Leave for Soldiers. Melbourne
Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, has arranged with General Birdwood to have the leave for England for members of the Australian Imperial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1918
3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 160
Soldiers' Letters. the Gaps Should Be Filled
A major of the 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Middlesex, writing to his father, of Newcastle, says: "I am still alive and kicking,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returning Soldiers. Melbourne
The following sick and wounded soldiers have arrived:—Victoria, 423; New South Wales, 51; South Australian, 129; Tasmania, 46: and Queensland, 203…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Time Billiards. Is Restriction Desirable?
Before the Licensing Court at West Maitland yesterday, further consideration was given to the application of Andrew Thomas Brogan for a billiard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Miscellaneous. Imperial Parliament the King's Speech. "Prosecute the War!"
The King's speech at the opening of Parliament contained the following passages: "The necessities of war have rendered it imperative for me,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allied War Council. Lloyd-george's Defence. Need for Unity. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
The debate on the Address-in-Reply was continued in the House of Commons. Mr. Asquith, after paying the highest tribute to Sir Douglas Haig and Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia's Official Views. Neither Peace Nor War. It Refuses to Fight. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
A Russian official report states that the peace negotiations have ended. German capitalists, supported by the [?]llent co-operation or the Anglo-French…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Return
By the Brisbane mail last evening. Private Reginald James Hackett, of West Maitland, returned home, after having been in some very severe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Welcomed. Lambton Committee
A meeting of the above was held in the Council Chambers, Lambton, on Thursday evening, Ald. E. Charlton, president, in the chair. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hamilton Soldiers. More Interest Solicited. Secretary Appeals to Aldermen
The honorary secretary of the Hamilton Soldiers' Presentation Committee (Mr. H. Atkinson), by direction of the committee, wrote to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returning Invalid Soldiers. Sydney
Three trains containing sick and wounded soldiers, numbering 346, arrived in Sydney from the southern capital this morning. Brigadier-General Lee, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Anzac Coves
The "Anzac Coves," consisting of eleven Anzacs, are given an excellent, entertainment at the Court Theatre. They will appear by command at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Marriages
According to Sir Bernard Mallet, in this presidential address to the Statistical Society, 200,000 additional marriages beyond those expected by the law of average have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British War Credit
It is expected that a new war credit will be moved in the House of Commons on March 10th. The sum asked for will probably be £500,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pre-war Contracts
Lord Buckmaster's Committee on prewar war contracts in the United Kingdom and allied and neutral countries, which has been impeded by the war, reports that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British War Office. Resignation Rumour
LONDON, Friday.—The "Daily News" states that rumours of the resignation of the Earl of Derby, as Secretary of State for War, are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late Cables Austria's Injured Innocence. War Forced Upon Her
AMSTERDAM, Friday.—The Emperor of Austria has issued a manifesto to his subjects on the occasion of the Ukraine peace, stating that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Russian Muddle. Germany's Difficulties. War with Poland. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
A message from Amsterdam states that it is reported from Germany by wireless that the Kaiser will issue on Sunday a declaration granting autonomy to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our London Letter. the Cambrai Battle.—the Canadian Election.—war Marriages.—compulsory Rationing. London, December 4. the Cambrai Battle
The Germans have apparently decided to employ Verdun tactics against our position before Cambral. Sir Julian Byng's army, like General Petain's splendid…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland District. Soldiers Welcomed
Privates M. Griffin and J. Hackett, who returned home from the front on Thursday evening, were welcomed in St. Paul's Parish Hall by the Horseshoe Bend…
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