General Sir Douglas Haig reports:—During the night the enemy made a series of determined counter-attacks on the trenches north-west of Pozieres, on a ...
Article : 178 wordsMr. Lloyd-George, the Secretary of State for War speaking at the Aberystwyth Eisteddfod to-day, said: "Britain's honour is not dead; her might is ...
Article : 159 wordsThe latest Russian communique states:—There is no change on the European or Caucasus fronts. A previous communique stated:—There ...
Article : 105 wordsThe Secretary of State, United States, says that the Lusitania is not over. And it is apparent that Germany fears some American development. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 488 wordsA French communique states:—The French between August 13th and 15th captured the villages of Petka, Palmish, Shugovo, and Matnitza, at the front of ...
Article : 42 wordsOn Wednesday night the Hamilton Glee Club visted Broadmeadow Camp, and gave an excellent concert in the Y.M.C.A. tent. Choruses were rendered under the baton ...
Article : 96 wordsThe political situation in Turkey is critical. The Government has hanged several lawyers on charges of conspiring against the Young Turks. ...
Article : 34 wordsDublin exercised an ancient privilege when the Lord Mayor and town clerk, in their robes, appeared at the bar of the House of Commons, and presented a ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Budapest correspondent of the "Morning Post" says that seven German divisions are co-operating with the Archduke Carl's army. ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Rev. J. Talon of Villa Maria, has handed to Mr. Percy Allan an urgent telegram received by him from Colonel Luscombe, which reads an follows:—"Officially reported that ...
Article : 76 wordsGeneral Smuts, Commander-in-chief of the operations in German East Africa, reports:— While advancing, on August 15th, from ...
Article : 107 wordsOver two million signatures have been obtained in six weeks to a memorial urging the Government to prohibit liquor traffic during the war and for the ...
Article : 36 wordsMr. E. J. Malcolm. of Merewther-street, Merewether has been officially informed that his son, Sergeant E. S. Malcolm, has been missing since the 20th July. He was ...
Article : 36 wordsAn official report from Vienna states:—Staraobozyna Hill, in the Kapul district, has been captured. The Russian advances southward of ...
Article : 136 wordsThe Greek elections have been fixed for September 25. ...
Article : 13 wordsMr. and Mrs. W. York, of Alfred-street. Waratah have received official Intimation that their eldest son. Private H. W. York, has been killed in action in France, on the 23rd ...
Article : 48 wordsThe latest French communique states:—Our artillery has been active on the Somme front. We took upwards of 200 unwounded prisoners on Wednesday, ...
Article : 57 wordsAdvices have been received that there has been some fighting on the Romanian border, through a Bulgarian guard firing on Romanians. Much war material has ...
Article : 32 wordsIt to officially notified that the late No. 670, Private C. Hedley, 12th Battalion, recorded no one as his next-of-kin. He was born at Bathurst, followed the occupation of a miner ...
Article : 60 wordsThe order of Companion of St. Michael and St. George has been conferred upon Colonels Sellheim and Maudsley for services in the field. ...
Article : 30 wordsMaximilian Harden, in an article in "Die Zukunaft," which has been suppressed in Germany, says: "Germany's worst enemies are the braggarts who are trying ...
Article : 123 wordsMr. and Mrs. William Eastham, of Mayfield, have received word that their eldest son, Signaller Archie Eastham, has been-killed in action is France. Signaller Eastham, ...
Article : 58 words"Le Petit Parisien" says:—The French successes on the Somme on Wednesday were no surprise to the Germans, who were fully aware that an attack was ...
Article : 75 wordsMr. George Barnes becomes secretary for the Labour Advisory Department, and controls the agricultural side of the Labour question. Mr. Henderson will ...
Article : 46 wordsConfidential Red Cross figures give the following Austrian losses as the result of the recent great Russian offensive up to July 7th:— ...
Article : 46 wordsMr. William Tribe, of 133 Young-street, Annandale, who was for many years a resident of Newcastle has received intimation that his on, Private William Tribe, has died of wounds ...
Article : 100 wordsIt is understood that the British Government prohibits all exports to Sweden unless the importers guarantee that the goods are not to be re-exported. ...
Article : 61 wordsA definitive Russian pronouncement on the subject of the future of Poland is expected daily. The censorship will he relaxed in order to permit of the frank ...
Article : 133 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs, the correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle," states:—While Picardy is absorbing attention our northern line is not having a quiet time. ...
Article : 193 wordsMore has come out in relation to the ship purchase. Australia did not do so badly. If the Government had been willing to pay the price we might have ...
Article : 353 wordsThe bill prolonging the life of Parliament has been read a third time in the House of Commons. The solo adverse criticism was on the ...
Article : 59 wordsThe German Emperor is willing to be judged by posterity. He refers to his responsibility for the war. All rulers have been judged by posterity, which is ...
Article : 503 wordsMrs. T. Nolan, or 29 Fern-street Islington. has been informed that her son, Private Justin Nolan has been missing since July 20th. ...
Article : 24 wordsThe British Embassy emphatically denies that the censorship of malls has been used to obtain secrets to aid English merchants. ...
Article : 26 wordsMr. W. Brown, of Tudor-street. Hamilton, received official intimation yesterday that his son, Private E. A. W. Brown, was reported missing in France. In the notification the ...
Article : 63 wordsThe British Empire Producers' Association gave a luncheon to Mr. G. H. Pritchard, secretary to the Australian Sugar Producers' Association, on the eve of his ...
