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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 43 of 54

Our Sydney Letter. Raising the Wind.—the Peace Loan.—war Promises.—any Majority Is One.—strike and Look-out.—our Many Hotels. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4

Curiosity as the chief incentive to living has ceased to exist. While we may dodge strikes we cannot taxation papers, and what with one thing and another they…

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Anzac Memorial Bursaries. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 5

Forty-one Anzac memorial bursaries have been awarded by the Bursary Endowment Board as the result of donations by business firms end private Individuals…

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Soldiers' Settlement Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

At to-day's sitting of the Royal Commission inquiring into the administration of the soldiers' settlement branch of the Lands Department, Mr. W. G…

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Blinded Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 5

The Toronto public has always been to the fore in giving to patriotic funds and while the war on they helped generously the Red Cross. War Chest…

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Municipal Lists 500 Names Added Soldiers Not Interested

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 September 1920 · page 4

Five hundred name have been added to the Newcastle municipal list of electors tor the current year. The supplementary roll which has…

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War Service Homes

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

When Corporat Billjim, M.M., has had his application for a dwelling before the War Service Homes Department (Red Tapo Branch) for six…

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The Polish War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 7

A Polish communique reports:—Our cavalry hold up the advance of the Lithuanians. We took 200 prisoners." A Moscow wireless message states:—…

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Newcastle District Court Friday, September 10. (Before His Honor Acting Judge Mocatta.) in Divorce. a Soldier Petitioner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 2

John Peattie Nelson sought an order for the dissolution of his marrige with Annie Lucrecia Nelson (formerly Dove) The principal issue was that of misconduct,…

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Soldiers' Settlement Inquiry. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 7

The soldiers' Settlement Royal Commission continued its inquiry to-day. Mr. W. G. Ashford, ex-Minister for Lands, was again examined…

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Cars for Mespot. War Office Appeal LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 1

With regard to the statement that the Government is buying Rolls Royce cars, and that the Rolls Royce Company consequently is asking private…

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"Mystery Towers" Channel Defences Another War Puzzle LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 1

Thousands of people were mystified during the war by the sight of workmen busily building in Shoreham harbor two huge towers of concrete…

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Cure for Blindness German Invention Hope for War Victims LONDON, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 1

A message from Berlin states that Dr. Erlanger, of the University of Berlin, has discovered a treatment for laminal or blindness, caused by tissues…

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Christians Massacred Rising in China Soldiers Run Amok Hong Kong, Monday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 1

The Catholic Mission has received a report of a massacre of Chinese Christians at Wei-yung, in the East River district…

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Returned Soldiers Certificates and Medals

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 September 1920 · page 4

The Newcastle West and Cook's Hill home welcome committee will hold a social at the Oddfellows' Hall tonight, when tho guests will be about…

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War Pensions New Regulations List of Beneficiaries

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 3

It is notified for the information of benficiaries affected under the new provisions regarding War Pensions contained in the Australian Soldiers…

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"A Kind of War" Motorists v. Inspectors

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 5

The clash between the Motor Drivers' Association and the Newcastle Council has assumed amusing proportions. On several occasions Mr…

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Returned Soldiers Certificates and Medals

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 2

The Newcastle West and Cook's Hill home welcome committee will hold a social at the Oddfellows' Hall to-night, when the guests will be…

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Russo-polish War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

Messages from Moscow received in Paris indicate that the Bolshevik offensive extends on a 250 miles front, south-west of Grodno to the east of Lemberg…

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Federal Budget Accumulated Surplus Nearly £6,000,000 Burden of War Debt Fresh Taxation Inevitable MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 5

Sir Joseph Cook, Commonwealth Treasurer, delivered his first Budget in the House of Representatives this afternoon. At the out[?] he was able…

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Soldiers' Memorial Hall Carnival to Clear Debt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 September 1920 · page 6

A meeting was held at the Newcastle Council Chambers last night, convened by Alderman Gibson, the Mayor, at the request of the committee of the sailors and…

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