£1000 WANTED Anzac Memorial Institute Empire Day Appeal
May 24—Empire Day—has been fixed as an appeal day by the Returned Soldiers' League, which desires to raise £1000 for the Anzac Memorial Institute…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1918
3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 160
Touching Tributes Anzac Day at Malta "Graves of the Heroes" LONDON, Wednesday Night
Reuter's correspondent at Malta telegraphs:— A most impressive memorial service on Anzac Day was held in the Australian Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Russia's Changes. May Re-enter the War
The Petrograd correspondent of the United Press states that Russia is preparing to re-enter the war. A pan-Executive Council has adopted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Canada's War Finance Raising Local Loans London, Wednesday night
A message from Ottawa states that in the House of Commons, the Hon. W. F. Maclean, Acting Minister for Finance, stated that this year's war expenditure amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sinews of War America's Big Efforts Vancouver
A message from New York states that General Foch has cabled to Governor Strong of the Federal Reserve Bank congratulating him upon America's magnificent war efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Effect of Liquor on Soldiers. Melbourne
The Senate Select Committee on the effect of liquor on soldiers has completed a progress report, which states that the evidence shows that returning soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Friend Mr. Dark Honored
A certificate or appreciation from the central council of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League was presented to Mr. Samuel Dark at last night's meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fruits of Peace Soldiers' Catechism Vancouver
A message from Washington states that German soldiers have been supplied with a political catechism, which outlines domination of the coast of Flanders, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Insuring Soldiers Wickham Girls Earnest
On Anzac Day the head teacher of the Wickham school (Mr. Neal), stated that the Wickham school would provide the insurance on the first soldier enlisting who had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Casualties. Killed in Action
PRIVATE HAMILTON.—Mrs. Jean Gregory, of Dent-street, Islington, has received word that her brother, Private Mat Hamilton, of the Fifth Pioneers,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Problems Absorbing Returned Soldiers
It is the opinion of Rev. E. A. North-Ash, that a problem greater than that of the absorption of returned soldiers into the civil life of the community will be that of their…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Loan Thanks
The Mayor (Alderman Kilgour) has received the following letter from Mr. Denison Miller, Governor of the Commonwealth Bank: "At the conclusion of this great war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Labour and the War
Mr. Holman's appeal to Labour has been practically answered by Senator Gardiner, whose forceful and patriotic utterances in the Senate will evoke not…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Chest Sock Appeal
An appeal is made by the committee of the Newcastle and Hunter River War Chest Fund for assistance in a special effort to obtain 150,000 pairs of socks for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Post-war Trade Burleigh Report Prohibition Impossible LONDON, Thursday Night
Lord Balfour of Burleigh, on behalf of the Parliamentary Committee, has presented a further report on "After the War Trade," which states: "Any general post-war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Insure a Soldier Employees' Laudable Scheme
The employees of Frederic Ash, Ltd., hardware merchants and general Importers, of Newcastle have decided to insure a married soldier against death on active service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Insurance Million Pounds Paid by A.M.P. SYDNEY
At the annum meeting of the A.M.F Society this afternoon. Mr. Meeks, M L.C., chairman, stated that the society had been able to pay away in one year nearly one…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Casualties. Killed in Action
GUNNER EARP.—Yesterday Mr. C. A Earp, a member of the firm of Messrs. Earp Brothers and Company, Limited, Newcastle, received cable messages from his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Anzac Institute
The returned soldiers desire to raise £1000 on Empire Day (May 24), for the upkeep of the Anzac Memorial Institute. Their sub-committee appointed to organise the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returning Drafts of Wounded
For the past two years the Defence Authorities in New Zealand have, at the dictation of the Government, followed a most expensive and cumbersome procedure in dealing…
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