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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 21 of 26

War Relief Fund

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 September 1923 · page 5

The Imperial War Relief Fund has issued statements which show that during the three years coded August 31, 1923, the cash received amounted…

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Fierce Fighting 20,000 DEAD Bulgarian Communist War LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 September 1923 · page 6

A "Daily News" message from Belgrade states that fierce day and night fighting in Bulgaria is reported. Twenty thousand are dead in the main…

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Labor and War

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 3

The Labor movement in the north is definitely pledged to a policy of no more war. In furtherance of this, a series of meetings is to be organised under the…

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War Homes Contract Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 September 1923 · page 4

Dr. Earle Page, the Acting Prime Minister, to-day made available the report of Mr. Henchman, the Royal Commissioner, on E. and A. Green's war…

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"No More War" Labor Propaganda Boolaroo A.L.P.

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 September 1923 · page 8

A meeting of the Boolaroo branch of the Australian Labor Party was held in Speer's Point Hall on Wednesday night. Mr. J. Murnain…

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German Danger. Risk of Civil War. Revolt Threatened in Bavaria. Situation Most Serious. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1923 · page 5

It is reported from Berlin that it appears that Herr Ebert signed the decree proclaiming a state of emergency throughout Germany immediately after the…

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British War Graves

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1923 · page 5

It is reported from Paris that a thousand pilgrims to the British graves in France, who wore returning to England, hold a massed meeting at the quayside in…

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The Next War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 4

We pick up some of the popular English papers, and a good deal of the talk is on the "Next War." And we pick up such American papers as we can…

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H. G. Wells' Famous Outline of History The Romance of Mother Earth TO-DAY'S INSTALMENT.—No. 231. Nineteenth Century Progress. Way Made for War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1923 · page 2

After the middle of the nineteenth century this world of new powers and old ideas, this fermenting new wine in the old bottles of diplomacy, broke out…

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Way to the Suffrage Women in War "As Brave As Men" LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 1

Military service for women is one thing favoured by Doctor Madeline Pelictier, leader of the women's movement in France, who, says "The…

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Soldier Memorials

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 5

Australia House is advised that the Imperial War 'Graves' Commission is inviting war service architects of the United Kingdom and the Dominions to…

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H. G. Wells' Famous Outline of History The Romance of Mother Earth To-day's Instalment.—no. 232. Nineteenth Century Progress. Prussia and Austria at War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 October 1923 · page 7

The next phase of interest in this revival of the great power drama was the exploitation by the Emperor Napoleon III. and the king of the small kingdom…

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Hun's Saviour German Grateful Sequel to War MELBOURNE

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 October 1923 · page 10

"I wore my war medals everywhere I went in Berlin, but no ono seemed to mind. Indeed, when, people discovered that I was an Australian they…

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War Graves Desecrated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 October 1923 · page 5

The Constantinople correspondent of the "Morning Post" states that roughs entered the war cemetery and desecrated 18 graves by disturbing hte crosses…

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Twenty Electric Cars First Batch for Newcastle Coming From Sydney Waging War on the 'Buses SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 12 October 1923 · page 5

In anticipation of the early commencement of the running of the electric trams in the Newcastle district, the running Department is despatching 20 cars to form the nucleus of the new service…

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Less Popular German Pianos Rot Up to Pre-war Class

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 4

German pianos are losing their popularity in England. Their tone and construction are much below the pre-war standard…

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Soldier Migrants Looking to Australia Most Desirable Type (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1923 · page 5

The War Office is looking towards Australia as a possible field for the absorption of a proportion of 30,000 time-expired soldiers who are annually…

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War Cemetery Desecration

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 October 1923 · page 5

The Turkish Government has had the roughs arrested who desecrated 18 graves in the War Cemetery. The graves were desecrated by the…

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Genesis of the War Big Army Would Have Been Weakness No Lack of Foresight (Copyright, exclusive to 'The Sun") (No. 20)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 6

In this series of articles "The Sun" has been fortunate in securing exclusively the advance proofs of Mr. Asquilh's account at the genesis of the par. Mr. Asquith vas Prime Minister at, the time, and nobody is more competent to write this…

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No More War Armistice Demonstrations

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 5

A meeting of presidents and secretaries of the electoral councils in the northern district was held at the Trades Hall. Mr. E. A. Sinclair presided. A discussion…

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