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The wars & local soldiers, 1917

3,607 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 72 of 181

Germany's War Aims. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 5

The "Berliner Tagleblatt" states that Herr von Bethman Hollweg, the German-Chancellor, will next week reply to the interpellations concerning the war…

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Russia Loyal. Monarchists Disappear. Extremists Support War. (Australian Cable Association.) PETROGRAD

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 5

Letters show that the Monarchial party has absolutely disappeared, not leaving a single supporter of their cause. Professor Farbman writes that M…

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Y.M.C.A. War Work. International Recognition. American Mission to Russia

Northern Times · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 1

Reference was made this morning by Mr. R. A. Wheeler, National Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, lately visiting Newcastle, to…

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America's War Work. Roosevelt's Division May Be Allowed to Go. (Australian Cable Association.) WASHINGTON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 5

The House of Representatives has adopted an amendment to the Army Bill, empowering Colonel Roosevelt to take a division to Euprope. This will…

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Miscellaneous. Exemplary Oversea Soldiers

Northern Times · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.—Police-inspector Ashton, who is stationed at Westminster, has given evidence that in his district he has accommodated…

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A Soldier's Appreciation. Tighe's Hill Children Thanked

Northern Times · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 1

The following letter, self-explanatory, has been received at the Tighe's Hill Public School, addressed to the children, and signed "2,968, M'Gee,…

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Stockton Soldier. Died From Wounds

Northern Times · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 1

Captain Hocquard's many friends in Newcastle will hear with great regret of the death at the front of his son Harold. Captain Hocquard received a…

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Repatriation of Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 4

The question of the repatriation of soldiers is one of such importance that it is not surprising that it is attracting a great deal of attention, and the…

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District Casualties. Killed in Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

SAPPER RANGER.—Mr. and Mrs. G. Ranger, or Young Wallsend, have been informed that their son, Sapper Lyle Ranger, was killed in action on April 25th…

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Returned Wounded Soldiers

Northern Times · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Another batch of wounded and sick soldiers, numbering 433, of whom 136 are for Queensland, arrived at Sydney this…

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Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

PRIVATE RODGERS.—Mrs. Honson, of Teralba, has been notified that her son, Private Anthony Rodgers, has been admitted to Second Birmingham Hospital…

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District Soldiers. Teralba Soldier Wounded

Northern Times · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

Mrs. Agnes Honson, of Teralba. has received information that her son. Private Anthony Rodgers, grandson of Mrs. F. Rogers, senr., has been…

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Newcastle Man Wounded

Northern Times · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

Mrs. D. Hutchison, of the Centennial Hotel, Newcastle, has been informed that her son. Private F. W. Lott, has been wounded in action…

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War Savings

Northern Times · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 4

The Commonwealth Treasury up to Saturday last had received £167,194 17S 6d from the sale of war savings certificates on the basis of 17s 6d for…

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Russian Campaign. Reinforcements. Minister for War Active

Northern Times · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 1

PETROGRAD. Monday.—General Gutchkoff (Minister for War) has ordered that reserve officers and men mobilised in 1914 who have not yet…

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The War. at Bullecourt. British Join Australians. a Moment of Doubt. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 6

The Australians' ten days' stand near Bullecourt continues to receive prominence in the correspondents' despatches. One says: The whole war has no finer…

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Field Force Fund. Soldiers' Appreciation

Northern Times · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 3

The hon, organising secretary of the New South Wales Field Force Fund Newcastle (Miss Dora Sparke) has received the following letter from Lieut…

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Mails for Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 4

A mail for newspapers for the Expeditionary Forces abroad will close at Newcastle this evening at 8 o'clock, and for letters end packets to-morrow evening…

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Soldiers' Votes. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 6

The Chief Electoral Officer states that he has received intimation that the scrutiny of the soldiers' votes overseas had hot been far enough advanced to enable…

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Over Age Soldiers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 5

Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, stated to-day that he had telegraphed to the Imperial War Authorities, to know whether men between 45…

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