War Hero's Adventure
After 13 years it has transpired that one of the events which materially contributed towards the ending of the Great War was a daring raid carried out by a section of…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1932
1,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 54
War "Aces" to Celebrate
A reunion dinner of Britain's wartime airmen is to take place in London on Saturday, December 12. Some of those who will be present are to-day the heads of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Returned Soldier's Sudden Death Taken to Hospital Yesterday
John Keith, aged 42, n returned soldier, died suddenly this morning in Newcastle hospital, to which he was admitted yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A London Letter Low Railway Fares—Nursing Home and Hotel—News and Bush Wireless—Animals Travel by Air—A War Adventure—Old Epic of the Sea LONDON, November 19, 1931
The railway companies are making a big bid for Christmas travel, and have taken important decisions on the question of fares. For the Christmas holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big War Vote by Soviet Is Russia Preparing for New War? Latest Budget London
A huge vote by the Soviet Government to the War Department leads to the belief that Russia is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Splendid Work of Soldiers' League Newcastle Sub-branch Many Achievements Last Year Annual Report
A splendid record of achievement for 1931 is revealed in the annual report of the Newcastle Sub-branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Soldiers' Meeting
Cessnock branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will hold its annual meeting on Monday night, January 11, 1931 was the branch's most…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →£300,000 Order for War 'Planes British Company Gets It London
The biggest single order for aircraft ever given by a foreign Government to the British aircraft Industry has been given to the Fairey Aviation Company…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier's Funeral
A bugler from the Newcastle Returned soldiers League will sound The Last Post at the funeral of the late Mr. R. J. Thompson of king's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers and Christmas Cheer
Sir,—During a visit to Sydney about the middle of December, along with other ex-service men, I went round the headquarters of the various organisations…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Pension Reductions Protest Made at Wallsend
At the meeting of the Wallsend sub-branch of, the Returned Soldiers League the executive of the league was criticised for agreeing to cuts in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Returned Soldiers' League Election of Officers
The first annual meeting of the Wallsend Returned Soldiers' League was held in the club rooms last night. Mr. H. Parkes presided. Income for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Returned Soldiers Review of Year's Work Newcastle Activities
Mr. F. Forbes has been re-elected as President of the Newcastle Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' Imperial League. The other officers for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wallsend Returned Soldiers' League
Unless the arguments of an official of the Returned Soldiers' and Sailors' League headquarters can say Wallsend sub-branch of the league against a proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Death Announced French War Minister M. Laval in Quandary Paris, January 6
The death has occurred of M. Maginot, the Minister for War. The death of M. Maginot puts the Premier (M. Laval) in a quandry as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers and Christmas Cheer
Sir,—In answer to Mr. Clarke, I beg to state that the only body I know of which gave assistance to indigent members was the Naval and Military Veterans'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Atrocities Tokio, January 6
Besides bandits looting and burning, it is reported that defeated soldiers are committing fiendish atrocities on women and children in Manchuria. Militarists…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cold-blooded Murder of Returned Soldier America's Latest Ebullition of Gang Warfare New York
An astonishing public slaying of a man who had incurred disfavor has been carried out by gangland. Gang assassinations in the racketeer…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldier's Death From Exhaustion
A verdict that John Keith (40). a returned soldier, living at the Parry-street camp, had died on January 2 from exhaustion caused by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Evictions Returned Men Homeless SYDNEY
Unsuccessful in his application to the Court for a further extension of time in which to vacate the premises, Henry Gee. of Ross-street, Forest Lodge. returned…
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