War Debts Relief Is Likely Negotiations Now Proceeding Deep Secrecy Canberra
Although officials here maintain the deepest secrecy, it is learned that the War Debts negotiations between…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1931
983 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 50
Stood at His Post Till Feet Froze Senegalese Soldier Paris
A Senegalese soldier at Rochefort, understanding little French, was placed on sentry duty for the first time. He imagined he had to stand…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Civil War Chinese Troops Mutiny SHANGHAI, March 7
A spring civil war is looming. Shansi troops have mutinied at Chihsien Tatung, in the Shanshi Province, and at Liuling, in the Honan Province. The Government,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A World of Bloodshed Gigantic Preparation for War
Preparations for war on a hitherto undreamed-of scale! Women in training in army and air force! Whole cities demolished for military…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Picture Shows & Theatres Divorce and Humor "Lightnin at The Civic Also a War Story
"The best cure for divorce is to abolish allmony." "Divorce should only be a last resort, not a fad."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzac Souvenir Soldiers' League Book
Newcastle Returned Soldiers' League Executive is busily preparing souvenir booklet for Anzac Day. The first appearance of the book…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preference at Labor Bureau Returned Men Want It Restored Meeting To-morrow
Preference to returned soldiers at the Labor Bureau will be discussed at the Newcastle branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to-morrow night…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Pigeon Soldiers" Memorial to War Birds BRUSSELS, March 8
Perhaps the most unusual of the war's memorials was that unveiled here to-day by Burgomaster Max, in the presence of a distinguished gathering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Declared on Sandflies
The large numbers of sandflies which have worried residents at Tweed Heads are being exterminated with enthusiasm by the people of that town. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cessnock League Satisfied War Service Homes
Recent complaints by returned soldiers regarding the treatment they had received in connection with the payment for their war service homes were again…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Markets War Riverina Interested TOCUMWAL
Farmers of the Riverina are interested in the suggestion that Mr. Lang will endeavor to cut railway costs from the Riverina to Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Pensions Scathing Comments Made Demand for Inquiry Canberra
Keen interest has been caused in political circles by the scathing comments of the Auditor-General (Mr. Cerrutty) on the evils and abuses of the pension system,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Diggers' Grievances Adjusted on Coalfields War Service Homes Dept. Gets Busy Commissioner's Special Visit No Evictions
Following upon the recent articles in "The Newcastle Sun" of the grievances of War Service Homes…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Prevent War Act of Arbitration Britain's Lead Approval for Ratification (British Official Wireless.) LONDON, March 9
In the House of Commons to-night, the Foreign Minister (Mr. A. Henderson) asked approval for ratification of the General Act for the Pacific Settlement of…
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Sir,—Stand to! Never in the Diggers' careers has this familiar call been fraught with such grave significance—not in any battle on Gallipoli or in France…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Pensions Employment Preference Diggers Frame Policy
Grievances in relation to war service homes, preference of employment to returned soldiers, measures of combating any proposal to reduce war pensions, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →French War Loans Losers May be Compensated PARIS, March 10
A Budget Bill, submitted to the Chamber of Deputies, contains a clause under which economies, resulting from the conversion of rentes issues, may be used to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Libelled the People Plays Depicting Soldiers Protest in the Commons London, March 10
Mr. J. C. Ede (Lab.) complained in the House of Commons that some books and plays during the past few years, purporting to depict the British soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Preference at Bureau
Although the Minister for labor and industry (Mr. Baddeley) has promised that preference would be given at labor bureaus to married…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Filed No Income Tax Returns for Past Twelve Years Thought Soldiers Were Exempt Butcher's Bankruptcy
Stating that he had not furnished an income tax return for twelve years an examince in bankruptey to-day said he thought returned…
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