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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1922

773 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 39

Fortunes of Love and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 January 1922 · page 6

The marriage, which has Just taken place in France, of Mr. David Coutts, aged 49, formerly employed as a draper in an Aberdaren warehouse, with a…

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West Wallsend Soldiers Memorial Unveiled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 5

A handsome monument, to the memory of soldiers who enlisted from the town and district, was unvelled at West Wallsend on Saturday afternoon, in the…

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Soldiers' Memorial Unveiling at Westy

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 January 1922 · page 5

The Soldiers' Memorial erected by the citizens of West Wallsend and district was unveiled yesterday in typical Australian weather. There was a very large…

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The War Losses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 6

They made them up at different times during the war; they made them up when the war was over; and they are making them up still. The one value in the latest…

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Pre-war Prices Trade in America

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 5

A former representative of a tyre company in Australia, Mr. H. Hunter, on his-return from a visit to the United States said that business conditions in America…

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Soldiers' Farm Colony Signally Successful

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 2

The Red Cross-War Chest Farm Colony, on the irrigation area at Beelbangera, which was established for the benefit of tubercular ex-soldier in whom the disease…

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Foxes Have Holes Birds of the Air Have Nests What of the Soldier?

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1922 · page 8

Rev. A. Robson McVittie. chairman of the executive of the Warriors' Day Fund, writes:— The poetic effusion which appeared…

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Work for Soldiers. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 February 1922 · page 5

Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister, stated to-day that, owing to the reduction by Parliament of the defence vote, the output of the acetate of lime factory at…

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Battle of Eggs Agents at War Butter as a Weapon SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 5

Though co-operative houses and proprietary firms of Sussex-street have never been a happy family, the fight at present going on between…

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Soldiers and Sailors' League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 5

The New South Wales State executive of the Returned Sailors and Solders' Imperial League has approved of the recommendation of the Newcastle…

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War Facts and Figures

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 11

These are some of the amazing facts in Sir Douglas Haig's final despatch:—General Headquarters received 9000 telegrams in one day, and 3400 letters by…

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Austria and the War. Duping the Emperor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 13

Gradually there is being published in Europe a great mass of material which is assisting those who seek to fix responsibility for the war. One of…

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Death of De Wet Boer War Leader Irreconcilable Rebel CAPETOWN

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 7

It is reported from Bloemfontein that General Christian Do wit died at his home in De We's Dorp district…

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Soldiers' Homes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1922 · page 10

Sir,—In your issue of inst, you mention that Mr. Lamond states that it is intended to construct a limited additional number of war homes. On…

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Soldiers and Sailors' League

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 4

A membership of 750 was reported to the annual meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League held last night,…

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Outrage in Ulster. Republican Raids. Noted Men Wounded. Many Taken Prisoner. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

Organised attacks on leading Unionists in Tyrone and Fermanagh were carried out in a wide area yesterday morning. Mr. Montray, the grand master of the…

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Experts at War Councils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 13

Major-General Sir Charles E. Callwell, writing in the "Nineteenth Century" on the proper status of the expert at War Councils, points out the difficulties under…

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Soldier Settlers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 13

No country in the world has done better by its returned soldiers than has New Zealand, but some members on the Opposition side in Parliament are trying…

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Cessnock Memorial Soldiers' Hall Foundation Stone Laid

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 5

The foundation stone of the front portion of the soldiers memorial building at Cessnock was laid by Sir Charles Rosenthal late major-general…

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St. John's Church Honour Roll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 February 1922 · page 4

The honour roll at St. John's Church Parry-street, Newcastle, was unveiled last evening by the Rev. . Canon W. J Ritchie, in the presence of a large…

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