First Round to Coalfields Shop Assistants' Rule War "Clearing the Decks"
Although the first round in the rules battle resulted in a victory for the Coalfields section of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1932
1,068 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 48 of 54
War Debts Against Moratorium U.S. CONGRESSMEN More European Notes Likely (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, November 15
The receipt to the Belgian debt Note to-day, similar in substance to those of Britain and France, produced the general impression that others could be expected…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers' Hall Police Raid at Manly SYDNEY
Police, under Sergeant Tillett and Christensen, raided the Soldiers' Memorial Hall at Manly, which is used as a returned solders' club, to-night, and arrested the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wallsend Hospital Appointment of Secretary Returned Soldiers' Query
A letter from the State Secretary of the Returned Soldiers and Sailors' League (Mr. R. D. Hadfield), referring to the Board's appointment of an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murdered at Dance Governor of Spanish Guinea Throat Cut by Soldier Madrid, November 15
A dramatic story has been received of the murder of Senor Gustavo Sostoa, Governor-General of Spanish Guinea, and at one time Spanish Consul in Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Against Preference to Returned Men Displacement Policy Is Resented
Claiming that hardship had been imposed on the families of youths previously employed on Public Works Department relief works by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Suspension Mr. Hoover's Attitude War Debt Appeals Democrats May Call World Conference (Australian Press Association.) New York, November 16
The Washington correspondent of the New York "Times" says that President Hoover indicated to-day that he would not recommend to Congress the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Britain Advocates Two-thirds Reduction of Air Forces Fearful Horror of Air War Control of Civil Aviation Drastic Cuts in Navies Also Sought Sir J. Simon's Geneva Speech Geneva
That countries, including Britain, which possess large air armaments, should reduce to two-thirds their present size ana ultimately eliminate them altogether, was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Throat Slashed Woman Fatally Wounded Husband in Hospital Sydney
Mrs. Lily Bent, 39, of Kimberley-road, Hurstville, died in the St. George District Hospital this morning, having had her throat fearfully gashed with a safety…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Debts Conference Next Week American Leaders Democrats Seek International Action (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, November 17
In a telephone conversation with President Hoover to-day, the President-elect, Mr. F. D. Roosevelt, arranged for a war debts conference at White House on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Selling the War Debts" Schoolboy Howlers Up-to-date Humor or Dumbness?
The League of Nations is a body of men trying to sell the war debts! The inventors of wireless…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Against Extension War Debts Moratorium Strong Feeling in United States (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, November 10
Political forecasts indicate that when President Hoover and the President elect (Mr. Franklin Roosevelt) informally discuss the foreign debts question on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Kurri Soldiers' Reunion
Old soldiers from all parts of the Maitland coalfields and Newcastle district assembled at the annual reunion of the Kurri sub-branch, at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Returned Soldiers' Meeting
The general meeting of the Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to-night is of considerable interest to members. New…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Target Marker Fatally Wounded at Range MELBOURNE
At an inquest into the death of Thomas Alexander Wilson, 31, target marker, of North Melbourne, who died following a wound in the cheat sustained at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Debts Matter of Reduction British Payments U.S. President Sympathetic (Australian Press Association.) WASHINGTON, November 20
It is authoritatively intimated that President Hoover, while probably informing the Allies that the war debts payments due on December 15 must be met,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Returned Soldiers Adjourned General Meeting Unemployment Drive
A report submitted at a meeting of Newcastle Returned Soldiers’ League last night revealed that since the drive for employment started over 80 men had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Returned Soldiers Registration of Organisations Bill to Be Drafted Sydney
The State Cabinet has given authority for the drafting of a bill which will provide for the registration of returned soldier organisations…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldier Actors Singleton Diggers' Christmas Cheer to Produce Rookery Nook
The Singleton Returned Soldiers' League, after having successfully staged that well-known war play, Journey's End, intends to produce…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Pensions 1988 Have Been Forfeited CANBERRA
Referring to the that 1988 war pensions had been voluntarily surrendered in the last two months, the Prime Minister (Mr. J. A. Lyons) told Mr. N…
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