Soldiers' Welfare
Some time ago the Mayor of Burwood (Alderman J. H. Whipp) wrote to Mr. Thomas Henley, M.L.A., asking whether he could manage to get…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1918
3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 160
Daylight Cinema. Failure with Soldiers
Recently, Mr. A. Fisher, the High Commissioner, formally opened a free "Daylight Cinema" in Trafaigar Square, London, the purpose of which,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Patriotic Displays. Red Cross and War Chest
The displays of the patriotic lady workers in the manufactures' pavilion are creating much interest. The workers of the Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shouldering the Burden. Home Effects of the War
It is only in the fourth year of the war that the people of Great Britain have begun to realise that victory depends on their capacity to stand the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Allied Labour War Aims. Enemy Socialists To Be Informed
LONDON, Thursday.—The Allied Labour war aims memorandum will be forwarded at an early date to enemy Socialists through neutral…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Postal Information Mail for Soldiers
A newspaper and parcel mail for the Australian Expeditionary Forces in England and France will close at the Newcastle Post Office at 6 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carrington. Soldiers Entertained
A concert and presentation of gold bars to returned soldiers and to the next of kin of soldiers who had fallen at the front was held in the school of arts on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Football. B.a. Rules. Newcastle Soldiers at Play
Private Peter Coppock sends the following account of a match played "Just behind the trenches," between the 34th Battalion and "The Jocks."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Mail
A newspaper and parcel mail for the Expeditionary Forces in England and France will close at Newcastle Post Office at 6 p.m. to-morrow…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Loan Money
The magnificent contribution of a certain life assurance company to the Present Australian War Loan merits being chronicled in letters of gold. It amounts to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Shipping Risks
The Board of Trade has abolished the flat rates for war risks, and is now charging premiums graded according to the actual risks of the particular voyage…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Savings Campaign
LONDON, Friday.—An Australian band from Salisbury training camp plays during the week in Trafalgar Square to help the War Savings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Holy War Against Huns. All Russians to be Armed
PETROGRAD, Friday.—A Bolshevik announcement states that the German offensive being stopped was due to resistance by the Russians…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scholarships For Soldiers and Sailors Australian Awards
LONDON, Friday.—Reuter learns that 13 overseas sailor and soldier scholarships announced in November have been awarded to nine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Postal Information Soldiers' Mail To-night
A newspaper and parcel mail for the Australian Expeditionary Forces in England and France will close at the Newcastle Post Office at 6 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Welcomed. New Lambton Entertainment
The reception given by the New Lambton Welcome Home and Send-off Committee, and citizens, to Sergeant Mitchell, D.C.M., Corporal Hincks…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Financial Aid to Soldiers
The Government has met with heaps of trouble on account of the acts of some of the boards that have been set up to undertake some departments of war works. One of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kurri Public School. Honour Roll Unveiled
An honour roll, containing the names of 153 former scholars, was unveiled by Mr. James, the Minister for Education, at Kurri Kurri Public School on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kurri Honour Roll. Visit of Mr. A. F. James
The ceremony in connection with the unveiling of the honour roll of pupils of the Kurri Kurri Public School took place on Saturday in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia's War Losses
The "Journal de Geneve" has compiled from authoritative sources statistics of Russia's war losses. They include 5,000,000 men killed, and…
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