Rumor Plunges France Into Grief Homage to War Hero Joffre Still Lives Paris
Extraordinary scenes of Premature grief were witnessed throughout last night owing to a false report that Marshal Joffre…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1931
983 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 50
Soldiers Active Richard Jackson Case
In addition to the petition which has been signed by hundreds of Cessnock citizens for presentation to Mr. Baddeley at the week-end,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Fire on Rioters New Year in Bombay Many Wounded Calcutta
A police volley ushered in the New Year at Bombay, and nine rioters were wounded. This was only…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Restricted Preference Ex-Soldiers on Waterfront CANBERRA
The Federal Government, by amending the transport workers' waterside regulations in the "Commonwealth Gazette," has restricted preference to returned…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Worse Than War? Evil of Politics LONDON
"War is a frightful evil, but one wonders, after reading well-known war books, such as this, whether politics are not even worse," says…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Recruits Wanted War Office Begins Campaign High Educational Standard London, January 3
The War Office is preparing an advertising campaign to attract 8700 recruits to make up the deficiency in the authorized army strength, which should be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Honored As Dead Former Soldier's Discovery LONDON
Harold Seurrah, a Bradford business man, has just discovered that, registered as a misting soldier, his name is inscribed on the Meain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Simple Resting Place for Marshal Joffre Great Soldier's Last Wishes Nation's Tribute Paris
Not the imposing invalides near the body of Napoleon Bonaparte, but a thicketed country, in the shade of which, in his retirement, he rested…
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Sir,—I, as a returned soldier, would like to place before all returned soldiers the false tracks that they have led for years past. Apparently, some people are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldiers' Meeting
All interested in the resuscitation of Wallsend Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League are requested to attend a meeting at the old council chambers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wallsend Returned Soldiers' League
With the resuseitution of Wallsend Subbranch of the Returned Soldiers' League there is a possibility of the old council chambers serving a useful purpose as a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Wanted to Sign the Pledge" Ex-soldier in Court
A returned soldier was charged in Newcastle Police Court to-day with drunkenness. When his name was called the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Officers Elected Wallsend Soldiers' League
The following officers have been elected to the recently revived Wallsend Sub-Branch of the Returned Soldiers' League. Patrons, Alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Returned Soldiers Newcastle League's Work
At the annual general meeting of the Newcastle Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League, the following officers were elected:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →History of War Heavy Publication Costs SYDNEY
No less than £80,000 has been expended in publishing nine volumes of the "Official History" of the Australian imperial Force, the compilation of which was undertaken…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Tragedy Sinking of British Sub. Terrible Mistake Indentification Sign Misread LONDON
How the misreading of a submarine title caused British gunners to kill nineteen of the crew of a British submarine and receive congratulations on their marksmanship is disclosed for the first time in William Guy Carr's book, "By Guess and by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Tragic Error Submarine Shelled Mistaken for Enemy War-time Horror Revealed (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, January 8
How the misreading of a submarine's title caused British gunners to kill 19 of the crew of a British submarine, and to receive congratulations on their…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Annual Regatta? Soldiers' Point Scheme
An attempt is being made to hold an annual regatta at Soldiers' Point, Port Stephens, by a committee of Mayfield rowing enthusiasts. On New…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two Men Shot One Critically Wounded Newtown Mystery Sydney
A good deal of mystery surrounds the wounding of Norman Mulhearn, aged 32, of Phillip-street, Enmore, and Joseph Anneson, aged 20, of Sydney-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →30,000 MASSACRED Two Years of Civil War Mohammedan Ravages Shanghai, January 10
Terrible conditions are reported as a result of two years of civil war in the Hansu province. An official report states that during nine…
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