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The wars & local soldiers, 1919

1,902 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 43 of 96

Returning Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 5

Private Clarence Hillier, son of District-officer Hillier, of the Newcastle District Fire Brigade, returned home on Saturday, after being on active service for four…

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For Soldiers Work Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 May 1919 · page 3

Advertisements for this column and answers to them can only be dealt with by the Department of Repatriation, 85 Scott-street, Newcastle, where…

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Returned Men

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5

The War Chest Fund will provide supper at the entertainment in the Parish Hall on Empire night. All depot workers are asked to attend at depot this afternoon…

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War Responsibility

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5

It is reported from Berlin that Count Rantzau's Note disputing that Germany was solely guilty of causing the war was dictated by the Government, which…

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Y.m.c.a. War Work Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 5

Citizens of Newcastle,—The meeting called by the Mayor of Newcastle for to-night for the purpose of initiating a local appeal to enable Newcastle to contribute…

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War Memorial "To Stand Over" City Council's Inaction

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 6

The war memorial proposal of Mr. Charles A. Harp was put before the City Council last night by the secretary of the Newcastle branch of the…

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Cost of the War Shall Huns Pay? Debate on Peace Terms LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 4

In the House of Commons Mr. Battomley gave notice of a motion dt daring that the Peace Treaty declaring that the Peace Treaty does not ful[?] the pledges of the British…

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Preference to Soldiers Maitland Council Challenged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 6

The Maitland District Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League has decided to appeal to the citizens of West Maitland against…

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A Soldier's Return

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 6

Corporal Fred Mannall, son of Mr. C. J. Mannall, of Hunter-street, West Maitland, returned home last night. He received a hearty welcome on his arrival at the West…

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Soldiers' Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 7

Sir,—Having regard to the efforts of the Mayor of Newcastle, Alderman Gibson, to obtain a block of ground at the intersection of King and Darby streets, for…

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Tribute to Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 2

Mr. J. W, Henery, hon. secretary of the Wickham Tennis Club, informed the Wickham Council last night that at a recent general meeting of the…

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War Memorial Mr. Earp's Plans Soldiers' Support

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 6

At a special meeting last night, the executive of the Newcastle branch of the Returned Soldiers' League enthuslastically supported Mr. Earp's…

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From World War to Civil War

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 4

The men of tho naval squadron which entered Sydney Heads to-day have returned from the greatest war in history, to find that in their own country a civil war has been declared between folk who never knew the real thing. Those of who stayed behind to "keep tho home fires…

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Newcastle's War Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 4

The proposal put forward by Mr. Earp to erect a Soldiers' Club and War Museum in Newcastle as the city's permanent memorial of the conflict has taken a definite form in the endorsement of the scheme by the Soldiers' Club, with probably similar adoption to-night by the…

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War News on Other Pages

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 1

Such of the cable news in this issue as is so headed appeared in "The Times," and is cabled by special, per mission. It should be understood that…

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Cost of the War Dominion Figures London, May 13

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 1

In the House of Commons Mr. Amery (Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies), said that the war expenditure of Canada was approximately…

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French's War Memoirs. Artillery Deficiency. Gratitude to Ministers. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 5

Field-Marshal Lord French, continuing his narrative in the "Daily Telegraph," states that he impressed upon the War Office on September 26, 1914, Britain's…

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Soldiers' Technical School

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 5

The official Australian correspondent telegraphs:— "Give me these works. In a year I will make £10,000." Thus Captain Greenlees summed up the…

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Real Coal Grievance Soldier From Germany "Never Again"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 3

Like all returned Aussies who nave been through war stunts, Pte. Robert Duncan, who has been staying with friends at Stockton after his recent…

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Hamilton Soldiers Three More Welcomed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1919 · page 2

On Monday night Pte. E. I. Ashton was met at Newcastle railway station by Mr. J. a'Beckett, assistant secretary of the Hamilton Soldiers…

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