Feat in Endurance. By British Soldier
LONDON, Friday.—Private Taylor, of a London regiment, has been awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal. He had a most remarkable…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 160
Soldiers' Graves. Imperial Commission Established
Definite and effective steps have now been taken to supervise and keep in seemly order the graves of our soldiers and sailors abroad (says the…
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At the Ballarat Police Court Sarah Jane Mott, aged 27, was charged with marrying Edward John Stokes on August 26, 1916, her first husband,…
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The public welcome home and presentation of gold medals to Privates L. Field H. Rhodes, C. Stewart, A. Harrison, Signaller J. Tobin, and Trooper E. Young, arranged by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Communism Spectre Bolsheviks' Warning Peace Signature Refused Austro-germans Flouted U.S. Troops in France Russia. Spread of Civil War Siberia's Attitude (Published in "The Times.")
PETROCRAD, Friday.—The rapid spread of civil war in all parts of Russia [?] the steady progress of Boishevikism. There are signs of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Chest Club. Newcastle Subscriptions
Lieutenant-Colonel Durrant, C.O., 13th Battahon, A.I.F., writes concerning the War Chest Club conducted in London, for which a special…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Russia in War Time PART I.
The total area of the Russian Empire is 8,600,000 square miles. Its population is estimated at 181,000,000. The total area of Europe is 3,800,000…
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CAPETOWN, Sunday.—The Legislative Assembly to-day discussed General Hertzog's no-confidence motion all day, and sat until a division was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russia's Civil War. Bolshevik Defeats. Terrorism Prevails. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Reports received in Stockholm from Brest-Litovsk state that the Ukranians in a great battle routed the Bolsheviks, capturing 200,000 rifles, 300 machine guns, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mails for Soldiers
A small for newspapers and parcels for the Expeditionary Forces in England and Franco, will close at Newcastle on Wednesday evening, at six o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's Endurance
An amazing story of endurance is related by Private J. Taylor, formerly a factory worker in Holloway, who participated In an attack on the Hindenburg line…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Australian Army. Its Famous Infantry. (Part I.—continued.) New South Wales. Australian War Correspondent C. E. W. BEAN. (Copyright Reserved by the Crown.) Headquarters, France, November 22
With the battalions of the First Australian Division there will always be associated Division there will always be associated the battalions of the grand…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Heroic Lady Doctor. Tending the Wounded
Dr. Elsie Inglis (the famous Scottish woman surgeon) has died immediately after her arrival home from active service in Russia. Pioneer of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Against War Elections
VANCOUVER, Monday.—The Legislature of Ontario has decided not to hold an election until three years have elapsed. The feeling is strong against…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Profiteering. Labour Demand for Control
LONDON, Monday.—At a Labour demonstration in Trafalgar Square, a deputation was authorised to demand from the Prime Minister and Lord…
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The procuring of a railroad ticket in wartime is a matter of extreme difficulty, and it was not an unusual experience to wait two or three weeks,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →United States. Speech by President "A War of Emancipation"
WASHINGTON, Monday. — President Wilson, in a speech in Congress to-day, laid down a basis for future negotiations as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Cables Sinews of War British Millions Flew In
LONDON, Monday.—Until February 9 February 2 respectively, the Bank of England had received applications approximately for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia and Peace End of State of War Demobilisation Orders Issued
LONDON, Monday.—A Brest-Litovsk telegram states that peace has been declared between Russia and the Central Powers…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Protection of Soldiers
With the object of protecting the business interests of men called up the Minister for National Service has prohibited except under license, the establishment of…
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