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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1923

503 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 26

Coalfields News and Concerns Cessnock Soldiers Memorial Hall Official Opening To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 May 1923 · page 8

The official opening of the Cessnock District Memorial Hall takes place to-day. The committee has looked forward for three years to to-day, and…

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Maitland District. Cessnock Soldiers' Memorial. Openi[?]remony

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 6

The Cessnock District Soldiers' Memorial Hall, created in Vincent-street, Cessnock, to perpetuate the memory of the men who went out to serve in the…

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Bombs to Blow Up Soldiers Another Outrage in Cairo London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 May 1923 · page 5

It is reported from Cairo that two bombs were exploded last night with the object of blowing up British soldiers, but there were no casualties. Both were time-fuse bombs. One was placed on the…

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Anzac Day. Men Compelled to Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 5

The question of the position of the employees of the electricity department of the Newcastle City to Anzac Day us a holiday came before the council…

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Anzac Day Pay Council Workmen Double Time Allowed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 May 1923 · page 5

Newcastle aldermen discussed the question last right of whether Anzac Day should or should not be a holiday. The matter came up in…

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Publications Received. Official History of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 9

The "Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18" has just been given to the public. Thin deals with the campaign in Sinai, Palestine, and elsewhere…

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Returned Soldiers' Club

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 May 1923 · page 5

Dr. Max Soiling presided at a meeting of the Maitland District Returned Soldiers' League last night. There was a fair attendance of members…

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Britisher Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 May 1923 · page 5

The Russian Telegraph Agency states that while the militia were following a gang of burglars in Moscow, one of the criminals, endeavouring to escape,…

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Avenged His Relatives Object of Vorowsky's Assassin Not a Fascisti Crime Comrades Seriously Wounded LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 1

The assassination of Vorowsky was apparently the sequel to an ultimatum issued by the Swiss National League Assembly, ordered him and other Bolsheviks to quit Switzerland. Vorowsky represented Russia in…

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Britain Prepared If War Should Come Wonderful Aircraft

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 5

In the light of certain remarkable developments which have taken place in aircraft construction the whole of the Government's air policy is being…

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Britain and Russia Despatch of a Gunboat No Idea of War (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 May 1923 · page 5

Mr. Ronald-M'Neill, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in the House of Commons that the British Agent at Moscow had been…

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Soldier Settlement Money Flung Away Dead Losses Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 May 1923 · page 5

Startling figures in connection with the soldier settlement are in the hand's of Mr. Wearne. They represent a dead loss to the State…

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Sacrifices of the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 5

M. Poincare, the French Prime Minister, unveiling a war memorial, referred to the speech of Mr. Lloyd George at the City Temple. When referring to…

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Lord Balfour on War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 5

The Earl of Balfour, Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh, performed the unveiling ceremony recently of the University War Memorial,…

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More War Clouds Bulgaria-Macedonian Dispute "Fight to a Finish" Who WI Make First Move? LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 1

The special correspondent of "The Times" at Sofia says that war is threatening over Agrarian quarrel in Macedonia. The Macedonians have completely usurped the Bulgarian Government's authority in the Petric and Nevrekop district,…

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MR. J. WHATLEY Death of Returned Soldier

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 May 1923 · page 5

The funeral of Mr. James Whatley, of Tighe's Hill, who died in the Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, on Saturday, took place this afternoon. The…

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The War Debts

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 6

Some of the most palpable facts, well, only become palpable when they are brought home to us. The War Loan Conversion is on example. Pretty well…

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Selling Church Land Cost of Transfer Erina War Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 May 1923 · page 6

The question of setting apart a portion of church land at Erina, mar Gosford for the purpose of a war memorial was considered by the Anglican Diocesan…

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Anzac Day Observance Hospital Laundry Board Members' Steam

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 4

Almost an angry discussion arose at the Newcastle Hospital Board meeting last night over the observance of Anzac Day as a holiday by the…

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Miners' War Bonds

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 May 1923 · page 4

Wallsend miners' lodge had £20 in war Loan Bonds. The Commonwealth Treasurer wrote last night asking the ledge to extend the bond for a further period…

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