The Oil War
The incentive to discover an oil supply easily available for Australia grows in magnitude from day to day. We have the important fact that in Britain since the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1926
533 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 22 of 27
Avoiding War Paris
The "Petit Parisien" reports that the German Government has reached an agreement with the Conference of Ambassadors to renew the prohibition…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Civil War in China
IS it better to fight for a misguided ideal than for no ideal at all? The war in China, according to the correspondent of "The Newcastle Sun" in Shanghai, is being fought between the forces of the south, under General Feng Yu-hsiang for an ideal rooted in national sentiment,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Chinese War Red Tide Ebbing After Heavy Losses (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI
Present indications are that the Red tide is ebbing, and that the Cantonese steam-roller has reached the limit of its capabilities…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Preventing War Suggestions to League Early Action London
The international railway conference has decided to ask members of the League of Nations Council, in the event of a threat of war, to speed up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →From the Presses Post-war Europe Fate of the Intellectuals
It is generally admitted that it is the intellectuals who have been hardest hit by the events of the past decade. Both the war and the post-war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Chinese War Terror in Shanghai Executions Daily (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI
Scenes reminiscent of the French revolution are being witnessed in Shanghai's native districts. Heads are falling under the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jews and the War
Mr. David Lloyd George, addressing the delegates attending the summer school of the Inter-Jewish University Federation, at Bangor in August, referred to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Up the Line!" Amusing War Farce "Diggers'" Third Programme
"Chick," the typically Australian soldier, and Joe, his guide, philosopher and friend, again made their appearance at the Victoria Theatre last…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Weston Soldiers' Settlement
Mr. G. Booth, M.P., has received the following letter from the Under-Secretary, lands Department; "In view of representations made by you in regard to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Chinese War Temporary Lull Position Unsatisfactory Shanghai
The situation in Shanghai is easier, and there is a marked diminution of Red activities, H[?] Chao, the Civic Governor, who is responsible for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Shot Tragedy in Big English Mansion Wife Found Dead Wounded Millionaire With Revolver in Hand
When servants entered the bedroom of a London millionaire, Sir John Brenner, they found him badly wounded, with a revolver in his hand. His wife, who had been shot in the neck, was dead. He had retired from business earlier in the year, owing to ill…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keep Out! A.W.U. and Wireworkers at War Court Employees Application to Enter Rylands' Works Refused
The fight between the A.W.U. and the wire netting workers' union for "control" of Rylands' employees was taken a stage further before Rylands' Conciliation Committee to-day. An application by H. Storr (wireworkers' official) to enter…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Memorial at Mons
"It should be Mons." It is revealed for the first time that this was the quick decision of the King when several suggested places for the Belgian memorial to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese War Hostilities Resumed Attack on Hankow (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI
According to missionaries who have sought refuge at Changsha, the Northerners era preparing to retake Hankow. A force of 150,000 men has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Soldiers' League Melbourne
Lord Stonehaven, the Governor-General, addressed the Federal Conference of the Returned Soldiers' League, which opened to-day. He said the league was not a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lambton Gala Exciting Tug-of-War
A large attendance was attracted to the carnival held at Lambton Park on Saturday afternoon in aid of the funds of Wallsend Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese War Heavy Fighting Proceeding Near Kiukiang (Australian Press Association.) SHANGHAI
The latest reports from Kiukiang, the Treaty port on the Yangtse which the Reds have captured, show that treachery again played a big part in the defeat of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →False Statement Soldier to Restore £32
Restitution to the Repatriation Department of £32 17s 5d, by Bryan Moffat, a returned soldier, was ordered by Mr. Cohen, S.M., at Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cable War Rate Reduction Talk LONDON
"If the Atlantic cable companies lower their rates we will not be slow to follow," said a Post Office official, referring to the arrival of Mr…
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