Field-marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports; The French captured a number of prisoners during local night fighting in the neighbourhood of Locre. There was ...
Article : 185 wordsThe Acting Prime Minister has received a cable message from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated May 3rd, reporting on operations at the British War ...
Article : 761 wordsThe Stockholm correspondent of the United Press learns that MM. Lenin and Trotsky have come in contact with a number of officials of the Czar's regime. ...
Article : 292 wordsForty more volunteers were accepted up to eleven o'clock this morning. Captain Carmichael, M.C., resigned the chairmanship of the New South Wales ...
Article : 417 wordsCORPORAL FORD.—Mrs. Blaydon, of Laman-street, Newcastle, has received word that Lance-corporal H. J. Ford was killed in action on April 14. ...
Article : 584 wordsThe Soldiers' Citizens' Committee met in the council chambers last evening. The Mayor presided. The secretary reported that the bank balance was £139 13s 6d, ...
Article : 359 wordsIt is reported from Amsterdam that the "Berliner Tagleblatt," having failed to set British against French, has commenced a campaign to set the overseas ...
Article : 364 wordsA meeting of the Lord Mayor's Fund Committee was held in the lodge-room of the school of arts. Mr. W. Smith occupied the chair. Delegates were ...
Article : 458 wordsMr. Percival Phillips telegraphs:—Our harassing fire upon the German trenches and communications during the past three days had the desired effect. Whenever ...
Article : 310 wordsMr. Herman Bernstein, the Stockholm correspondent of the "New York Herald," states that he has obtained an original letter from M. Trotsky to M. Lenin during ...
Article : 88 wordsMembers of the Labour Council Executive this afternoon conferred with Mr. Holman, the State Premier, and Mr. Booby, the Minister for Labour and Industry, on ...
Article : 114 wordsThe funeral of Mr. Richard Farder proceeded from 7 Rose-street on Sunday. The remains were interred in the Roman Catholic portion of Sandgate cemetery, ...
Article : 104 wordsThe Germans occupying Sebastopol found the great part of the Russian Black Sea fleet and merchantmen in the harbour. Several Turkish warships, Including the ...
Article : 33 wordsIt is estimated that the Liberty Loan will exceed £4,000,000,000. It is believed that the subscribers exceed seventeen million people. ...
Article : 135 wordsIt is reported from Washington that the British War Mission to the United States, summarising the situation on the West Front, says:— ...
Article : 83 wordsThe third of a series of socials held under the auspices of the Newcastle branch of the Australian Labour party eventuated at the Railway Institute, ...
Article : 130 wordsThe Federal Government has decided that in future the consent of parents, guardians, and persons acting in the place of parents will not be required by youths ...
Article : 446 wordsMr. J. Worthington presided at a meeting of the Boolaroo Progress Association. Correspondence was received from the Railway Commissioner, notifying that ...
Article : 627 wordsMr. Philip Gibbs states:—Nearly a week has passed without a German attack. The enemy is reorganising his divisions and preparing for another offensive. He has ...
Article : 161 wordsA German official report states:—After the strongest fire preparation, French divisions attacked Kemmel, near Bailleul, but were heavily repulsed. We took ...
Article : 75 wordsDuring the past two days ten volunteers have been accepted, and six rejected. ...
Article : 17 wordsA concert was given to the inmates of the Benevolent Home on Saturday night, the following contributing to the programme:—Dorie Humby, Mary ...
Article : 79 wordsA hundred Anzacs marched on to the stage of the New York Hippodrome and made a patriotic rally. The audience was wildly enthusiastic. ...
Article : 27 wordsSix months ago Sir Henry Hughes Wilson's very name was not known to the "man in the street," scarcely oven to one man in a hundred in our army. ...
Article : 838 wordsSeveral efforts to inaugurate peace meetings in England yesterday failed, including one at Finsbury Park, where there were disorderly scenes owing to ...
Article : 97 wordsThe Paris newspapers declare that the Allies know what value to attach to the German pacifist manoeuvres. The "Petit Journal" says:—The German ...
Article : 45 wordsMrs. W. Jones, of Thomas-street "Dudley, has been notified that her husband, Private W. Jones, is returning to Australia shortly. ...
Article : 22 wordsThe correspondent of the United Press states: One of Marshal Hindenburig's armies is Flanders for six days has been licking its sores. It has been held in ...
Article : 214 wordsA Turkish communique states:—Heavy fighting continues east of the Jordan. On the Irak front the British have made advances sooth of Kerkuk. ...
Article : 26 wordsThe Lord Mayor of Belfast has received from General Gough a letter paying a tribute to the most gallant conduct of the Ulster division in stemming the immense ...
Article : 105 wordsThe employment of women upon men's work during the war in England has thrown an important light upon the waste of industrial capacity caused by artificial ...
Article : 513 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 408 wordsBenjamin Gall, Solomon Coffey, and Arrthur Latham, who have been arrested for alleged street batting, had upwards of 2100 in their possession, besides cheques ...
Article : 228 wordsThe Press Bureau announces that Viscount French has been appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and that Mr. Shortt, M.P., has been appointed Chief Secretary. ...
Article : 41 wordsThe Melbourne Town, Hall was crowded to excess to-night, when the new recruiting movement in Victoria was formally opened. Councillor Stapley, the Lord ...
Article : 376 wordsThe Dutch Foreign Minister has notified Parliament of the conclusion of an agreement with Germany, who claimed the resumption of the transport of unlimited ...
Article : 141 wordsA French communique states:— There was intermittent reciprocal artillery fire north and south of the Avro. Eleven German aeroplanes were brought ...
Article : 81 wordsTo-day was a general holiday in Brisbane, being Eight-hour Day. The weather was fine during the early part of the day, but showery in the afternoon. There was ...
Article : 39 wordsA correspondent with the American Army in France states: The Americans raided the German lines south of Halloville, in the Lorraine sector, on a 600 ...
Article : 47 wordsDeputy Le Bourcq, the controller of an Army Commission, confirms the report of the destruction of a German long-range gun which was bombarding Paris. ...
Article : 41 wordsThe hon. treasurers have received the following additional donations: Previously acknowledged, £2332 7s 10d; Navigation Department, sale of buttons, £16 10s; ...
Article : 51 wordsMr. Nairn, of Newcastle, conducted a special service in memory of the late Private Thomas Ramsay, in the Presbyterian Church, Minmi, on Sunday evening. ...
Article : 222 wordsAmerican headquarters reports that Germany is using new liquefied gas contained in bottles. When the latter bursts thick white ...
Article : 37 wordsTwo naval German prisoners of war who escaped from Larkhill Camp on the 17th April were caught at Deal while attempting to escape in a small open boat ...
Article : 76 words{No abstract available}
Detailed lists, results, guides : 38 words"Le Matin" states that the enemy is making a large concentration of infantry and artillery of all calibres in the neighbourhood of Bailleul and Ypres. ...
Article : 27 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 29 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Tue 7 May 1918, Page 5
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: