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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
1,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 54
Joseph Dinnen, Wood-street, Hamilton, writes— An article appeared in your issue of to-day's date, headed "Legless…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Long ago, when I was young At the corner of the street, On a rough and narrow seat. Sat a soldier, once a man…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cancellation of Inter-Empire as well as inter-Allied War Debts was urged by Mr. Hogan, former Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Whether the Commonwealth Government should provide homes for destitute returned soldiers during the winter months formed the basis of a debate at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Deputy Premier (Mr. Bruxner) was given a cordial reception at Wallsend this afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Persistent rumours are current that the British Government intends to resume war debt payments to the United States, besides repaying the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"There you are. I am a returned soldier. Now the Government will have to keep my wife and family, too. I have lost my pension."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the Wallsend Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League last night, the President (Mr. H. Parkes) made an attack on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In his policy speech delivered at Croydon to-night the Premier (Mr. B. S. B. Stevens), who had a wonderful reception, said that the return of the Labour party would mean that Australia would be faced with civil war and the break-up…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Because he did not close his shop and keep it closed on Anzac Day, Anders Back, butcher, of Hunter street, Newcastle, was fined £1, with…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Leader of the State Opposition (Mr. J. T. Lang) addressed a big meeting here to-night in support of the candidature of the former Minister for Lauds (Mr. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The President of the Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. Forbes), in reply to a comment by the Secretary of the Newcastle Electrical…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The pensions officer of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. E. A Roberts) will pay a visit to Newcastle at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The parents of Oskar Daubmann are overjoyed at the news of the remarkable "return from the dead" of their son, whose name appears on the war memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Returned Soldiers' League has been informed by the Premier (Mr. Stevens) that is complaints regarding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Even a revision of war debts and reparations in the light of present world conditions would not be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The present economic position in Europe is causing much anxiety. Professor Gustav Cassel, the Swedish economist, in a lecture at Oxford University, advocated the cancellation of all war debts as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a meeting of the committee last night, it was decided to hold the 1932 Anzac Ball on August 4. The Anzac Ball is the returned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Returned Soldiers' League's Pensions Officer (Mr. E. A. Roberts) will visit Newcastle on Friday. In the evening he will address all returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A new aspect has arisen at Cessnock with regard to the supply of dole bread. There are indication that the agreement…
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