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The wars & local soldiers, 1922

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For and Against War Angora Government's Attitude Kemal Approaches Dardanelles British Troops Ready for Emergencies London, Thursday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 22 September 1922 · page 5

"The Times" correspondent at Constantinople reports that an intense political struggle is going on at Angora between the moderates, supported by the opposition, wishing to avoid war, and the extremists, supported by the army lenders, some of whose…

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War Cloud Darker Turks Capture Dardanelles Town British Aeroplanes Busy Prospects of Peace Conference London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 September 1922 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent in Constantinople says that it is reported that the Kemalists have seized Toap Ezine, on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles, and are threatening Kumkale, an important key position on the Dardanelles…

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Going to the War New Excuse Ticketless Traveller

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 September 1922 · page 5

Excusing himself on the grounds that he was trying to get to Sydney to join up to go to the war, Richard Hassall (25), shoemaker, pleaded…

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The Shadow of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 4

It is fervently to be hoped that the pacific and friendly Note which the Allied Governments have sent to Turkey may be productive of peace,…

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Burned to Death War-graves Workers LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 1

It is reported from Paris that four Englishmen attached to the War Graves Commission were burned to…

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Engineers on Strike Steel Works Crisis Men Leave Their Jobs Early Commencement of 48-Hour-week Tug-of-war

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 September 1922 · page 6

On inquiry at the offices of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company this morning, it was learned that a number of the engineers employed at the Steel Works walked out at four o'clock yesterday, in consequence of being asked to work a 48-hour week…

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War to Prevent War League of Nations Aerial Force Wanted LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 1

A Geneva message states that the formation of an air force under the League of Nations was advocated in the Assembly of the League in the…

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New South Wales Red Cross Soldiers' League Executive

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1922 · page 2

Mr. H. V. Vernon president of the New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League, has addressed a circular letter to the…

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An Anzac Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 5

Mr. S. Upton, an engineer, writes to the "Morning Post" suggesting that a ship canal through the Isthmus to Bullair, called the Anzac Canal, would be the best…

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The Turks at War

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 1

A Turkish horse transport behind the fighting front in Asia Minor. The Turks also have a motor transport—mostly captured from the Greeks…

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First to Die in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 September 1922 · page 6

A pathetic monument has been set up at Jonchery, in France, to a little school master, who was the first Frenchman to be killed in the war. He was a…

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Maitland Soldiers' Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 6

The week of erecting the West Maitland memorial to fallen soldiers is now in hand, and will be expedited. The site is in the north-west corner of…

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Kurri. Soldiers' Memorial

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 September 1922 · page 6

The Kurri Kurri Soldiers' Memorial Committee met in Lewis' Hall last evening, Mr. G. W. Batey presiding. The plans and specifications of two…

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The War Cloud in the Near East. New Zealand's Response. Wellington, September 20

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 14

New Zealand in common with the rest of the Empire has been greatly stirred during the past few days with the news that has come to us from Downing-street,…

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Memorial Hall For Singleton Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 September 1922 · page 5

The subscribers to the Singleton patriotic fund, Anzac Fund, and peace celebration fund, decided at a public meeting to transfer their balances,…

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Australia's War Debt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 5

The Commonwealth Government is paying the British Treasury on Monday £2,770,000, the amount of the half-yearly instalments payable under the funding of…

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Council of Action Decision Against War. Sydney

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

The Commonwealth Council of Action continued its deliberations at the Trades Hall yesterday, and when the meeting had concluded, the following manifesto…

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Toronto District Soldiers. Memorial Unveiled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 5

The unveiling ceremony in connection with the Toronto and District Soldiers' Memorial took place on Saturday afternoon in the presence of a large…

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Jugo-slavia's Role Willing To Fight If— Entente's Soldier Paris Hyper-critical LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 1

According to a Paris message the situation on the Asiatic shores is not regarded here as gravely as it is in London…

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The Near East. Position Extremely Grave. No Reply From the Turks to the Allies' Joint Note. France Anxious to Avert War. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 October 1922 · page 5

M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, has handed Lord Hardinge, the British Ambassador in Paris, a telegram from M. Bouillon relating to his…

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