Y.m.c.a. in the War. Mr. J. Virgo in Melbourne
"In November last the American Y. M. C. A. initiated a seven days' drive, to raise 35,000,000 dollars in ald of association work among American…
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 26 of 160
Small Arms Factory. Soldier's Two Wills. No Settlement of Trouble
Though there have been a few moves by the unions concerned, the position in regard to the trouble at the small arms factory at Lithgow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Good-natured Soldiers. Revelry with Children
The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Headquarters in France writes:— This morning broke in a magnificent blaze of sunshine after a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Potatoes From Soldiers' Settlement
A truck load of potatoes from the returned soldiers' settlement at Greenwood, has been received by the Coastal Farmers' Co-operative Society, Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hamilton Soldiers. Presentation Committee Meeting
A well-attended meeting of the Hamilton Soldiers' Presentation and Welcome Home Committee was held in the Council Chambers last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Distinguished Soldier. Coming to Australia
General Pau, who is to accompany the French commercial mission, which is expected to arrive in Australia in June next, is a very distinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers Return. Arrival in Sydney
SYDNEY. Tuesday.—Another batch of sick and wounded soldiers reached Sydney to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Barmaids' Register. Soldiers' Wives Enrolling
About 1,000 names have been added to the barmaids' register in Melbourne, one-fourth of the number being soldiers' wives. Barmaids were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Water Board Clerk Enlists
Mr. H. C. Watson, temporary clerk in the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board's branch office at West Maitland, wrote to the Board…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Letters. Cardiff Man in France
Mr. M'Rao, of Cardiff, has received the following letter from his son, dated from Rhyl (Wales) ,Military Hospital, December 31, 1917:—"To-morrow is New Year's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Casualties. Killed in Action
BUGLER BURNLEY.—Mrs. A. Burnley, of Regent-street, New Lambton, has been notified from headquarters that her son, Bugler J. Burnley, previously reported…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded on Wrist
James Wade (40), a rail straightener, residing at Gipps Street, Carrington, was treated at Newcastle Hospital early this morning for an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germany's War Aim
Sir Auckland Geddes, the Director-General of National Service, speaking at Aldershot, said that Germany's big war aim was to Germanise the whole world. If they…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Small-arms Factory War Precautions Action
As a result of a further interview which the Minister for Defence had in Melbourne with delegates from Lithgow in regard to the dispute at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Bond Dowry. Prizes Distributed in London
Little one-year-old Miss Sybil Jane Harrison, of Croydon, London, if she married at 19 will have quite a nice dowry. She has won the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan and Siberia. Preparing for War. America Friendly. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON
It is reported from Tokio that a bill has been introduced in the Japanese Diet, authorising the War Minister to mobilise industries contributing to the prosecution…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Too Young to Fight. Queen and Boy Soldier
There is a pretty sequel to the romance of Ted Wharton, the heroic Australian boy of 16, who, at the age 13 1/2, got into the army and who,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recruiting Bonus. Soldiers' Congress Objects
At the Returned Soldiers' Congress, Mr. Pike moved that the regulation providing that men who made a false attestation should not bo entitled to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returning Soldiers. Sydney
A small number of sick and wounded soldiers arrived in Sydney to-day by train from Melbourne. The men came to Australia by boat "F." and at Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mails for Soldiers
A mail for parcels and newspapers only for Expeditionary Forces in England and France will close at the Newcastle post-office at six o'clock this evening, and for…
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