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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 72 of 96

War Against Bolsheviks

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

The anti-Boloheviks have captured the suburbs of Kieff. The Bolsheviks admit the loss of the southern outskirts of the town…

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War Expense Defended

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

Mr. Kellaway, the Deputy Minister for Munitions, speaking as the guest at a luncheon, vigorously defended the Ministry for Munitions. It was not General von…

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Woman's War Experiences

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

Dorothy Lawrence is publishing a book of her war experiences. She states that when in Paris, in 1915, she obtained a sapper's uniform, with the connivance of…

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Austria Must Pay Responsibility for the War No Escape Behind the Hapsburgs Allies' Firm Stand London, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent telegraphs:— The following summaries the text of the covering letter accompanying…

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Treatment of Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 3

Sir,—I read with disgust the letter of "A Britisher" in regard to the treatment of returned soldiers. He refers to the numerous instances of men having…

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The New Zealand Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 3

Sir,—I have "kicked" around this world a bit, which includes a few years with the "great" little A.I.F., but I have never seen, and I doubt if any town, in or out at…

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Maitland District. Soldiers Welcomed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 6

The Horseshoe Bend Welcome Home Committee tendered a hearty welcome home in the Parish Hall last evening, to the following soldiers, who returned home…

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Legislative Assembly. Reference to Returned Soldiers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 4

Mr. D. Levy, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, took the chair at half-past four o'clock this afternoon. In reply to Mr. F. Burke, Sir George…

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Returning Soldiers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 4

A batch of troops who disembarked at Melbourne from the transport Delta arrived by special train at the Central Railway Station to-day. Altogether there…

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Indian Affairs. the Afghan War. Transvaal Difficulty. (Australian Cable Association.) SIMLA

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 7

Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy of India, in opening the Legislative Council, delivered an eloquent and impressive speech. He said the final decision on the…

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Winning the War Uncle Sam and the Treaty Further Opposition Canada Favors Labor Covenants Vancouver

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 1

The united Slates Senate will not begin the open consideration of the treaty clause by clause for more than a week. The real battle will centre…

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Treatment of Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 2

Sir,—In reply to "A Britisher," I must lay that he is not much of an Englishman in my opinion. He refers to us fellows and our hard-earned money. What has it…

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Employment of Soldiers

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

It is to be regretted that any legislation should be necessary to provide for the reinstatement of returned soldiers in their employment. It is so…

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Melbourne Gossip. Melbourne, September 3. Returning Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 9

Returned soldiers are very conspicuopus unmerically, in Melbourne streets at present. Every clay transports are discharging large contingent of soldiers belonging…

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Maitland Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 5

Pte. W. Scholes returned to East Maitland last evening. Tpr. H. G. Lane will arrive from active service to-night. His home is in…

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War Reparation. Position of France. Recovering Rapidly. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 5

M. Klotz, the French Minister for Finance, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, said the cost of the war was £40,000,000,000, and the Allies would share…

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Returning Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 5

Mr. and Mrs. W. Manson, of 114 Darby-street, Newcastle, have received word that their son, Private Daniel Manson, is returning to Australia by the…

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Another Irish Outrage Unarmed Soldiers Attacked LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 4

Seventeen soldiers of the Shrop-shires in charge of a corporal, were going to church at Fermoy this morning carrying rifles but no ammunition…

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War Chest Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1919 · page 5

The secretary writes:—"The War Chest committee has received, from Rouchel during the week 27 garments, making a donation of 169 for six weeks. The depot…

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Von Tirpitz on the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1919 · page 5

The "Sunday Times" publishes extracts from Admiral von Tirpitz's forthcoming book. He declares that Germany did not want and was not prepared for war. As…

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