War Bursaries
The New South Wales Cricket Association has donated £100, part of the proceeds of the late A.I.F. cricket match— supplemented by £25 of its own funds—…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1920
1,905 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 21 of 96
A Shot in the Da[?] Fugitive Wounded
A shooting incident occurred at [?] Peak Hill, about midnight on Friday a man was shot in the back by [?] Sykes, officer in charge of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ireland Home Rule Bill Unpopular. Wounded Soldier's Death. (Australian Cable Assn. Message.) Dublin, Thursday Night
The newspapers are unanimously against the new Home Rule Bill. Mr Devlin states it is an insult to Ireland, and creates, a Dublin Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Shooting Cases Tragedy on City Tram One Dead, Two Wounded
The already alarmingly long list Of shooting cases in Sydney this year was added to on Thursday afternoon, when a sensational tragedy occurred on a tram…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Criminals Allied Rights Reserved
London, Wednesday.—In the House of Commons Lieut Colonel Sir Frederick Hall asked if the German Government did not punish war criminals would the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →1914-1915 Star. Theatres of War
Captain L. S. Treloar, area officer in West Maitland, writes:-In connection with the distribution of the 1915-15 Star to members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War Fortunes. The Suggested Levy. London
The Board of Inland Revenue has issued a memorandum, which furnishes striking figures estimating the net increase in wealth between 1914 and 1919…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Criminals. Orject to Foreign Court. London
Reuter's Berlin correspondent says that General von Ludendorff. Admiral von Tirpitz. Generals Falkenhayn. Von Kluck, Man[?]field, and others have issued a declaration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dodging War Services. Boxer Jack Dempsey Surrenders Himself
San Francisco, Wednesday.—Learning that a warrant had been issued for his arrest on a charge of making a false declaration in order to escape serving in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British General. Severely Castigated. Post-war Revolutions London, February 25
Mr. Phillips Gibbs's new book [?]eanties of the War," has made a strong impression. It consists largely of caustic criti[?]s of generals, and bitter revelation of [?]sasters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conditions Ojy a Transport. Complaints by Soldiers
A Melbourne message says: The food, accommodation, and general conditions of life on the transport Friedrichsruhe, which arrived 'from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Governor at Dungog. Soldiers' Memorial
His Excellency the Governor and Lady Davison were officially welcomed by the Mayor of Dungog, Alderman Fitzgerald, on Saturday morning. The Vice-Real party…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Preference. for Returned Soldiers
An explanation of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Employment Act, passed by the State Parliament in December last, and now in force, has been made by the Director of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Soldiers' Gratuity Bonds. Allotments for Co-operation and Education
Mr. Henderson, general secretary of the Soldiers' League, stated that Mr. Hughes had approved of a proposal that accompanying each gratuity bond would be a form which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →St. Andrew's Soldiers' Memorial Pipe Organ
The project of St. Andrew's Church to instal a pipe organ as a fitting tribute to our soldiers "returned south," and at the same time a worthy memorial of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Club Dance
A dance in aid of the sports fund for the Returned Soldiers' Club took place [?] Janson's Hall on Thursday night. About 30 couples participated, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldier's Act. Throws Himself in Front of Train
A shocking fatality occurred between Gatton and Grantham on the main line from Brisbane to Toowoomba. As the special fruit train from Brisbane to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disorder on Troopship. a Soldier's Explanation
Writing to the "S. M. Herald," with reference to the recent disorderly conduct of returning soldiers on the steamer Friedrichsruhe at Colombo, a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Area Welcome Home Committee
A meeting of members of the above will be held in St. Mary's Parish Hall to-morrow (Tuesday) night, at 8 o'clock, when a full attendance is requested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appreciation of Service. War Sisters Entertained. Presentation of Cheques and Medals
The fact that four war nurses—Sisters Sto[?], K.R.C. First Class (sister of late [?] Colonel Ro[?] Scobie), E., B. Taylor and M. Cowan West Maitland) and E. J. Lackey…
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