Insurance of Soldiers
Sir,—In commencing my letter with regard to the above matter, in reply to your correspondent "Patriotic," might I be permitted to explain in the first place that…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1918
3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 63 of 160
Soldier's Wife's Allowance
"Mother."—There is an allowance of 2s per day for the wife and 6d per day for eack child under the ago of 16 years. This is in addition to the husband's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Slandered Soldiers Refuted By Facts
Fitzwater Wray, author of "Under Fire." and "Across France in Wartime." and other war books, writes trenchantly in the "Queen" in defence of the honor of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ukraine Unrest German Soldiers' Risks LONDON, Friday Night
Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent states: The "Nord Deutscher" denied that Germany was willing to surrender a considerable part of Lorraine in the spring of 1917, if this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Popular Suburb Returned Soldiers' Effort
The Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Day committee has received five nominations for the popular suburb competition which is to be conducted in aid of The Day, and will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Casualties. Killed in Action
PRIVATE HEMMINGS.—Mrs. Ernest Hemmings, of 71 Railway-lane, Wickham, has received intimation that her husband. Private Ernest Hemmings, was killed in action on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers and Politics Interests of Returned Men
The programme or the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Political League formed in Sydney is as follows:— 1. Pay of soldiers to he readjusted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German Flier Wounded
It is reported from Amsterdam that Lieutenant Bongartz, the next successful successful air fighter after Richtofen, has been wounded in an air duel with a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Day in Switzerland
Letters from Switzerland state that Anzacs there celebrated Anzac Day at Interlaken, where comrades from Murren joined them…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded by Knife Maitland Case Adjourned
At West Maitland Police Court to-day, before Mr. Gale, P.M., Patrick Joseph Ryan was charged with having on May 14,1918, at West Maitland, maliciously inflicted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →America's War Aid
President Wilson, speaking in New York, said there would be no limit to the number of men America will send to France. The United States intended to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hamburg's War Aims
An Amsterdam telegram states that the Hamburg Senate has forwarded to the Bundesrath Hapsburg's special war aims. They are:—An adequate indemnity,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Cables Prisoners of War Large Sums for Relief LONDON, Sunday Night
Mr. H. K. Newton, M.P. (Harwich). during the course of an interview, replied to criticisms on the Government attitude in respect to the exchange of war prisoners…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Catholics and the War. Archbishop Kelly Speaks. "Will Continue to Do Our Best."
Dr. Kelly, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, took strong exception, in the course of some remarks made at Boolaroo yesterday, to the interpretation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mutiny Rampant Many Soldiers Shot Outbreak in German Forces LONDON, Sunday Night
Reuter's Moscow correspondent telegraphs that during a mutiny among German regiments at Wesenberg and Esthonia several officers were killed. The German High…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →District Casualties. Killed in Action
PRIVATE HACKWORTHY.—Mr. R. Hackworthy, of Anderton-street, Islington, yesterday received word that his son, Private Stanley H. Hackworthy, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Chest Revue
The "Revue" to be produced by Messrs. Dix and Baker at the Victoria Theatre on June 5, in aid of the War Chest Fund, promises to be a big success. Several of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Shrine of Duty Anzac Airman's Act London, Monday Night
Captain R. Austin, with an observer. Lieutenant Lee, while bravely trying to rescue a British airman, in the Turkish territory, disabled his aeroplane on landing. As the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War and the Masses Past of Proletariat War Loans and Relief
As the war progresses, it fines down to a final teat of strength between Briton and Teuton. None can forsee the issue. Whichever wins, civilisation will not have been…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →America's War Work. Washington
It is officially announced that the total of the third Liberty Loan was £834,000,000. Mr. Daniels, the Secretary to the Navy, has named fourteen new destroyers, which…
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