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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 78 of 96

D'annunzio's War Hostility to Jugo-Slavia LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 October 1919 · page 1

A telegram has reached Home from Flume that d'Aununzlo has ordered an Interruption of tho telegraphic communication with Agram. He stated…

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Hun War Material Unauthorised Disposal Proceeds Confiscated LONDON. Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 October 1919 · page 1

Reuter's Paris correspondent says that the Superme Council has accepted a resolution outlining the measures to prevent the Germans unauthorisedly…

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Maitland District. Returned Soldiers' Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1919 · page 6

The returned soldiers of West Maitland have secured October 10 as "Returned Soldiers' Day" for an appeal on behalf of their club, and to organise in…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, September 17. Soldiers' Demands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1919 · page 7

The returned soldiers have been railing a great deal more at the Government about delays in announcing the scale oft gratuities to be paid for service with the…

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A Brave Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 October 1919 · page 5

The first Victoria Cross to be won in North Russia has been awarded to Corporal A. P. Sullivan, a South Australian, from Crystalbrook…

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War Nurses Entertained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 6

Five war nurses, who received their training at the Maitland Hospital, were entertained on Saturday afternoon at Oakhampton by the Nurses' Comforts Fund…

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D'annunzio at War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 5

D'Annunzio has cut telegraphic communication between Fiume and Agram. When the French Mission inisted on the restoration of the service,…

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Bed for Soldiers Comfort Fund Gifts

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 4

The ladies of the 30th Battalion Comforts Fund attended the Newcastle Hospital this afternoon and handed to the Secretary (Mr. Williams) a cheque…

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Soldiers' Memorial City v. SUBURBS The Wickham Attitude

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 2 October 1919 · page 1

"Newcastle wants to erect a memorial at the expense of the suburbs said Alderman Jenner at the Wickham Council meeting last night. A [?]…

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Preference to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 October 1919 · page 7

Sir,—I have read of the treatment meted out to our returned soldiers—not being able to obtain work after doing their duty over the other side. I would like to…

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War Lantern Lecture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 8

Chaplain Major Finigan, who for a period was associated with the Central Methodist Mission at the time of the founder's death and who has spent four years with…

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Racial War Battles in Arkansas VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 1

Five whites and 17 negroes wore killed In a two days' race war at Elaine, Arkansas…

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Soldier's Houses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 9

The return furnished by Senator Millen in the Senate last week showing the progress of the soldiers' housing scheme is hardly satisfactory. This return, while…

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Our New Zealand Letter. Wellington, September 24. Soldiers and Gratuities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 10

The most discussed question in New Zealand to-day is the scale for the payment of gratuities to soldiers who have been on service abroad in this war. There has been…

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Soldiers and Their Farms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 10

A very radical proposal regarding the firms of soldiers who sold out to go to fight was made by Sir Joseph Ward in the House the other day. Many men on…

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Maitland Soldiers' Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 2

Only a small number responded to the appeal by the Mayor of west Maitland to attend a public meeting to hear the report of the special…

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Soldiers' Memorial Attitude of Suburbs Mr. Earp Explains

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 October 1919 · page 5

The attitude of various municipal councils to the proposal to construct a district memorial is causing surprise among Diggers. The general feeling…

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Scouts in War "Be Prepared" Motto

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 October 1919 · page 4

In delivering a lecturette at the annual meeting of the Newcastle and Hunter River District Boy Scouts' Association in Hamilton, on Saturday…

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Toronto. Presentations to Soldiers

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

Notwithstanding the inclement weather, there was a large gathering of the residents of Toronto and district in the school of arts on Saturday night, when a…

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"All One Conflict" Soldiers and Miners

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 October 1919 · page 5

Speaking at the Kurri Kurri meeting to-day. Mr. Willis said any man who worked anywhere during the war in connection with productive work…

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