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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

750 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 38

For Soldiers' Children Christmas Tree. Appeal Newcastle Fund

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 December 1925 · page 4

The appeal Issued by the organisers for the Newcastle Sailors and Soldiers' Memorial Institute Christmas Tree Fund has already had an excellent…

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Chinese War Fighting in Manchuria Japanese Take Precautions (Australian Cable Association.) SHANGHAI

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 5

Japanese reports state that there is heavy lighting in the Peichipu sector which will probably determine the fate of Marshal Chang Tso Lin…

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Labor's Civil War Significant Unrest in the Movement Attacks on Willis "Confidence Poisoned with Charges of Corruption" SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 5

The political atmosphere at the Trades Hall is charged with electricity. The industrial side of the movement is daily becoming more [?] Union officials are faced with the problem of deciding where they…

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Toys for Soldiers' Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 6

A Diggers' children's Christmas tree will be conducted in Tyrrell Hall, Telford-street, on Tuesday next, when toys will be distributed to children (up to 12 years…

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At the Lyric For the Limbless Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 7

Havoc the great war picture, with its many great battles of warfare and life. continues to attract large audiences to the Lyric Theatre. and the…

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Spirit of Christmas Soldiers' Toy Fund Appeal Children's Festival "For little children everywhere, A fo[?]ous season still we make—"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 December 1925 · page 4

Christmas is approaching. Everyday brings us closer to the Feast of the Babe. It is the time of children[?] their happiness we see the…

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Chinese War Chang in Peril Japanese Report (Australian Cable Association.) TOKIO

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 18 December 1925 · page 7

Referring to the fighting in Manchuria, a Government spokesman stated that Chang Tso Lin and Kuo Sung Lin would be notified by Japan that no fighting…

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Chinese War Big Manchurian Battle Japan Watching Tokio

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 1

Rival forces are heavily engaged at Hainminfu, west of Mukden, while the sub-commanders are engaged in telephonic communication across the battlefield, seeking means to induce…

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Soldiers' Children Christmas Entertainment Toys Desired

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 4

Noses glued to the window of a Hunter-street toy-shop, two small boys gazed upon the thousand and one delights contained therein. The…

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To Reception House. Returned Soldier Suffers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 December 1925 · page 5

A returned soldier, living at East Maitland, who manner has been strange for the past week, became violent to such a degree this morning…

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Cold Stops Mukden War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 December 1925 · page 5

Reports received in Tokio from Mukden states that as frostbite is causing much suffering, in the rival armies outside Mukden, General Kuo, brigade…

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The Chinese War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 22 December 1925 · page 5

A message from Shanghai states that Fong Yu Hsiang is strongly reinforcing General Kuo Min Chun's army at Peitsang. It is also reported that Chang…

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Todhunter's Ten B.H.P. Man's Welcome Home SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 December 1925 · page 4

When Mr. Todhunter, general superintendent of the Broken Hill Proprietary's rolling mills at Newcastle, returned with his wife, from a business…

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"Best Singe War" Shopping Rush in Newcastle District Christmas Harvest

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 December 1925 · page 3

"A merry Christmas to you, sir, and to you, madame, as well!" For Newcastle it is a merry Christmas. The shopkeepers are jubilant. "The best Christmas since the war," declared one to-day, with an expressive handshake. "Why, it makes all the difference in the world!"…

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A Finger Pointing Skywards Realism Stone Expresses Horror of War London's New Memorial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 23 December 1925 · page 2

Londoners saw the grimmest, the most vivid, the most touching record of the Great War in their midst when the Duke of Connaught unveiled the Royal Artillery War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner…

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Mukden War Chang Tso Lin Retreats Japanese Fears (Australian Cable Association.) TOKIO

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 December 1925 · page 5

Reports from Mukden indicate that it is feared that the situation in Manchuria will become more serious, as Chang Tso Lin's impressed troops are undisciplined,…

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Chang Falls Back Chinese War Again Approaches End Japs Hold Mukden National Army Gains Victory and Enters Tientsin

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 1

The war in Northern China between rival Chinese armles appears to be nearing its end, as it has done so often before. The capture of Mukden, the chief city of Manchuria, is believed to be imminent…

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Sailors and Soldiers' Children

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 December 1925 · page 7

The management of the Theatre Royal has donated 300 matinee tickets for the children of sailors and soldiers who served in the war. The tickets will be…

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Merchantmen in War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1925 · page 5

"As its purpose appears to have wholly failed," Convention 6 of the Hague on October 18, 1907, relative to the status of enemy merchantmen on the outbreak of…

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Syrian War Peace Not Yet Appalling Disclousures (Australian Cable Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 December 1925 · page 5

A message received in Paris from Beirut stated that an armistice had been signed after Damascene notables had visited the Sultan Pasha at the capital,…

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