"Tin Hats" Story of Soldiers Theatre Royal
Three soldiers of the Allied Army arrive in France eager for fight. They are firm friends—by name Jack, Lefty and Dutch—and are horrified…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1927
657 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 33
Next War Foch Predicts Horrible Scenes Fighting Women Science May Prevent Increase in Casualties
Marshal Foch declared in the course of an interview at the week-end that within the next 15 or 20 years there would be a real "world war," with every nation taking part and the combatants including women…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Three Killed Civilians and Soldiers Bagdad. Riot Bagdad
The lamentations connected with the Moharram festival culminated in a riot at a mosque. The trouble apparently originated in an individual…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Chinese War
The Tsingtao crisis is reported to be ended. The rebel, Chench-Sin has been rented by Sun Chung Fang, who since his defeat and flight from Shanghai, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butchers' War Meat Prices Cut PARKES
A price war has broken out in the ranks of the local butchers, although stock for killing is not plentiful in the district, and butchers' have to go…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mosquito War West Maitland Campaign Council Criticised
West Maitland Council's action in turning down the proposal to adopt the anti-mosquito ordinances in its district does not meet with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War's Legacy Empire's Big Pension Payments Highest in World United Kingdom Pays Out £66,000,000 a Year
During the discussion of the pensions vote of £57,250,000 in the House of Commons yesterday, it was stated that the British Empire, during the financial year 1925-26 spent an equivalent of £1 7s a head in a population of 64,000,000 on war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Pensions
Comparative figures of the expenditure on war pensions by some of the principal belligerents were given in the House of Commons yesterday, when the vote of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Office Food Dominions' Share LONDON, Thursday Night
In reply to Captain H. King (conservative), the Prime Minister stated in the House of Commons that the value of War Office headquarters…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scots Wha Hae Memorial to Fallen Soldiers Edinburgh Ceremony London, Thursday Night
In the presence of the King and Queen, the Prince of Wales Inaugurated Scotland's national memorial, at Edinburgh in honor of the 100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Late War Scotia's Memorial Opened in Edinburgh (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
The Prince of Wales yesterday opened a wonderful and most imposing Scottish national war memorial in Edinburgh Castle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"New War" Soviet Leader's Prediction LONDON, Tuesday Night
The Riga correspondent or "The Times" states that the Soviet leader, Mr. Bukarin, speaking of the trouble at Vienna, said: "A spark has already…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Assault on Wife War Pensioner for Trial "Revolting Offence"
Henry Threlfall, 42, pensioner, on remand, was charged before Mr. McDougal, S.M., at Newcastle Police Court to-day, with having at Mayfield…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chinese War Armistice Effected to Subdue the Reds (Australian Press Association.) TOKIO
The early withdrawal of the main body of Japanese troops from Shantung is indicated by official reports from Pekin, reporting the imminent conclusion of an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ran Amok Crowd Fired On One Wounded Melbourne Scare MELBOURNE
A middle-aged man, armed with a pea-rifle, rushed out of a wine shop in Elizabeth-street, City, shortly after 9 15…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Chinese War. Shanghai
The conditions of Hankow are rapidly becoming chactic as the result of the fight of M. Borodin, Engens Chen, General Galens, the military leader of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Union Fight Piecework War Big Conference Plan of Campaign SYDNEY
A conference between representatives of every iron trades union and the executive of the All Australia Trades Union Congress…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hopeless Tangle Soldier Settlement Loans Job for Premiers Sydney
One of the most hopeless tangles in Australian Government finance is the soldier settlement loan position. The Premier's conference, which…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Room Not Used Cessnock Memorial Hall Notice to Soldiers
Unless returned soldiers make use of the room set apart for them in the Cessnock Memorial Hall, the committee will cancel the concession and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Settling Settlement State Premiers Anxious Soldiers' Debt Sydney
Soldier settlement was still unsettled when the Premiers' conference rose at 10 o'clock last night, and was the first subject listed for discussion…
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