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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

773 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 39

Cheap War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 6

One of your many readers lays his paper down. He dozes, and dozing he dreams. He sees an Egyptian galley, 66 oars, sail to assist. The sail is…

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War Trophies Coming By Dongarra

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 5

War trophies, consisting of six guns, [?] machine guns, tour carriages, and three cases of machine guns are manifested to arrive from Antwerp by the…

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Soldiers' Pensions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 January 1922 · page 4

The amendment of the Repatriation Act will enable justice to be done in the case of many men who have returned from the war partially or even…

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"The Torch of War."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 5

"The spectacle of the countryside at the present moment, studded, as it is, with blackened ruins of once stately mansions, cannot have any but the most…

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Bomb in the Crowd Market Sensation Fifty People Wounded LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 1

It is reported from Berlin that a bomb was thrown in the crowded market place at Dinkelsbuehi. Fifty people were wounded, 20 seriously, but by…

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At the Outbreak of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1922 · page 4

A fresh instalment of the letters and papers of Mr. Page, the United States Ambassador in London during the war, is published in the "World's Work." It is of…

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Australian Graves A.I.F. SERVICE Soldiers as Experts SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 6

Warrant-officer Mansten Brown, of the Fourth Battalion, who was held for special duty in London by the Australian army authorities,…

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Soldiers' Monument Figure Completed Early Arrival Likely

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1922 · page 8

Mr. Wilson, president of the Hamilton Soldiers' Monument Committee, received advice to-day from the makers in Italy that the marble figure of…

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Stop-press Submarines in War

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 1

The Grand Committee of the Washington conference has adopted the first Root submarine motion, defining the…

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Interpreting Treaties "In Event of War" Obligation of Nations WASHINGTON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 1

An agreement is indicated between the Big Four whereby the exchange of clarificatory notes will exclude the homeland of Japan from the…

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Distressed Soldiers Lithgow Funds Withdrawn LITHGOW

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 4

Local repatriation has now entirely ceased, owing to the action of the Small Arms Factory employees in withdrawing from the committee the…

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The War Graves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1922 · page 5

The parents of Australian soldiers who He abroad are at one disadvantage—unless of leisure and well enough off they cannot visit the graves. Those of…

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"Horrors of Hell" War in the Ukraine LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 1

An appalling account of the pogrom in the Ukraine was given by the Chief Rabbi (Dr. Hertz) at a large meeting held in the Cannon-street…

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Soldiers' Institute Carnival

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 6

The carnival on the beach in aid of the Newcastle Returned Soldiers' Memorial Institute will be continued until next Saturday. This evening there will be…

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Employing a Soldier Attempt to Censure Council HAY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1922 · page 7

A largely-attended public meeting was held by soldiers and citizens to receive a petition asking the Mayor and aldermen to resign for failure to appoint a…

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War, Debt, and Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 10

In the discussion on economic reconstruction in Britain, the policy of the United States after the Civil War has been recalled. At the and of the Civil…

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Irish Civil War. Brave Officer's Death

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1922 · page 8

Major Compton Smith, who was captured and shot by the Shin Fein forces, wrote a remarkable letter an hour before his execution., lie bequeathed his…

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Steel Reduced Bars Down 7s 6d TON Quarter of War Price LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 1

The South Wales Siemens Steel Association at Swansea has reduced the price of steel bars by 7s 6d a ton to £7 7s 6d. This is equivalent to a…

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Preventing Vandalism To Soldiers' Monument

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1922 · page 6

Vandalism to the Adamstown soldiers' memorial was reported at a meeting of the committee. The Mayor said he had seen lads trying…

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Unemployed Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1922 · page 12

Amongst the public there is a growing feeling of resentment at the fact that the Commonwealth Government in its retrenchment campaign should have…

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