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The wars & local soldiers, 1923

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War on Trains Rebel Campaign Engine-driver Killed LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 1

"The Times" correspondent in Dublin states that the Republican activity in the County of Kerry is becoming intensified. Attacks on the railways…

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The Anzac Spirit "Bit, Of An Accident" Boy Loses Hand

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 5

Suffering agony, with his left hand blown off in detonator explosion, a lad on 16, Louis Stevenson, walked a mile to his nearest neighbor, and…

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Hallowed Ground Where Anzac Heroes Sleep Inhuman Turks Castigated by Curzon London

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Lausanne correspondent reports that the Turks at yesterday's sub-commission meeting persisted in their refusal in regard to the Gallipoli…

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Building and Property War Service Homes

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 8

Renders will [?] open up to January 19 for the [?] of the cottage 21 Adamstown two at Mayfield, and one at [?]…

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Black French Troops Negro's Protest Remarkable War Book

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 6

"Are the French going to bring Europe into Africa, or Africa into Europe? If either, happens, their still-spreading conquests will have a far greater…

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America and the War. Defence of France. (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 5

The Senate spent a day in a debate on the French invasion of the Ruhr. Senator Reed (Pennsylvania), the only member of the Senate who served as a…

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Britain's Aid to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 5

Mr. Bonar Law, the Prime Minister, in a letter replying to Mr. Sidney Webb's statement that there are serious gaps between the various schemes in operation…

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Soldiers Fired On LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 1

A Turk fired on two sergeants of the North Staffordshire Regiment who were hiring a carriage to return to their barracks. One died of his…

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People We Know Businessman and Soldier

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 4

The, choice of Brigadler-General John Paton as the deputy-chairman of the Newcastle Harbor Trust Commission is a sitting tribute to his…

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Death-bed Marriage Nurse's Evidence Ceremony in War Hospital

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 6

Whilst lying, apparently on the point of death, in an isle of Wight war hospital, a patient begged a V.A.D. nurse to amrry him. Although she had a…

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By His Mother's Soul Mustapha Kemal's Resolution Supposed Prelude to War "Millions Ready to Fight England" LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 5

"The Times" correspondent at Constantinople says that, praying at his mother's grave on the eve of his departure from Smyrna to Angora, in the presence or a great crowd, Mustapha Kemal swore, by his mother's soul to defend his country's…

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War Service Homes Keeping Up Payments Former Service Men's Trials

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 4

The Adamstown King's-road soldiers' settlement is again perturbed. Many of the men have been out of work owing to the depression. Some…

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Relics of Unknown Packet of Soldier's Letters

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1923 · page 6

Found on the body of a soldier of the Warwickshire Regiment at Grandcourt a packet of photographs and letters were handed by a German…

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Bonus to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 5

Mr. Edmonds introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives, providing that any American citizen who believes in the cancellation of war debts can prove…

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No Greco-turkish War

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

Before leaving Marseilles, Hamid Bey and Mohmed Bey, two members of the Turkish Delegation to Lausanne, expressed the belief that there would be no…

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Services Beyond Price Hughes in War Time British, Press Tribute LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 February 1923 · page 5

"Mr. Hughes was the last of the war premiers but by no means the least" says the "Sunday Times" in a leader. "It will be difficult to think of…

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Turkish Treaty. Conference Fails. Turks Yield Issues. Including Anzac Graves Stand Out on Capitulations (Australian Cable Association.) LAUSANNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 5

The conference with the Turks has broken down. At the last moment, when the feeling was optimistic, and the conclusion of the…

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The Irish Treaty. De Valera's Guilt. Horrors of Civil War. (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 5

Mr. O'Higgins, the Free State Minister for Home Affairs interviewed, threw a new light on De Valera's part in the Anglo-Irish peace negotiations…

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Sailors and Soldiers. Annual League Meeting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 5

The meeting of the Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League was held last night in the Anzac Memorial Institute,…

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Soldiers' Radio

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1923 · page 7

The new committee of the Muswellbrook Returned Soldiers Club was authorised at the annual meeting to consider the question of installing…

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