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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 42 of 160
The United States War Department's weekly summary states that American transport sections took an active part in the great battle at Picardy, the aviation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Complaint has recently been made by residents of Newcastle who have relatives at the front concerning the delay in the receipt of cable messages,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, stated to-day that where the return of soldiers on active service is desired, applications are only considered in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A soldier braving disease and death in the camp and on the battlefield has a seven times better chance of life than a new-born baby. This rather starling statement is based…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Future drafts of the Australian army that go forward to take their places in the trenches are to be sent away to tho waving of flags and cheers of the people. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Lloyd George's appeal to India has no bearing upon the war position in Europe. It is really a warning that developments may occur in Asia which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The British Government has decided to erect a National War Museum as a war memorial. Sir Alfred Mond, the First…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An important official announcement, dealing with the war plans of the Government, has been made by Senator Millen. After reference to the new ministerial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Sixth War Loan closes to-day. We shall probably know the approximate result to-morrow. If anyone at this moment is still hesitating as to how far he should…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The latest results made available last evening showed that Tamworth, with £78,000, was leading Maitland by £19,000, but hopes are entertained that, although the area within…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Australia's Sixth War Loan will close at midnight to-night and only a few hours remain for citizens with cash or credit to do their duty to Commonwealth and Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Washington message states that an official despatch from Switzerland quotes Captain Persius, military critic of the "Berliner Tageblatt" as saying that Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →To-day is the last on which bonds in the sixth War loan will be purchasable. It is expected that the contests between the different capitals will reach their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A mail for the Expeditionary Forces, newspapers and parcels only, will close at Newcastle at 6 p.m. to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the summons division of the Newcastle Police Court to-day, Percy Williams was charged with using indecent language. Mr. S. Dart appeared for Williams, who pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The apparent confusion regarding the observances of Anzac Day engaged the attention of returned soldiers last evening. As reported yesterday in "The Newcastle Sun."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Intense Interest was displayed in Mr. Lloyd George's speech in the House of Commons to-day. The House was crowded, but there was an entire absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LIEUTENANT STRETCH.—Dr. Stretch, Bishop of Newcastle, received information yesterday that his fourth son, Lieutenant Noel Stretch, had been killed in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"So far as Anzac Day is concerned, the original arrangements of the boys have been frustrated by ecclesiastical opposition," said Mr. S. Dark this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →To impose a special tax on war time profits was admittedly a difficult matter. It had been found to be so in Great Britain, and the difficulty was…
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