed in action between April 6 and 10…
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PRIVATE HANCOCK.—Mr. and Mrs. T. Hancock, of Mine Camp, Catherine Hill Bay, have received word that their son, Private W. H. Hancock, of the 53rd…
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Mrs. W. Simon, Lawson Street, Humilton, has been officially advised that her brother. Private James M'Dougall, has been wounded in…
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