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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 11 of 96

Neath and Abermain. Soldiers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 6

The returned soldiers of Neath and Abermain have combined to form a Returned Soldiers Association, with the object of safeguarding their own interests,…

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New Lambton Soldier

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 3 February 1919 · page 3

Private R. Hodgins, of St. James, road, New Lambton, returned home on Saturday evening, and was met at Newcastle station by Mr. Auckett and…

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Carrington Welcome Home

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1919 · page 6

A welcome home was tendered to Corporal R. Jeakinson and Privates J. Lewis and A. Whitehead by the members of the Carrington Methodist…

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Pooling War Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 5

Signor Crespi, one of the Italian delegates to the Peace Conference, has proposed a single financial front for the payment of war debts…

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Pen-notes and Pencillings. War Must Go

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 4

In speaking to some privileged press agents before going to Paris to attend the Peace Conference, Mr. Lioyd George declared that the Allies would make…

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No Class War Disappointed Swiss LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1919 · page 4

A message from Berne states that the Swiss Socialists have decided not to participate in the International Socialist Conference, because the…

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Work Wanted Returned Men's Search

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 5

No fewer than 27 returned soldiers have asked the Newcastle Repatriation branch to [?]nd them employment. Mr. Bonn[?]tt, the officer in charge,…

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Hun Release Returned Men Supported

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 2

The members of the Newcastle Repatriation Executive are unanimously in favor of the re-internment of enemy aliens who have been released, also…

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Crimes of the War Committee's Work London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphs: A communique, dated February 3, states: There was a [?]lt attendance of representatives of the…

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Devastation of War Help for Victims London, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 1

[?] advices from The Hague state that a commission will proceed to Paris to discuss with the authorities how far Holland can co-operate…

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Returning Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1919 · page 5

Mrs. J. R. Shephard, late of Hunter-street West, Newcastle, has received information that her husband, Sapper J. R. Shephard, of 9th Field Company…

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War Responsibility

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

A brief statement is made on behalf of the committee investigating the question of responsibiliby for the war. It is explained that the committee is…

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War Not Concluded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

The "Daily Telegraphs" Paris representative states that the Allied Conference during the past three days was reminded from the military view point that…

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Anzac Graves Sacked Area Australian Control Urged LONDON, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 1

The Special Commissioner for "The Sun," Mr. Peacock, in a message from Chanak, again urges Australian control of the Anzac graves immediately…

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German Troubles. Fears of Spartacists. Civil War Breaks Out. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Amsterdam that nobody is permitted to enter Welmar without a pass signed by either Herr Ebert or Herr Scheidemann. A feeling of…

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Soldiers at Play Doubtful Tour Rugby Results LONDON. Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 6

It appears that unless a manager is appointed immediately and authorised to held the indispensables together and smooth over jealousies,…

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Soldiers' Work Serious Allegations

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1919 · page 5

Recently the Chamber of Commerce advised the Repatriation Department that it did not favor an influx of unemployed returned soldiers from…

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Minmi Anzacs Warm Welcome Home

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 4

Lightfoot's Picture Palace at Minm[?] was crowded last night, when Privates George Barr and Mathow Colquhoun were welcomed home. They en[?]ted…

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War Graves Commission

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 2

The War Graves Commission has identified 450,000 graves of British soldiers in France und Flanders, and it maintains them with solicitous care in 1000…

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Queer War Trades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1919 · page 10

An exchange tells us that some qucer and profitable trades came into being in England during the war period. Small fortunes have been made in the streets…

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