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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
1,395 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 30 of 70
The United States Senate to-day blocked the enactment of the Patman inflationary Soldier Bonus Bill by refusing to pass the legislation over President Roosevelt's…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Following the failure of the Patman Soldiers' Bonus Bill, plans are being made for Great War veterans to march on Washington, starting from California and picking up contingents on the way. It is estimated that 8000 will set out…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A memorial marking the spot where the first six Australians fell in the Great, War was unveiled at Silapaka on Saturday afternoon. The six men —…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Though he had received the charce from one barrel of a shotgun in the shoulder, James Fulton (35) a well known railwayman, displayed amazing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The attitude of the Methodist Church towards war was defined on Saturday at the final session of the General Conference of the Church in Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newcastle Council Against War and Fascism Intends to organise a torchlight procession in Newcastle on the night of August 1. which will be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →An important newspaper merger has been completed at Christchurch, whereby the "Press" absorbs the "Times," and the "Star" absorbs the "Sun."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The City Coroner (Mr. E. T. Oram) inquired to-day into the death of John Whiteman Wilson, 37, tram conductor, of Glebe, who was found shot on a suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—In your issue of May 18 I noticed a letter referring to preference to returned soldiers. On this matter I wish to make a few remarks, in defence of those…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Newcastle branch of the British Ex-service Legion held a social at the Anzac Hall, Newcastle, on Saturday night. The Secretary (Mr. F. Wright)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a meeting of the Western District Executive of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League last night, the Dalby sub-branch asked what action the executive…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lieutenant A. A. Kenna, Staff Corps, Adjutant and Quartermaster of the 27th Battalion, was found not guilty at the court-martial which concluded to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lambton Council agreed last night to cooperate with Balmain Council in a movement to have the statute giving preference of employment to ex-soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Absolute preference to returned soldiers was denounced at Lambton Council last night by some aldermen. They…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Leaders of the fashion-creating world of Vienna have declared war on "fashion spies." At a meeting of the National…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Miners have struck, and other serious demonstrations have occurred in Italy against Mussolini's war policy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The storm which stopped the tennis was one of many which did great damage throughout France. A cloudburst at Amiens flooded the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Balmain Council asked the co-operation of Adamstown Council last night In protesting against the recent legislation Riving returned soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →In a shooting affray last night, at Mangalore, a small township on the main Hobart-Launceston road, about 20 miles from Hobart, James Harry Naller,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Calliope Public School, a few miles from Ulmarra, on the mid-Clarence, was the scene of a large gathering to-day, when a picture of the historic British…
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