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The wars & local soldiers, 1930

769 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 39

His Homecoming Family Dead in Well Former Soldier's Loss Perth

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 4 October 1930 · page 7

"M. A. .N. Francis, delegate to the Returned Soldiers' league Conference, returned to his home at Cuildford last night from a conference and…

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Welcome Home To N.S.W. Cricketers SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 3

The form of welcome to be extended to the New South Wales section of the Australian XI. has not yet been decided upon…

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Man Wounded Palmer-street Shooting Girl with Revolver Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 10

Palmer-street, East Sydney, where many tragedies have occurred, was the scene of another shooting affray last night. Leslie Garrett, aged 22, who gave…

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Deemed to Be Dead Lost War Prisoners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 11

Several hundred Austrian prisoners of war, according to an extraordinary report in a Vienna newspaper, have been languishing for 15 years in the French…

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Lord Thomson Notable Career Soldier and Minister

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 October 1930 · page 7

Perhaps the most tragic feature of the many features associated with the annihilation of the giant airship was that the Minister for Air, Lord Thomson, should…

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Empire Builder Work During Great War Memorial to Mr. Massey

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 October 1930 · page 3

"Beneath our feet on this lovely promontory, in sight of the ships arriving from the Homeland as well as of the capital of this Dominion, which he served…

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Awful Ordeal Australian War Prisoner Court Forgives Lapse Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 6

When Thorold Arthur Passant appeared at the Quarter Sessions to-day, charged with theft from the Dalwallino branch of the State Savings Bank, of which he is…

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Beaten Rival Leads Rebels Civil War Brazilian Revolt Cities Taken Rumors About Navy Monte Video

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 9

The Government of Brazil announced to-day that the revolutionary movement in the States of Para to the…

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SUNBEAMS for kiddie Readers of "The Sun" the Soldier's Daughter

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 October 1930 · page 10

The soldier was dying and Nellie had been sent across the sea. All the people vied with each other in soothing the last moments of the famous…

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"Quixotically Honest" Britain and War Debts No Repetition in Trade London, October 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 5

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald told the Labour party conference at Llandudno to-day that British interests were being looked after at the Imperial Conference…

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Brazil Revolt Preparations For War Call to Colours Government Troops Ready (Australian Press Association.) Rio De Janeiro, October 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 5

The Brazilian Government has issued a call to the colours, requesting naval reserves and 10 army classes, comprising 420,000 men to mobilise immediately…

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Order Restored Indian Frontier Province British Soldiers Decorated Calcutta, October 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 5

The martial law ordinance in the North-west Frontier Province is likely to be withdrawn shortly, owing to the improved political situation in the Province, but…

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Preference Issue Likely to Cause Crisis in British Political Arena Civil War Brazilian Revolt Cities Fall Capital Threatened Monte Video

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 October 1930 · page 8

Federal preparations in Brazil promise one of the most sanguinary civil wars South America has yet…

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Golf War Off Country Association Agrees Match Against City Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 October 1930 · page 5

At the 28th annual meeting of the Country and Suburban Golf Association, which is dominated by tho country, held inst night, a motion was…

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War Wreck Saved on Gap's Edge Sobbed Bitterly Held by Constable Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 11 October 1930 · page 1

last night, and sobbing bitterly, a war-wrecked man wits saved from suicide by Constable McDermott, of Vaucluse…

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War on Congress Indian Revenue Defaulters Strong Government Action Calcutta, October 13

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 7

The Bombay Government's war against Coagress took a new turn this morning, when a proclamation was issued through-out Gujerat, which is the chief certre of…

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Limbless Soldiers' Competition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1930 · page 9

It is announced that the checking of the [?]less Soldiers' competition has not yet been completed, and the results will not be available for about a week,…

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Flour Supply Boycotting Allegation Sydney Bread War Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 15 October 1930 · page 7

Charges that associated flourmill-owners were deliberately withholding flour supplies from it were made to-day by officials or the Automatic Bread…

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Sir Kingsford Smith? Move for Knighthood Soldiers Eager Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 October 1930 · page 7

At the conclusion of Wing-Commander Kingsford Smith's flight to Australia it is likely that a number of men holding influential positions in…

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King and Earl Haig Early Termination of War Lord Birkenhead's Tribute London, October 17

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1930 · page 9

The late Lord Birkenhead, in a book just published, entitled "Turning Points in History," dwells on Earl Haig's belief that victory was possible before the end of…

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