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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
830 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 42
Notwithstanding Moscow's ultimatum that "it will be compelled to resort to means other than negotiation for the protection of its lawful rights," unless…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A start is to be made this month on the erection of the National War Memorial, a path leading to which is now under construction. The vote for the memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Club, and the Cricket Association are at war, with a strip of territory near the Bar Beach as the spoils. The club met last night and decided to leave in abeyance the suggestion to break away from the Association…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the fourth time in six weeks the City Coroner (Mr. Grant) had to investigate fatalities due to "hit and run" motorists, when to-day he inquired into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Anzac Memorial Building Trust yesterday announced the conditions of the competition by architects for a design of the Anzac Memorial, to be erected in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War clouds are hovering over Manchuria. The Chinese Nationalist Government refused to be dismayed by the threat contained in the Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Premier (M. Poincare) concluded his long speech before the Chamber of Deputies on the war debt arrangements. "Let us not pay 10 milliard francs to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The most sensational shooting affray in the history of gang warfare in Sydney occurred at Maroubr[?] in [?]t night outside the home of Matilda (Tilly) Devine, at the corner of Pellington and Long Bay roads. One man, "Gunman" Gaffney, is dead. Two other gangsters were…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →At the annual conference of the returned soldier settlers to-day, although a motion was put forward by Mr. J. A. Henderson (Tatura) severely criticising…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For the first time in history an English cricket team was entertained at the Monition House when A. P. F. chapman and his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →When Harold Handcock, a 13-years old school-boy, of Islington, was treated by the ambulance to-day far a big wound on his elbow, he told an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Angkor, carrying the Australian war-graves pilgrims, passed through the Dardanelles entrance at 4.10 a.m. to-day. The small band of pilgrims gathered on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sydney's gang rivalry, which has been smouldering for some months, has again blazed into open warfare. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday a man was shot in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The apparent indifference of some of the highest placed Chinese leaders as the country drifts perilously close to the brink of war continues to be one of the most puzzling features of the Chinese-Russian imbroglio…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Treasurer (Sir William M'Pherson) referred to recent criticism of the Auditor-General concerning soldier settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The correspondent of the Australian Press Association with the Australian war pilgrims states that the pilgrims landed at Kelia Bay this morning, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wh[?]e out shooting between Uralla and Armidale, Morgan Shakespeare, of Cessnock, wan wounded in the knee by a bullet from a pea rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →While the mobilisation of troops proceeds in preparation of the threatened clash with Russia, attention has also been turned to Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Prime Minster (Mr. S. M. Bruce) stated today that he had received the report of Justice Pike on solider land settlement. Mr. Justice Pike was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Mr. R. James, M.H.R., has brought under the notice of the War Service Homes Commission on several occasions the fact that returned soldier miners, who…
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