War Pensions Cost Still Increasing
During the last financial year, war pensions paid to Australian pensioners within Australia and elsewhere, amounted to £7,683,089, and £298,233…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1938
870 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 19 of 44
St. Paul's Guild. War Bridge Evening
The second successful war bridge evening organised by St. Paul's Women's Guild, was held in the Parish Hall last night…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →E.M. SUB-BRANCH Returned Soldiers
In the absence of the President (Mr. G. Jones) Mr. A. Blackmail occupied the chair at the fortnightly meeting of the East Maitland Sub-branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →T.B. Soldiers' Cup. Qualifying Round
The club qualifying round for the T.B. Soldiers' cup, postponed from Anzac Day, will be played next Saturday, 21st May. Fuller particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Arrangements for Anzac Sports
Arrangements for Anzac Sports, which will be held this year in Singleton on King's Birthday, were made at a special meeting of Singleton…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fresh Furious Fighting in Chinese War Zone Hongkong, May 18
The Japanese rounded up and shol 100 Chinese as a reprisal for the bomb thrown on the Amoy Bund, which killed seven Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unforgotten Men War Veterans' Home
Wars do not really end when an armistice is proclaimed or, the peace treat is ratified. The guns fall silent, the fronts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Von Luckner Reaches Sidney Proud of His War Record. Sydney
The yacht, See Teufel, in which Count Felix von Luckner and his wife are making a world tour, entered Sydney Harbour shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →R.S. & S.I. League of Australia. Dungog Sub-Branch. League News. War Veterans' Home Appeal
The War Veterans' Home Appeal is receiving ready response from throughout the State. The objective is £50,000. To date slightly over £7000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gloucester Bushmen's Carnival Soldiers' Annual Event
Under ideal weather conditions on Saturday last the annual carnival and sports organised and carried out by the Gloucester branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Golf. T. B. Soldiers' Cup. Qualifying Round
The qualifying round for the T.B. Soldiers' Cup is an annual event held to assist the T.B. Soldiers. All entry fees for this competition…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Man Offers to Execute Spicer Coogee Returned Soldier
In a letter published in a Sydney newspaper, Roy Helme, of Coogee, offers to execute Alfred Spicer, who is to be hanged this month for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Appreciation From Spain Letter From Soldier to Kurri Women
Below we publish an interesting letter received by the Kurri Spanish Relief Committee from a German member of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Foreign War Victims Casualties in China London, May 22
Investigations at Peiping into the death of Father Fourre, who was shot dead by Japanese recently, have been completed, says…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soviet Soldiers Fighting on Manchukuo Border TOKIO, May 22
Fighting is reported to have broken out on the border of Manchukuo and Soviet Russia. It is stated that Soviet soldiers crossed the frontier at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Club. Committee Meeting
A committee meeting of the Muswellbrook sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I. League was held last night. Mr. J. S. Cook (president) presiding over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers' League Fortnightly Meeting
At the last fortnightly meeting of the Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, presided over by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Singleton News Soldiers' League Meeting of Committee Concessions Singleton
Mr. O. Wikner presided and Messrs. T. Lusty, C. J. Fiddyment. V. Simpson, H. Pepper, F. Madden, H. E. Lancaster, H. Pepper, C. E. Lowther,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Veterans' Home
The appeal for funds for the War Veterans' Home at Narrabeen is meeting with ready response. Already nearly £8000 has been subscribed. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →China War Suchow Evacuated Siege Broken Hankow, May 26
The Chinese escape from the Japanese dragnet round Suchow was very successful. Three hundred thousand Chinese, who…
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