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The wars & local soldiers, 1925

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The Next War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 7

Mr. Ammon, M.P., speaking at Highbury, said: "When a member of the Labour Government, I learnt that the next war would be of a dreadful…

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Anzac Cemetery Unveiling Ceremony LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 1

The Cbanak Bair memorial will be unvelled on Mar 12. The visitors, including Sir James and Lady Allen, Sir Alexander and Lady Godley,…

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Greece Blamed Kurd's Revolt War in Earnest London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 1

ACCORDING to a message from Constantinople the Greeks are accused by the Turkish Government of inciting the revolt in…

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Memory of the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 7

Sir Nevil Macready yesterday unveiled in Rouen Cathedral a tablet erected by the Imperial War Graves Commission, in memory of the…

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War Widows Marry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 10

Approximately 30 per cent. of the total number of war widows in England have remarried. The report of the Ministry of Pensions for the year ended 31st…

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Soldier Waterside Workers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 4

A meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Waterside Workers Federation, held to night, rejected by a small majority a proposal to amalgamate with the Waterside…

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Advice to Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 5

At Cologne, under the auspices of the War Office, Major Cyril Bavin, general secretary to the National Council on the Young Men's Christian Association…

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War on Cancer New Discovery LONDON, Sunday Night

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 1

The war on cancer has advanced of another stage. Professor Littlestein, of Vienna has discovered that insulin either cures or arrests the growth of…

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Rapid Romance "John, Isn't This Sudden!" Soldiers As Witnesses

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 March 1925 · page 3

A proposal in the night express from Glasgow to London, a Scots marriage immediately after breakfast upon arrival, and, an amazing matrimonial…

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War Landmarks Showing Historic Spots SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 1

A communication has been received by the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League from the Touring Club of France, the patron of which…

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War in Pacific What Could Navy Do? LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 1

The "Daily Mail," directing attention to the Naval Conference Singapore, says it believes that purpose, besides reporting on the…

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Germany in Peril President's Death Creates Delicate Situation Monarchists' Chance Attempt to Restore the Monarchy May Cause Civil War LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 1

The sudden death of the President of the German Republic. Herr Ebert, has caused a disquieting situation in Europe. He was a commanding personality, and he was the main factor in keeping the German Republic together…

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State Elections Not on Anzac Day SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

An emphatic denial was given to-day by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Oakes) to the published statement that it was the intention of the…

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"Worse Than Usury" Government Condemned Treatment of Soldiers SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 5

Severe criticism of the Federal Government's treatment of returned soldiers, especially in rotation to repatriation and War Service homes, was…

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Inquiry Demanded War Service Homes Muddle SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 5

The Sailors and Soldiers' Father's Association conference to-day carried a resolution, moved by Mr. Clayton, of Melbourne, urging upon the Federal…

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"Civil War" Miners and Wheelers New Greta Trouble

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 5

The Central Greta Colliery is not working to-day. It is believed that the stoppage is due to friction between the miners…

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Soldiers' Mental Hospital Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 5

Strong criticism of the administration of soldiers' mental hospitals was made at the Soldiers' Fathers' Conference to-day…

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Mud Flats Liberal Peer's View of Singapore What Is It For? Balfour Declares That War With Japan is Unthinkable LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 1

In the House of Lords Viscount Wemborne, a supporter of the Liberal Party, protested against the a pending of £10,000,000 on "the mud[l?]ats of Singapore." HE said that if trouble eventuated in the Pacific it could not be…

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War Service Homes Royal Commission Wanted Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1925 · page 5

A resolution, requesting the Federal Government to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the affairs of the War Service Homes Commission and the…

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War Spying

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 5

How the British, no less than the Allied, Secret Service thwarted the much vaunted German intelligence Department during the war—nay, more, completely…

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