Their Duty Done Eleven Men-o'-War Sold LONDON, Monday Night
The Admiralty has sold to the Albion Works, Sheffield, eleven 3A warships for £600,000. Five Dreadnought battleships, six cruisers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1921
847 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 43
Fug on Town Hall English Incident Soldiers and Council
Edmonton has been in a state of excitement. Recently the District Council decided not to fly the Union Jack over the Town Hall on Empire Day,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cardiff. War Memorial
The erection of a permanent war memorial at Cardiff was further discussed at a public meeting held at West's Hall, Cardiff, last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Memorial Cardiff Wants Monument
A public meeting of residents of Cardiff was held last night, in connection with the proposal to erect a permanent war memorial. Mr. D…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton's War Trophy "Apply to Newcastle"
Lambton aldermen were indignant last night at the action of the State War Trophy Committee, in respect to their application for a war trophy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Secretary Honored
At the Unturned Soldiers' Club last night .Mr. B. B. Capper, on behalf of the Diggers of West Maitland, presented the secretary, Mr. Fred…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War and Divorce Social Unrest Grave Reflections LONDON, Wednesday Night
The effect of the war on the divorce lists moved Birkenhead, in reviewing the congestion of the courts, to grave reflections. He said that the war had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers' Children Repatriation Education
The secretary of the Newcastle local repatriation committee has received forms of application in regard to the assistance which is being granted…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British War Bonds
Approximately £142,000,000 worth of national war bonds have been converted into three-and-a-half per cent, stocks. The "Financial Times" states that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Westy's War Trophy
Under the war trophies scheme, West Wallsend has received from the Defence Department a German 9lb field gun. It shows signs of war in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Relatives Association
A meeting of the newly-formed Sailors and Soldiers' Fathers, Mothers, and Widows' Association was held in the Anzac Institute last night, Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Harding Opposes War
President Harding, speaking at Annapolls to a graduating class at the Naval Academy, said:—"I hope you will never be called upon to draw a sword or fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →United Charities' Tug-of-war
A series of handicaps will be arranged on the Newcastle Show Ground in October next under the control of Sergeant R. Bell and C.P.O. Nye, as advertised…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →As Costly As the War. Disastrous Coal Strike Britain in the Toils Crisis in Cotton Industry
Negotiations in the cotton dispute have broken down and all the mills will stop at noon on Saturday. LONDON, Friday Night. The coal strike is now costing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rooking Soldiers
Very ugly stories are current regarding the way in which returned soldiers who have war gratuity bonds to cash are being defrauded. It is not so long since…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Killing the War History
Is the Australian official history of the war to be a failure or a success? The measure of its success will be the number of Australian homes it enters, the number of Australians it reaches. One certain way to ensure that it shall deliver its message to young…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →O'grady's Star Another Victory The Fortunes of War
Irish O'Grady has had his heart desire realised—a main bout on a Saturday night. With a patience and persistence worthy [?] a great cause he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wounded in Throat Attempted Wife Murder
A dramatic afternoon interruption occurred at Turnhead Farm, Bariby, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, occupied by Mr. J. R. Outhwaite…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Night of Thrills Gun Play at Marrickville Wild Shooting One Man Wounded Sydney
There were sensational doings in Middle-street, Marrickville, last night, when, at the residence of Septimus Crummer, there was free use of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Behind the Scenes with War Leaders Reputations Go Down
"Reputations go down like nine-pins in the book." So runs a sentence on the cover of "At the Supreme War Council," by…
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