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The wars & local soldiers, 1920

1,076 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 54

Soldier Hunger Strikers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 5

Five returned soldiers who are serving sentences for military offences in Pentridge Prison, have adopted a hunger strike their avowed object being to call…

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Soldiers' Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 3

The hon. treasurer (Mr. Charles A. Earp) has been notified of the following further donations: Amount previously-published £5987 2s 3d;…

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The Prince of Wales. Welcome Home. a Great Reception. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 5

The Prince of Wales arrived in London yesterday, in glorious weather. He received a magnificently enthusiastic welcome from enormous crowds along the…

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War Service Homes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 5

Mr. A. S. Rodgers, the Acting Minister for Repatriation, has made available the following particulars with regard to War Service Homes activities up to 20th…

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Champion Colt Man-o'-War Again VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 1

The match for 76,000 dollars and a 6000 dollar gold cup, between Man-o'-War and Sir Barton, was won by Man-o'-War…

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Sarajevo Bomb Will Another War Follow? LONDON, Tuesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 1

A Brussels massage states that a bomb was thrown at a train containing the Prince Regent of Serbia, who was returning from Sarajevo. It…

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Attack on Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 5

A motor lorry at Ballyoshane was held up by carts flung across a road. Sinn Feiners behind a high hedge opened fire with bombs and revolvers, and the…

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Sailors and Soldiers' Memorial Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 5

The honorary treasurer, Mr. Charles A. Earp, has been notified of the following further donations:—Amount previously published, £5987 2s 3d;…

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"Shameful Insult" Priest Attacks Soldiers Loyalty League Resentment HOBART

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 5

Great indignation has been aroused by the remarks of Father Cullen, during a speech at an exhibition of pictures called "Ireland Will be Free."…

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Maitland War Trophy

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 5

East Maltland has received its war trophy, in the shape of a 77 m.m. gun captured from the Germans by the 41st Battalion, near Villors…

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Heroic Anzac Figures in Divorce Suit LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 1

Stephen Kelly, who found water for the Anzacs at Gallipoli, is the corespondent in a suit for a decree nisi against Mrs. William John Bull,…

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War's Contrasts General as Beadle LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 1

Lord Riddell, the well-known newspaper proprietor, tells a story. He was recently dining at a city livery company when he was astonished to…

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Y.M.C.A. War Hut to be Used

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 8

Since his arrival in Newcastle' a few weeks ago to take up the duties of the Young Men's Christian Association, Mr. Wynne Ople has had his…

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War Trophies German Guns Arrive Toys for the Youngsters

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 5

Another German gun arrived in Newcastle this afternoon. It was taken to Shortland Park and placed near the big gun which was temporarily…

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The Sport of Kings Ace Trumps Ace How Man-o'-War Won VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 1

Further particulars are to hand concerning the match between Man-o'-War and Sir Barton. A Windsor (Ontario) message says: Two aces in…

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Another "Daddy" Returned Soldier's Find "Entitled to Divorce" Perth

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 October 1920 · page 5

John Hodges Davey, a returned solidler (27), secured a diverce from Dorothy Ross Davey. When Davey returned from the war be found his wife…

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War Medals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 5

The War Office has distributed 3,000,000 war medals, of which 275,000 are 1914-15 stars. It is announced that 600,000 British war medals have gone to the overseas…

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Soldiers' Retaliation Bank Robbed of £5000 VANCOUVES

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 October 1920 · page 1

A Winnipeg message states that three masked robbers, who it is said were returned soldiers, angry at the poor treatment meted out by the…

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Boer War Souvenir

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 4

"Mr. O. Stenmark has presented to the Newcastle soldiers' memorial hall a rare and historic photograph, showing the delegates to the British and…

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War Mystery Solved After Five Years Gallipoli Incident

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 2

One of the mysteries of the war—the fate of the gallant 5th Norfolk Territorials in the fighting at Suvia Bay, Gallipoli—has at last been partly…

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