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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 70 of 160
An Australian quartermaster, Sergeant Edwards, who escaped from Leschfeld by way of Switzerland, has reached London. He was 19 months in Germany, and says…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Queensland has sent some of the most famous of all Australian infantry battalions to the war. At least ten battalions are more or less formally connected with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—Several socials were arranged and carried out under the auspices of a committee of ladies at Hamilton, the proceeds of which were to go towards…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Press Bureau states that the Ministry for National Service has authorised the enlistment of 25,500 hitherto exempted men under the age of 31, engaged In British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The Times" says that Chief Secretary Shortly will make a statement in the House of Commons next week on the Irish position…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A contingent of invalid and wounded soldiers disembarked at Sydney to-day, and the crowd which had been waiting in the streets for several hours gave them a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A garden fete in aid of returned soldiers was held on the grounds of the Newcastle Mental Hospital this afternoon. There was a Urge attendance. A number of stalls and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PRIVATE DAVIES.—Mr. E. Davies, of Ravenshaw-street, Junction, has been notified that his son, Private George Davies, previously reported missing, on October…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PRIVATE REES.—Mrs. Rees, of South Cessnock, has been advised that her son, Private Emlyn Rees, was killed in action on 12th October, 1917. He left with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There is keen interest in the forthcoming entertainment in aid of the War Chest Field Force Fund, which is to be given at the Victoria Theatre next…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An outline of Japan's policy in the future is given by Dr. Aratha Ninagawa, of Doshisha University, in the Tokyo "Japan Magazine." He scouts any idea of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A message from Kansas City says that Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, wife of the famous Socialist millionaire has been sentenced, under the Espionage Act, to 10 years'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Peace talk is again in full swing in Germany. The Kreuz "Zeitung" and "Vorwarts" both urge the Government to publicly state its war aims…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →German dissatisfaction at the Turkish war policy is further evidenced by Count Reventlow, in an article in "Deutsche Tageszellung" in which he draws attention to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ministry for National Service has authorised the enlistment of 25,500 hitherto exempted men under 31 years of age, who were engaged in British agriculture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A few original Anzacs were included in the batch of sick and wounded soldiers to arrive in Sydney yesterday. No announcement had been made as to their return…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Commonwealth Government appears to be so blessed with riches that it can afford to give the "cold shoulder" to valuable gifts (says the "Age"). Recently a man…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SERGEANT SHEPHERD.âMr. Alex. Shepherd, of Lawson-street, Hamilton, has received word that Sergeant H. J. Shepherd, late of Kurri Kurri, was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Australian Labor Conference, which sat in camera yesterday afternoon and evening, will meet again to-night, and continue the debate on matters relating to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"We are at the decisive moment of the war." proclaimed the Kaiser on March 21 as he launched his armies against fifty miles of the British front in France in the…
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