South African Mortality. Beats War Out of Sight
In moving the adoption of the Public Heath Bill in the South African Parliament this week, the Minister in charge of the measure compared the mortality in connection…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1919
3,332 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 167
War and Influenza. South African Comparison. Capetown
In the Assembly Sir T. Watt, in moving the adoption of the public Health Bill. stated that during the war the Union forces lost 6395 whites 692 colored men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War. To-day's Cables. Peace Conference. the German Colonies. President Wilson's Stand. Sydney, 1 p.m
The New York State has accepted prohibition. The German colonies question was farther discussed at the Peace…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier at Singleton
At a late hour last night the West Maitland police telegraphed to headquarters, Sydney that the Singleton police had intimated that they had a returned soldier there who said…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returning Soldiers
Mrs. M. Hamer, of [?] High street West Maitland has received word that her son. Pte, W.[?] hamer of the 36th Battalion is returning to Australia per transport Orsova…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Soldier's letters
L-cpl. Tom Abbott writes Interestingly to his mother, Mrs G. A. Abbott, of Abbottsville, from London, 13/11/18:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Memorial to Soldiers
The Patriotic Committee discussed the best means of inaugurating a fund for the purpose of establishing a memorial and roll of honor to soldiers who had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South, Maitland Welcome Home Committee
A meeting of members of the South Maitland Welcome Home Committee will be held in St. Paul's Sunday School, on Thursday night next; for the consideration of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Welcome Home. Gunner Cocks and Private Stevens
Gunner R. Cocks, an original Anzac, and Private George Stevens, who left Maitland for the front in May, 1917, and a number of other returned men, were the guests of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Nurses
A number of nurses who recently returned from the seat of war were the guests of members of the Millions Club at a luncheon at Sargent's Limited in Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War Time Profits
The Commission's report on the profits made by the woollen mills, spinners, Flinders-lane firms, and retailors of clothing during the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Chest Depot
It was intended that the War Chest Depot should re-open at the beginning of next week for the resumption of general work in the interests of the soldiers, but in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Donation to War Chest
Miss Grey, treasurer of the War Chest Depot. is in receipt of [?] from Mrs. Thos. Brown, being [?] from the employees of Mr. Thos, Browne, and 4/ from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Indemnity. Fortifying Prime Minister's Efforts
Adopting a suggestion made by the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt) on Friday, at the Conference of Commonwealth and State Ministers in Melbourne, when the subject of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Empire War Debt. Canada Interested. Vancouver
A message from Ottawa states that the announcement that Australia is ready to submit proposals for pooling the British war debt is arousing the interest of the Canadian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Prisoners. 104,239 in the Commonwealth
There were 104,239 war pensioners in the Commonwealth at the end of June 1918, according to the Commonwealth Statistician. The incapacitated soldiers drawing…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Financial Relations. Between Commonwealth and States. War Debts Commission
Financial matters were discussed at the conference of Federal and State Ministers in Melbourne. The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Watt),…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Empire "War Book." Suspicious South Africans. Capetown, Thursday night
Some capital has been made by the South African Nationalists out of the speech by Lord Harcourt (who was Colonial Minister at the outbreak of the war), in which he…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War in Silesia and Bohemia. Allies to Occupy Territories. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Paris, Thursday Night
In consequence of fighting on the frontiers of Silesia and Bohemia, between Czeeho Slovaks and Poles, the Peace Conference has decided that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Honor to Returned Soldiers
On Wednesday night last a very large number of the residents of Spring Creek and Wybong locality, assembled at Mrs. George Bray's…
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