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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

1,076 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 34 of 54

Soldier's Soft Hands Cause of Mine Stoppage SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 1

According to the statement received by .Mr. Willis, secretary of the Australasian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, the stoppage of work at…

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Soldiers' Venture Work for Blind Men Tea Company for Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 1

One of the soldier institutions that has proved an unqualified success both as a means of providing congenial employment for incapacitated men and…

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Help for the Needy £500,000 to Spend Money for Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 July 1920 · page 5

Returned soldiers or their dependents who are in needy circumstances may now apply for relief to the Newcastle branch of the Repatriation…

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War Criminals "Inaccurate Lists" Heinze's Specious Plea LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Berlin states that the Minister for Justice, Herr Heinze, in an interview prior to his departure for Spa, referred to the…

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Our Sydney Letter. the Soldier's Bond.—robbing the Blind.—also Helping Them and Others.—the House-to-house Valuation.—stopping Excessive Exports.—the Death Sentence.—bright Rays From the Country.—the City in Good Spirits. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 5

How much business has been done with the returned soldiers cannot be said. But apparently enough of a questionable character has been transacted to cause the…

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Reducing the Burden Britain's War Strain London. Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 1

In the House of Lords, Lord Middleton drew attention to the great increase in the estimated normal revenue, and moved a resolution that…

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Sailors and Soldiers' Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 5

The hon. treasurer, Mr. Charles A. Earp, has been notified of the following further donation:—Previously published, £2850 11s 1d; balance Lady…

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Dominions in the War Historical Record London, Friday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 1

In the House of Commons, replying to Mr. Hurd, Mr. Amery said that the complete list of contribution by the Dominions, Colonies and…

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Land for Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 9

Probably in no other country in the world has so much been done for returned soldiers as in New Zealand in proportion to the population. Already nearly 14,000…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 6

The hon. treasurer of the Newcastle District Sailors and Soldiers' Memorial Fund, Mr. C. A. Earp, has been notified of the following further…

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A Lambton Soldier Relatives in Doubt

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 7

PTE. RUSSELL ATKINSON A Lambton soldier, whose fate has never been satisfactorily accounted for. The only advice from the…

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The War Criminals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 5

The Germans declared that the German Courts had take preliminary steps in regard to the handing over of war criminals. But, they added, they were…

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Dominions and the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 5

Replying to a question in the House of Commons, Lieutenant-Colonel Amery, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies, said that a complete list of…

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The Polish War. Appeal to the Allies. the Position Desperate. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 5

It is announced from Berlin that the Polish Government is about to leave Warsaw. Polish Communists have gone to the…

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Distressed Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 5

There is still much distress among Australian discharged Soldiers in England. The authorities strongly urge that Australians should not come to England…

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Sailors and Soldiers' Memorial Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 5

The hon. treasurer, Mr. C. A. Earp, has been notified of the following further donation:—Amount previously published, £2851 7s 1d; Engineers' and Colliery…

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Chinese Civil War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 5

It is reported from Tientsin, that, at the instance of Marshal Tuan Chi Juis, the President has dismissed General Wet, and deprived General Isaogun of military…

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France's Bur[?] Enormous War d[?] Sydney, T[?]

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 5

At the Millions Club [?] day in honor of France's Day, [?] pann, Consul-General for [?] spoke of France's efforts to [?]…

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China's Civil War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 5

It is reported from Tientsin that the President is virtually a prisoner in the hands of the Anfuites at Pekin. The railway to Shanghai has boon cut,…

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The, Polish War. Enemy Approach Vilna. Bolsheviks Decline Peace. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 5

A message from Spa states that M. Grab ski, the Polish delegate, has ordered the Polish military commanders to negotiate an armistice at the first possible…

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