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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

1,902 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 41 of 96

Work for Soldiers in the Drain

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 3

"A Soldier's Mother" supports Digger's" Complaint in "The Newcastle Sun" on Saturday last:— "In regard to the work for soldiers…

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Soldier Turned Down a Maitland Job

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 5

Three or four weeks ago West Maltland Council called for applications to fill the position of "handy man" at a wage of is 8d per hour, stipulating…

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"Wages Only" The Grant for Soldiers Muswellbrook Request Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 6

The Muswellbrook Municipal Council has decided to ask the Federal: Government to allow it to expend portion of its grant out of the £500,000…

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Carrington Soldiers Pte. E. Laver's Return

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 6

Last night Private Ernest Laver, of the 30th Battalion, familiarly known as "Ned," was welcomed to the residence of his brother, Mr. Jas. Laver,…

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War Memorial a Soldiers' Institute

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 2

Mr. C. A. Earp writes again: The suggestion which has been put forward that a town hall should be erected as a memorial to the memory…

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Post-war Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 3

"America is snapping up the after-war trade, while British business is lettered by Government control," is the picture drawn by the Liverpool "Post," which…

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War Worker's Return

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

Among the many Australians who have been successful in munition and other war work in England is Mr. Charles E. Lewis, B.E. (Queensland…

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Maitland War Chest Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 6

The final meeting of the Maitland War Chest Committee was hold in St. Paul's Parish Hall last evening, when the president, Mrs. C. J. Mannall, occupied the…

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The War at Home

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 4

"Why do they call orders they serve war-portions?" "Because they give a man only a fighting chance of getting a meal."…

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The Late War. Lord French's Story. What Might Have Been. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

Field-Marshal Viscount French, in his narrative in the London "Daily Telegraph" repudiates responsibility for the events in Belgium early in October, when…

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A Soldier's Travels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 3

Mr. J. Dart, of Newcastle, has received a letter from his son, Private G. W. Dart, who, with two companions has finished fourteen days' leave. After a brief stay…

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Our Sydney Letter. That Tired Feeling.—half Hearing Means Forgetting.—the Mask Has to Go.—our Telephone System.—strikes and the Capitalist.—a Shell-shock Item.—very Dear Mutton.—the Soldiers' Disabilities. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 4

It may or may not be the case with other great cities. But if it is, and the un-escapable portion of such, then it is a rather fine argument for decentralisation…

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Training Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 4

Hitherto the vocational training of soldiers has been carried out through the medium of the technical colleges in the various States. Senator Millen,…

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Junction Monument Soldiers' Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 2

The base of the memorial monument, the foundation of which is to be laid at the Junction on Saturday afternoon, is of…

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Welcome Home West Wallsend Men

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 4

Two more soldiers were welcomed to West Wallsend last evening, Ptes. Wickham. They were met by Councillor Johnston's car and driven to the…

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War Cheat Souvenirs

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 3

The War Chest Fund has on hand a fresh supply of the popular sets of six buttons. These cost only 5s, and include a pound button. They…

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Y.M.C.A. and War Work

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 5

Mr. W. J. Richards, representing the National Committee of the Y.M.C.A., arrived today in Newcastle to initiate a campaign for funds to…

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Afghan War British Successes Reported Friendly Tribes Aeroplanes Play Important Part

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 1

A Bolshevik report states than an Afghan mission has arrived in Moscow. LONDON, May 12. A report from Simla states:…

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Battle of the Marne Decisive Victory Lord French's War Book LONDON, May 9

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 1

A further instalment of Lord French's book on the war is published in the "Daily Telegraph." The Field-Marshal describes the battle of the…

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Returned Soldiers and Drill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 4

Senator Russell, the Acting Minister for Defence, has intimated that there is no present intention of compelling returned soldiers to take part in the…

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