The Young Soldier
Since you are so young, child, I shall Not fear your noon or even fall, Nor dread you are taken unawares, Nor weary Heaven with many prayers,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1918
4,987 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 250
Returned Soldiers
Two more Singleton boys returned from the war last evening, and were accorded a hearty welcome at the railway station by the Citizens' Reception Committee and a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Despicable Offence. Returned Soldier Dealt With
Albert Arthur Morris (24), coal-trimmer, pleaded guilty, at the Newcastle Police Court to charges of wearing a pair of military boots and puttees, at Islington, on or about…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Work for one-legged Soldiers
The acting-secretary of the State War Council states that he has now brought to a satisfactory conclusion negotiations for providing employment for returned soldiers who…
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Mr. G. Watts, of East Greta, has received word that his son, Pte. Owen Watts, is returning to Australia, after doing service in France. He has been twice wounded, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Solicitor Soldier. Staff-sergeant-major Thompson
Many Maitland friends were yesterday and to-day glad to renew acquaintanceship with Staff-sergeant-major W. V. W. Thompson, the well-known local solicitor, Who recently…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Soldiers' Letters
Senator Pearce, the Minister for Defence, stated that as the result of the insertion in the Australian press of advertisements by "lonely soldiers," inviting correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Letters. Australians in Attack
Writing to his brother, Mr. W. F. O'Hearn, west Maitland, Private William O'Hearn, of company, 34th Battalion, states:— [?] moved up in lorries from a camp fairly…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Anti-conscriptionists Turn. to Induce Enlistments
The resignation of Major S. J.Shillington, organising secretary of the New South Wales Recruiting Committee, has been handed in. "It seems to me," said Major Shillington, "that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Letters. Hun Prisoners As Stretcher Bearers
In a letter to his mother, Mrs. Martin Daley, of Campbell's Hill, Pte. James Daley states that he has been promoted to corporal. He says he is in good health, and continues,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Soldier's Testimony to His Mother
Another brilliant young life, full of high promise, has been sacrificed for his country in the person of Second-lieutenant, the Hon. Denis Buxton, Coldstream Guards, only son…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hungarian Boy Soldiers. London, Sunday night
Reuter's correspondent at Zurich states that the Hungarian landsturm class, boys born in 1900, have been called up…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Psychology of Fear. Shell Shock Among Soldiers
A learned paper on "The Psychology of Fear and the Effects of Panic Fear in War Time" was read before the Medical Society of Loudon by Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pillaging Cargo. Ex-Soldier Helps Himself. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
Horber Streatfield, a returned s[?]idier, was fined £10 and costs it the Water Police Court to-day for stealing s[?]e t[?] of sardines and salmon from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Local War Casualties. Killed in Action
Mrs. J. Caraty, of Morpeth, received word through the Very Rev. P. T. Corcoran, P. P., on Saturday last that her son Lieut. Jack [?]raty, had been killed in action in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Welcome Home at Gresford
The Gresford District Patriotic Committee invite residents to join in a welcome home to Pte. Bennie O'Neill in the School of Arts, Gresford, on Friday night next, at 8 o'clock…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Loan Bonds
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia notifies that subscribers who have paid their instalments in full to the fourth war loan may now obtain their bonds from the bank on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British War Work. Visit to Midlands. London
At the invitation of the Government a party of Dominion journalists visited one of the busiest munition centres of the Midlands. The degree to which comparatively…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Britain's War Aims. German Domination. Speech by Lloyd George London
Mr. Lloyd George made an important statement on behalf of the Government on war aims before the Trade Unions' delegates at Westminster, who are at present considering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Raymond Terrace Soldier
Private E. Smith, of Raymond Terrace, has returned from France, where he has been for the past fifteen months on active service. He was severely wounded in the right foot at the…
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