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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

1,902 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 96

Remodelling the World Problems Before the Peace Conference Necessity for Caution Blunder Might Precipitate World War London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 1

In the course of a speech in the House of Commons, the Premier (Mr. Lloyd George) emphasised the gigantic character of the task before the Peace…

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Land for Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 7

Sir Arthur Griffith Boscawen, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture, in moving the second reading of the Land Settlement Facilities…

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Soldiers Returning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 April 1919 · page 6

Mr. W. Herbert, of 294 Darby-street, Newcastle, has been informed that his son, Sapper W. S. Herbert, is returning to Australia by the transport K[?]ldonian…

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Germany's War Crimes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 5

The Paris correspondent of the "Chicago Tribune" states that the Allied Commission investigating war crimes condemned the Crown Prince, Marshal…

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Our Sydney Letter. Questionable Optimism.—83 Funerals in One Day.—the Liquor Controversy.—out of Work Exsoldiers.—our Dull Easter.—motor Buses.—sovereigns at £1 0s 6d.—THE Next War Loan. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 April 1919 · page 6

The newest thing about the disease is the marked one—a decided move towards belittling it in what is esteemed, by those so inclined, the public interest…

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Anzac Day the Soldiers' Dilemma What Is To Happen?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 5

We are three days from the fourth anniversary of Anzac Day. Its near approach finds the returned soldier in an exasperating dilemma. Before the…

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Anzac Day. Celebration in Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 5

Five hundred Australians and New Zealanders attended the Anzac dinner at the Palais d'Orsay Hotel. Mr. W. M. Hughes, Prime Minister of…

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Hemmed in by War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 4

The further east one travels from Great Britain, the greater becomes one's knowledge of the part the British Grand Fleet played in winning the war—sea power…

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Care of Army Horses in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 6

The poor horses! They suffer horribly, pathetically, in war, and could they speak, what would they say of men's wickedness and folly? Happily, British Army horses…

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India and Egypt Post-war Reaction Trouble Widespread VANCOUVER, Monday. LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 1

Two hundred casualties occurred in the renewed riots at Amritsar, a city on the Punjab. The strike still…

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Soldiers' Settlement. Speech by Mr. Ashford. What the Government Has Done Glen Innes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 4

Mr. Ashford, the State Minister for Lands, in a speech at Glen Innes to-night, explained what the Government had already accomplished in the direction of…

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Vienna in Soldiers' Hands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 5

Despatches from Vienna state that the Soldiers' Council controls the city…

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Soldiers Returning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 April 1919 · page 5

Mrs. T. Smith, of 30 Bull-street, Cook's Hill, has received word that her husband, Private G. W. (Scotty) Smith, is returning by the transport Port…

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Anzac Day Soldiers Want March Cabinet Consideration

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 4

The dilemma in which the returned soldiers find themselves through the neglect of the Government to make any announcement regarding the…

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Deceased Soldiers' Pay

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 7

Sir,—When we read in the daily press that certain high-salaried officials of the Federal Government are being granted war bonuses of £1200. It should be…

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Soldiers' Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 4

Mr. Ashford, the New South Wales Minister for Lands, has been able to make a satisfactory statement in regard to the settlement of returned…

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Migration of Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 5

Mr. Amery, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Colonial Office, has summoned a meeting of the High Commissioners and Agents-General for April 25th,…

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Work for Soldiers State Suggestion "Spend it on Main Roads"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 6

Stockton Council last night received a letter from the Local Government Department about the gift of £599 to provide work for soldiers. It was…

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Soldiers and Wine (To the Editor)

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1919 · page 2

Sir,—Mr. Ashford proposes to settle two to four hundred soldiers on winegrowing areas in the State, and it is reasonable to ask the question: Why?…

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Anzac Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 April 1919 · page 4

Some weeks ago, at a meeting of the members of the Newcastle Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League, it was decided to hold a…

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