Australia in the Great War
The official publication. "Australia in the great War," has been issued. It consists of 192 pages of photographs, illustrating incidents in which the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 160
£40,000,000 War Loan Needs
In an important statement regarding the sixth War Loan, the Acting Federal Treasurer (Mr. Watt) said:—"The Government particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How the War Stands Review by Bonar Law LONDON
Mr. Bonar Law (Chancellor of the Exchequer), in introducing a vote of credit in the House of Commons for 600 millions sterling, said it way the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Britain's War Cost. Six Millions Daily. Increasing Expenditure. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Mr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in moving in the House of Commons a credit of £60,000,000, pointed out that it was the largest single…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Late Cable News Position of the War. Reviewed by Mr. Bonar Law. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
Mr. Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his speech on the credit vote, said the item of £39,750,000 represented advances to the Dominions. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Soldier Ill
Mr. Thos. Davies, of Nerong Road Lambton, has been advised that his son, Private G. Davies. has been admitted to Ontario Military Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers in Hospital How Christmas Was Spent Family Parties in Wards
When the arrangements for Christmas Day's dinners to soldiers in English hospitals were being made, whatever difficulties were encountered in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Fighting Airmen. Their Start at Cambrai. a Splendid Record. Australian War Correspondent, C. E. W. Bean. (Copyright Reserved by the Crown.)
Australia has had since the summer both lighting and observing air squadrons in France. Both came first to a quiet corner of the fine. Both have since had…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Maitland District. a Welcome Home
Private A. O. Pinfold, son of Alderman J. Pinfold, of the Her[?]shoe Bend, West Maitland, returned home after nearly two years of active service, on Saturday…
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The applications for war bonds notified to the Bank of England for the first five days of the businessmen's week total over £112,000,000, not including the remote…
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The Federal Government has come to a decision which will be regarded as wise in declaring that no more war loans will be issued after the present…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dr. Mannix in Sydney. Conscription and the War. Sydney
A crowd of people numbering probably over 20,000, assembled at the Sydney University yesterday to witness the ceremony of laying and blessing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Sydney Letter. the War Loan.—the Cable in Defence.—war and Industry.—boy Labour.—the Daltons.—judges Who Use Harsh Words.—f.o.b. Not Charity.—our Wines. Sydney
The War Loan is the important thing just now. Every mail from America brings the public fresh information about the Liberty Loans there. And the latest,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Mascots Superstition in the Army
The vogue of mascots and luckbringers of various sorts, and often of weird construction, is considerable in the armies of to-day. We hear much…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Items Returned Soldier Welcomed
On saturday evening private A. O. Pintold, son of Alderman Pintold, of West Maitland, returned home from active service, and was given a beauty…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Help Foe Soldiers Church of England Australian Fund
Archbishop Riley, of Perth, Chaplain-General, speaking of the Church of England Australian Fund for Soldiers Overseas, said: "At the earnest…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Young Man's Imposition Saved by Enlisting
At Newcastle Police Court, this morning, before Mr. A. Gates, D.S.M., Charles Edward Thompson (22) was charged with having, at Newcastle on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mails for Soldiers
A mall for newspapers and parcels for the Expeditionary Forces in England and Franco will close at the Newcastle Post Office at six o'clock to-morrow evening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Enlistment of Miners
The Press Bureau states that the Government had decided to recruit 50,000 fit unmarried coal miners under 25 years of age…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Institute
A meeting of the Anzac Ladies Committee was held in the Anzac Institute yesterday. It was reported that at the official opening of the institute held on…
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