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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1920

1,076 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 54

Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1920 · page 9

The executive of the Returned Soldiers Association, has been meeting here during the past few days end has been discussing remits, passing resolutions, and…

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War Souvenirs Trust

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 2

West Maitland Council last night appointed the Mayor (Ald. Fry) and the town clerk (Mr. Saunders) as trustees of any war trophies that may be…

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Soldiers' Settlement Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 5

The inquiry in regard to the administration of the soldiers' settlement branch of the Lands Department was commenced by the Public Service Board to-day…

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Struggles on Stage Soldier-Actor's Story

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 5

Soldier-actors have returned to England with their histrionic art not merely unimpaired, but improved (says "Lloyd's Weekly News")…

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Memorial Trustees Will Soldiers Die Out?

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 4

At a meeting of the officials and trustees of the West Maitland Soldiers' Memorial Committee last night, the question of vesting the memorial…

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Brown's Bonuses Letters From Bryant Soldiers Settlement Work Public Service Inquiry Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1920 · page 5

The Public Service Board to-day commenced the hearing of evidence in the inquiry into the administration of the Soldiers' Settlement…

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Soldiers' Settlement Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 5

The Public Service Board to-day continued its inquiry into the administration of the soldiers' settlement branch of the Lands Department, under the ex-director,…

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Waratah Soldiers' Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1920 · page 2

Waratah Council has given permission to the Waratah-Mayfield Soldiers' Memorial Committee to erect, as memorial, gates at the entrance to…

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Desperate Burglar Licensee Wounded BRISBANE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 5

William Bourke, husband of Grace Bourke, licensee of the Union Hotel, Blackall, was shot by an intruder at about 2.15 yesterday morning. The…

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Waratah. Soldiers' Memorial Sports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 6

There was a large attendance in Waratah Park yesterday afternoon, when sports were hold in aid of the soldiers' memorial fund. The scratch football game by…

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To-day's Functions Prince with the Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 June 1920 · page 5

The Prince commenced his official functions to-day with the inspection of a guard of honor in front of Government House. There were two…

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The British Army. War and Peace Numbers. Commitments Abroad. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 5

A White Paper giving details of the army estimates for 1920 shows that the peace establishment of the Territorial army is 236,000, and the war…

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Persian Crisis Bolsheviks on the War Path League of Nations Denounced Sops to the Soviets Paris, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 June 1920 · page 1

A telegram from Teheran states that the Bolshevik forces which disembarked at Enzeli comprise a whole army corps, with a squadron of seaplanes. They captured sixteen tank steamers, despatching…

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War Gratuities

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 5

War gratuity bonds are coming along slowly to Newcastle. A number arrived yesterday and to-day. Evidently some of the Diggers have…

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War Correspondents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 2

War correspondents, who had a distinguished place in the last English honours list, form an ancient tribe, if we reckon Homer as one of them…

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Canadian War Incident

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 7

A telegram from Ottawa states that Mr. Hughes told the House of Commons that a British General kicked out General Currie from a dugout near Ypres…

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War with Turkey Will Hostilities Resume? Greece Involved in Struggle London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 1

"Britain is again at war with Tuckey," says "The Times" correspondent at Constantinople: at least with the majority of the Turkish…

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Soldiers' Settlement Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 7

The Public Service Board to-day continued its inquiry into the administration of the Soldiers' Settlement Branch of the Lands Department, under the ex-director,…

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Soldiers' Graves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 8

Thousands of persons in the outer Empire, as well as in these islands, are interested in the work of the Graves Commission (writes a London…

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Soldier Settlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 June 1920 · page 6

The delay which occurs in allotting land to returned soldiers and sailors is no fault of the men themselves. The land officers in the various States…

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