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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1919

1,902 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 96

One Result of War. Cost of Houses Rises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 6

A few days ago I started to read one of those paper-covered novels which was published at 4½d in the early part of 1915 (writes W. G. Faulkiner in the London…

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The Silver Dagger [All Rights Reserved] CHAPTER X. Declaration of War

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 2

Within a quarter of an hour Pudifin was ushered into a room where a keen-eyed man soon discovered him. Mr. Pudifin?" inquired the Chief,…

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Soldiers and the Election

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 4

One of the objections urged against the holding of a general election now is that a very great proportion of men on service will be unable to record their votes…

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Maitland District. a Soldier's Return

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 6

Private George Stevens returned from active service on Sunday night, and was received at the West Maitland railway station by the Mayor, Alderman…

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The Federal Conference. Soldiers' Settlement. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1919 · page 5

The Federal Conference was continued to-day. New South Wales not being represented. The conference gave further…

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Empire's War Debt London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 January 1919 · page 1

"The Times" regards the War Loan scheme as very interesting. Separate responsibility is a fair, practical basis on which to issue the Empire war…

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Women and the War. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 5

President Wilson, during an at home in Paris, spoke to a delegation of working women of France as follows:— "The right of women to take their full…

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The Reaper's Scythes War and 'Flu South African Comparison CAPETOWN, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 1

In the Assembly, Sir T. Watt, in moving the adoption of the Public Health Bill, staled that during the war the the Union forces lost 6395 whites, 692…

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Returning Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1919 · page 4

Mr. C. Brock, of Newcastle, has been advised that his son, Private O. W. Brock, left London in the transport Orsova, which is expected to reach Melbourne…

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Huge War Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 7

Mr. Holden, at the meeting of the Joint City and Midland Bank, estimated the American debt at £2,000,000,000, the British at over £6,000,000,000, and the…

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Labour and the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 6

The view taken by authorities who are stated to be qualified to judge that the industrial unrest in Great Britain is largely due to the absence of a…

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Post-war Warnings: "Don'ts."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

Don't expect normal conditions to return directly the war is over. Don't let us lapse into the easy-going ways of pre-war times…

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The Women of England. What They Did During the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 2

The following information was supplied by one of the responsible officials to the members of the Press delegation during their visit to a factory at Cardonald, and…

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War Compensation. Enormous Claims. a Difficult Problem. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 7

One of the thorniest problems confronting the Commission on Reparation lies in the enormous amount of compensation demanded by the various war sufferers. It…

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Empire's War Debts. Question of Pooling. the London View. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 7

The proposal of Mr. Watt, the Acting Prime Minister of Australia, to pool the Empire's war debts, has been sympathetically received in the city, but some…

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Soldiers Support Hughes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 7

Anglo-Australians in London are following Mr. Hughes' fight with intense interest, especially soldiers on leave. Crowded meetings at the War Chest Club,…

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Border Blockade Soldiers Swim River ALBURY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

The hold-up of Interstate passengers at Wodonga at the instance of the New South Wales Government has created a sensation here with…

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Soldiers in Sydney Clean Bill of Health According to Melbourne SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 1 February 1919 · page 5

About 170 soldiers who have had free contact with the people in Melbourne were landed in Sydney to-day from the hospital ship Karoola. The…

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Education for Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 7

A somewhat ambitious scheme of training for returned soldiers undergoing treatment in hospitals prior to discharge is being undertaken by the authorities in…

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Soldiers Welcomed Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 4

Several motor cars and members of the various patriotic organisations were in waiting at the Newcastle railway station on Saturday for the incoming of the…

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