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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 48 of 96

War Monument

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 6

Sir,—As the matter will come before the Newcastle Council on Monday night. I wish to mention a few items of importance concerning it, viz.—(1) The citizens…

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Germany's War Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 5

A message from Berlin states that a final adjustment of the war losses shows that 1,677,000 Germans were killed, and 384,000 are missing. Of the latter number,…

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War Memorial Question of the Site

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 3

Mr. J. J. Meloney joins issue with "O[?]oobah":— "Your correspondent is very evidently not well posted concerning…

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Up for Sentence Judd Case Again Out "To Stop the War" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 4

Five Judges of the High Court having heard the appeal by the Crown against the against the decision of the State Full Court in squashing the conviction of…

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The Afghan War. British Successes. March on Kabul Expected. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 5

An official report states: We repulsed the Afghan attacks on port Thal. The Afghans occupied and looted the bazaar outside the fort…

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More Soldiers Landed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 5

The New South Wales troops on board the Warwickshire disembarked at Sydney on Saturday, and another batch from the Castalia on Sunday. They were given…

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New Lambton. Soldiers Welcomed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 6

In the mechanics' institute hall on Saturday evening, under the auspices of the welcome home committee, ten of the lately-returned soldiers who had enlisted…

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Soldiers Returning

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 5

Mr. Ruport C. Fidler, of Bolton-street, Newcastle, has received word that his brother, Sergeant Charles E. Fidler, is returning by the Runic, which is due in…

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Soldiers Welcomed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 5

Private J. M. O'Sullivan, the second soldier son of Mrs. R. O'Sullivan, of 162 Darby-street, Newcastle, returned home on Saturday evening, after nearly three years'…

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Wild Night with a Gun Chinaman Runs Amok Church Service Upset Returned Soldier to the Rescue SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 1

After wounding 17 people and holding the police at bay from about seven o'clock last night until 10 o'clock this morning a Chinaman who ran amok…

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Killingworth Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 June 1919 · page 5

A large number of residents of the Killingworth district met is the Literary Institute on Saturday night to welcome back another of the returned…

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Soldiers' Pay Returned Men's Worries

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

Reference was made at the meeting of tie Maitland subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League held last evening to the apathy of the officials at…

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The War Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

The City Council has taken the right procedure in referring to a public meeting the proposal Co erect a substantial war memorial in the city. It undoubtedly will be n district concern, and can only be made successful by whole-hearted district co-operation. The movement for a…

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War Memorial Referred to Public City Council Views

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 4

The City Council last night decided to refer to a public meeting the proposal for a soldiers memorial institute and war museum Mr. Charles…

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Australia in the War Remarkable Record Pacific Problems LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 1

Mr. Leopold Amery (Undersecretary for the Colonies), speaking In London, said that the Commonwealth war efforts' were the most remarkable…

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Soldiers Welcomed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 6

Private James O'Sullivan, of Darby-street, Newcastle, was welcomed at the railway station on Saturday night, by the members of the Newcastle Mothers' Club,…

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Soldiers' Memorial. Public Meeting to Be Held

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 6

At the meeting of the Newcastle Council last night, Mr. C. A. Earp forwarded a tentative plan of the proposed soldiers memorial institute and war museum, to…

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Returning Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 5

Mrs., Nesbitt, of Sydney, late of Newcastle has received word that her husband, Private J. J. Nesbitt, M.M., is returning by the transport Leicestershire,…

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Wickham Soldiers Welcome Arrangements

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 3

Arrangements to welcome home a number of returned soldiers were made by the the Wickham-Linwood Solders Presentation and Welcome…

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Wallsend Soldiers Public Welcome

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1919 · page 1

Walleend'e Red Cross, Comfort Fund and Girls' League accorded a welcome home to a number of returned men at the Masonic Hall. Matron…

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