Ashes to Be Scattered on Hill 60 Soldier's Widow Will Honor Wish London
That she would have his body cremated and would scatter his ashes on Hill 60, where he lost so many friends in the Birmingham "Pals"…
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 2 of 50
War Plays British and German Natural Contrast
"That film ought to be good peace propaganda," remarked a friend at the conclusion of a Zeppelin raid film. "It brings back all the horrors of the Zepp,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldiers' Appeal Imprisoned Comrade
The secretary of the Newcastle Branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' League staled to-day that the league has forwarded a letter to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Singleton Soldiers' League Singleton
It was mentioned in the report at the annual meeting of Singleton sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League that the membership was 66…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Persistence Wins Blind Soldier's Feat LONDON
It takes a lot to keep Captain lan Fraser down. Formerly known as the blind M.P., and for years head of St. Dunstan's, the London Hospital for…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Murder Plot Sikh Soldier's Confession Killed Woman Took Fiendish Revenge CALCUTTA
A confession that he had joined a training battalion of the Punjab regiment for the sole purpose of murdering British officers was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Constable Wounded COROWA
Cornered in a shed at the Balldale schoolmaster's home, a man fired point-blank at Constable Taylor, wounding him in the chest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Constable Wounded Suspect Fires Shot Deflected by Pocket Book Corowa
Constable Taylor, of Balldale, had a narrow escape from death last night, when he was shot by a man who was noticed trying to enter the residence of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Beer War Brewery's Move SYDNEY
The Intent move in the "beer war" is an attempt by one of the breweries to restrain a suburban hotel proprietor from selling a certain brand of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Its Victory Germany Celebrates War of 1870 LONDON
That Germany has not forgotten its Empire and Emperors is clear from the enthusiasm which the forthcoming anniversary of its…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SAVED £700,000 a Year British Treasurer's Move War Loan Interest London
The Treasury to-day repaid £75,000,000 four per cunt, war loans with income tax compounded, though not compelled to do so before 1942…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →British War Loan Huge Repayment Made LONDON, January 15
The Treasury to-day repaid £75,000,000 4 per cent. war loan, income tax being compounded, although the Government was not obliged to repay before 1942. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Maitland District West Maitland Returned Soldiers
The receipts of the Maitland Returned Soldiers and Citizens' Club for 1930 amounted to £307/19/11, being a decrease of £70/16/7 compared with the previous…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Ex-soldier's Death Found Wounded in Bush PERTH
Hailed with the remark "Hey, Dig, get a doctor: I've shot myself," a man found James Digwood, 40, a returned soldier, lying in the bush near Collie, with a gaping…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carrington Remembers Aid. Cornish and the 'Bus War Fire Board Election
Echoes of the Carrington 'bus war were heard at Carrington last night when the council considered who it would support for the country seat in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tragic Board Meeting One Man Killed: Two Wounded BRUSSELS, January 20
There was a dramatic scene at a board meeting of an important, Floreffe Company, dealing with industrial and chemical products…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Transport "War" 'Busmen's Viewpoint Effect of Tram Fare Cuts
Though the Transport Trust's decision to reduce tram fares in Newcastle may have a slight effect on 'bus takings, it will not seriously interfere with the volume of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Debts Britain and America Criticism of Negotiations (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, January 21
A stir has followed the publication by the Conservative Central Office of Defence of Mr. Baldwin's American debt settlement. This has provoked an attack…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bold Approach Problem of Disarmament Preventing War British Minister's Advice (British Official Wireless.) GENEVA, January 19
In opening the public session of the League of National Council to-day, the British Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Arthur Henderson) strongly urged that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers for Farm Work
Victorian farmers have been slow to respond to the offer of 100 men at the Returned Soldiers' League Employment Bureau, in Melbourne to take farm…
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