Article : 160 wordsA telegram from. Norfolk, Virginia, states that two British submarines. voyaged to America, and are watching the coast for the Deutschland and Bremen. ...
Article : 55 wordsA branch receiving depot of the Old Gold nod Silver War Fond, Sydney, has been opened at the depot, Scott's, Ltd. The fund exists to help other war funds, and is under the ...
Article : 105 wordsAccording to the Turin newspaper "La Stampa," Count Andrassy, who has been reported to have succeeded Baron von Burian as Austrian Foreign Minister, ...
Article : 43 wordsSenator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, referring to-day to the seeming severity of the punishment in a number of the cases of court-martial on Australians ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 147 wordsThe Paris correspondent of the "New York Times" says, as the result of Wednesday's success at Guillemont and Maurepas under the Allied fire on three sides, ...
Article : 45 wordsThe latest Italian communique states: We repulsed an attack on the Carso, and took 100 prisoners. We shelled the railway station at Santa ...
Article : 76 wordsThe "New York Herald" says that the British loan of £50,000,000 should be in immediate favour with investors. The "New York World" says that since ...
Article : 67 wordsHerr von Wiegand, the correspondent of the "New York World," says there is appalling devastation and desolation for miles behind the German lines on the ...
Article : 88 wordsWith respect to the "anti-conscription" meeting in the Sydney Domain ! On one of the speakers saying that Australia had done much already, someone interjected, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 564 wordsA private cable message was received in Sydney to-day stating that Major Charles E. Manning had been killed In action in France. ...
Article : 157 wordsThe Minister for Railways to-day stated that Mr. H. H. Hoecker, formerly a non-commissioned officer in the German army, and a supernumerary draughts man of ...
Article : 186 wordsA meeting of the committee and workers will be held at the depot, Winn's, Ltd., on Monday afternoon. The secretary appeals for old in the interests of the men of this ...
Article : 96 wordsAn Austrian communique states:—The Italians on Wednesday attacked us five times, many ranks deep, between the Wippach River and Oppachisella. ...
Article : 50 wordsA wireless message from Berne states that commercial negotiations between Germany and Switzerland have been resumed. ...
Article : 39 wordsThe manufacture of machine guns in France was 136½ times greater in July last than in August, 1914, and the output of seventy-fives is 27 times greater. ...
Article : 32 wordsThe ladies of the Comforts Fund Committee are working to provide a Christmas present for each of the 1800 men now in this battallion. For this purpose a gift afternoon will ...
Article : 103 wordsAn official notification states that Italy is forbidding Italians to trade with subjects of enemy States or with their allies and with persons or bodies ...
Article : 78 wordsMotor tracks, leading to a canal in Gloucester, induced the police to drag the canal. They discovered a taxi-cab, with the body of an Australian soldier, named ...
Article : 91 wordsA German prisoner gives details of a British aeroplane raid at Saint Quentin at the end of July. While two battalions were awaiting ...
Article : 72 wordsThe Australian Jockey Club has voted the sum of £500 as a contribution towards the Servian and Montenegrin Relief Fund. This liberal contribution brings the ...
Article : 81 wordsA fair time back an American reminded France what his country had done for the Allies. A Frenchman reminded the United States, through him, that she had been ...
Article : 313 wordsAlthough two years have elapsed since the beginning of the war goods produced in enemy countries and imported before the war are still being offered for sale, in ...
Article : 189 wordsThe commercial travellers of the district have entered Upon a schema for the establishment of an Anzac Memorial Cot Fund. The object is to raise funds to ...
Article : 225 wordsLieutenant G. Sinigaglia, of the Italian Army, the last winner of the race for the Diamond Sculls on the Thames (in 1914), was killed in the fighting on the Carso. ...
Article : 35 wordsThe "Morning Post" says that the German prisoners taken in the Somme fighting include some of the naval men who took part in the Jutland sea fight. ...
Article : 46 wordsSir Francis Blake, Coalitionist was returned in the by-election to-day for Berwick, the seat formerly held by Mr. Tennant, now Secretary for Scotland. The ...
Article : 43 wordsA wireless report states that the Austrians in July executed 808 Servian and Montenegrin patriots. ...
Article : 20 wordsThe Amalgamated Society of Engineers will unveil a roll of honour in the Trades Hall, Newcastle, to-night. ...
Article : 20 wordsA German communique states:— After strong English attacks from Ovillers and Pozieres to west of Foureaux Wood had been repulsed, the French who ...
Article : 90 wordsA White Book reveals that nine German officers and sailors escaped from interned warships. Two were caught, one is a prisoner in Scotland, and two reached ...
Article : 209 wordsThere can only be one desire of the loyal citizen at the present time, and that is to end the war as speedily as possible. That this can be only ...
Article : 216 wordsPassengers by the Cunard liner Alaunia state that a captured German submarine, lashed to a British cruiser, has been taken to Deal. ...
Article : 47 wordsCovered by bombardment, the French infantry advanced and seized the Bulgarian works on the lake side at Doiran. They established themselves on ...
Article : 39 wordsSir Ronald Munro Ferguson, the Governor-General, is in receipt, through the British Ambassador at Tokyo, of a communication from Baron Kikujiro ...
Article : 96 wordsA Bulgarian communique states:—There was a violent bombardment west and south of Lake Dolran. We repulsed attacks on advanced positions on August ...
Article : 58 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 61 wordsAn explosive machine wrecked the engines of the Norwegian liner Haakon, 1640 tons when that vessel was en route from Bremen to England for cargo. ...
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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Sat 19 Aug 1916, Page 5
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