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The wars & local soldiers, 1918

3,188 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 81 of 160

Motor Notes After the War

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 3

The first public indications of the future policy of the French motor industry have been issued in a report on the situation of the automobile industry after the war. The…

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Are Men Changed by the War?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 6

People tell me that our mentality is being ominously modified by the war. We shall never be the same again. We shall never return to our old ways. And I…

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War Babies Trip to the Lake

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 5

The War Babies' Column arrived by train at Teraiba early yesterday afternoon. On their arrival they were met by Councillor Johnston, who, on behalf of the people of…

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War Graves Imperial Conference Discussion MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 6

Mr. Watt, Acting Prime Minister, has issued a cablegram received by the Govenor-General from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, stating that the Imperial…

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Called Up Italians for War Desire to Return Here

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 5

A bubble of excited voices echoed through the corridors of the Trades Hall this morning. Congregated there was a number of young Italians recently called up by their…

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Patriotic Efforts. Newcastle and H.r.d. War Chest Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 6

NEWCASTLE AND H.R.D. WAR CHEST FUND.—The committee asks for donations from 5s upwards for Christmas parcels for the A.I.F. The Newcastle fund has…

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Mothers of Europe Their Tragedies and Sorrows Burdens of the War

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 3

There is a well-shaded path at Potsdam that winds down from saps Souci, the simple and charming old palace of Frederick the Great, to the huge and gorgeous residence…

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War Cabinet Pressure of Work Idle Rumors Circulated LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 4

Sir Robert Borden's decision to split the representation of Canada between the War Cabinet and the Imperial Conference indicates that the work of the former is being…

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The War (Continued from Page 1) Germany Within Crime Rampant Hamburg Express Attacked LONDON, Monday night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 5

The German press proves that criminality is increasing, necessitating the employment in Berlin of extra police and military guards in the most dangerous districts…

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Railway Soldiers' Medals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 7

Sir,—"Soldier's Sister" again asks a number of questions, which are matters of detail. All the information she may require in this respect can be procured…

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Soldiers Want Work List Unchanged

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 5

As Monday was a holiday none of the returned soldiers out of work was placed in a position by Mr. Richards, repatriation officer at Newcastle…

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The Australian Army. Its Famous Infantry. Tasmania. (Australian War Correspondent, C. E. W. Bean.) (Copyright Reserved by the Crown.) LONDON, March 22nd

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1918 · page 4

In the old First Australian Division the battalion which contained the infantry sent by Tasmania to the war was the Twelfth Battalion. The headquarters, and…

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District Casualties. Killed in Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 5

PRIVATE NEILSON.—Mr. A. Neilson, of Seaham No. 2, West Wallsend, has been informed that his son, Private John (Jock) Neilson, who was reported…

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Free Tram Passes Issue to Wounded Soldiers Colonel Fare Pleased

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 5

Colonel Farr, of the Repatriation Department, was in Newcastle to-day. He stated that he had received a number of free tram passes from the Government for…

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Soldier's Wife's Rent Wickham Landlord Fined War Precautions Case

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 5

A prosecution under the moratorium regulations of the War Precautions Act was before Mr. Butler, S.M., at Newcastle Court this morning, the defendant being Ernest…

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"Anzac" As Capital Memorial of Heroism LONDON, Tuesday night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 5

In the House of Commons to-night, Mr. C. H. Dixon (Boston) asked: "Will the Secretary of State for Colonies submit to the Prime Ministers of Australia and New…

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The War Austria Reeling Reliance on Germany London, Tuesday night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 5

"The Times" correspondent at The Hague telegraphs that with or without Dr. Seldler's restoration, the stability of Austria is apparently impossible unless Germany is…

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The War Situation. Lloyd George's Review. a Great Blow Coming. But the Allies Confident. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 5

Mr. Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, speaking in the House of Commons, made an important review of the war situation. "The opposing forces in the west," he…

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Soldiers' Grievances

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 3

Sir,—At the Newcastle racecourse I beheld the spectacle of a number of between 20 and 30 respectably returned soldiers in mufti grouped around the doorway of the…

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Australia a Nation Born in a Grey Dawn Her Sons' Glorious Deeds Men and Money for the War LONDON. Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 June 1918 · page 1

The luncheon tendered to the Australian delegates to the delegates to the imperial Conference held at the Savoy Hotel to-day was presided over by Mr. Andrew Fisher (High…

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