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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

750 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 38

Turkish Women Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 2

All Turkish citizens having reached majority, and mentally sound, are equal before the law (says Zia Bey in the ''New Orient"), and enjoy equal rights without…

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Soldier Runs Amok

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 May 1925 · page 7

A message from Rome states that a sensational tragedy occurred at the Pistoia Barracks, when a soldier named Lorenzone ran amok…

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Anzac Day Payment Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 5

Dissatisfaction is general among the engineering and allied trades at the action of some employers in failing to pay men for Anzac Day…

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Russia's War Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 4

A Berlin report reads as follows:— Michael Wassiliewiasch Fransc, now Minister of War of the Soviet Government, and as such successor to the…

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Shipping Failure War Fortune Disappears LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 1

A receiver has been appointed to take charge of the affairs of the Gould Steamships, Ltd., which, with a capital of £3,000,000 and head offices in…

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Wipe Him Out French Press Agitation War on Abdel Krim London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 1

The Paris press is evinc[?] [?]cern at events in French Morocc[?] "Le Temps" urges operations [?] larger scale without delay, pointing…

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Soldier's Bankruptcy Out of Work and Illness

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 7 May 1925 · page 5

"When the Steel Works closed down I was out of work for six months. and I suffer from illness, as a result of having been gassed during…

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Rumania's War Debt

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 7

In the House of Commons Lieutenant-Colonel Guinness the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, informed Mr. Ponsonby that the Government of Britain and…

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French War Against the Riffs Enemy Well Equipped (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 7

A communique from Morocco states that the, French centre columns cleared the Taounat heights after fierce resistance, the enemy consisting of regulars,…

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Soldier Settlers Mr. Lang Finds a New Weapon Northern Campaign "Give Labor a Chance to Right Your Wrongs MURRURUNDI

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 6

It's neither red nor pink; it's a radiant white, and there's a heavenly irridescent sheen about it into the bargain. This it what Mr. Lang it now endeavoring to persuade his audience with regard to his policy. He made at Murrurundt the admission of…

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TUG-O'-WAR Played in a New Way

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 8

Here is a very exciting way of playing the ordinary tug-of-war You will need a very long rope and the two ends should be tied together. Place the rope…

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War Adventure Man from the North Sea Thrilling Escape

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 8

While awaiting his trial in the Newcastle Police Court yesterday a man told a remarkable story which vividly recalls the thrilling actions in the…

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Ice From Air Besieged French Saved War in Morocco London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 1

The Paris correspondent of "The Times" states that reports from Morocco Indicate further French successes against the Riffs…

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Prohibition War Determined Action to Stop Rum Runners (Australian Cable Association.) New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 5

The war between the coastguard officials and the rum runners, which has now lasted five days, represents a determined effort by the Government to stamp out…

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LATE W. F. MASSEY Last of War Premiers "The Times" Tribute London, Monday morning

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 1

"The Times," in a leading article on the late Mr. Massey, Prime Minister of New Zealand, says, "New Zealand has lost a trusted national leader, and…

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Soldier's Widow Justice After Five Years TORONTO

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 1

Robert Cowin, a returned soldier, died five years ago, and bis wife appealed for a pension, without success…

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Morocco War Attack on the French Riffs Strongly Entrenched (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 5

A telegram received in Paris from Rab[?]t, in Morocco, states important Riff concentrations are reported. The enemy in some cases has taken up…

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Limbless Soldiers Help from Stockton

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 6

A largo number of Stockton residents met last night to assist the T.B. and Limbless Soldiers' Association The Mayor (Alderman Murphy)…

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War Certain U.S.A. and Japan Must Clash in Pacific Philippine View America's Islands Will Be Cause of Conflict CHICAGO

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 1

On the heels of the announcement that the unrestricted migration of Japanese to Mexico is to be encouraged, comes a prediction by an American newspaper correspondent at Manila, Floyd Gibbons, the Chicago the Chicago "Tribune's" special correspondent, that war in the Pacific is…

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Visit to Anzac Too Sad to Land General's Memories London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 5

General Sir Charles Ryan (who was famous throughout the A.I.F., as the surgeon that the lead-swingers could not hoodwink) has returned to…

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