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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
1,395 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 70
With the provision of increased funds, the granting of loans for the erection of homes and the discharge of onerous mortgages has been resumed, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Hopes for Labor unity are now concentrated in a special conference of representatives of all State branches of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Raymond Terrace Diggers' Ball, held at the Oddfellows' Hall last night, attracted a large crowd of dancers from the town and surrounding areas. Popular wartime…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Hostilities between Italy and Abyssinia began to-day. The special correspondent of the British United Press with the Italian forces in Eritrea states that Italian troops crossed the frontier and aeroplanes bombed Adowa. The bombardment followed activity which lasted all night. The advancing troops…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sir,—War is inevitable, according to statements of many highly-placed officials of the different countries that will eventually become involved. Why is it…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Sir.—I notice in the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of October 2 a letter written by Mr. Les. F. Graham, of Kurri Kurri, under the heading "Workers and War."…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →The miners' general secretary (Mr. W. Orr), who acted as spokesman for the deputation which sought to interview the Acting Italian Consul-General…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →After having made a short tour of the Coalfields, the National Organiser of the Movement Against War and Fascism (Mr. V. R. Nugent) returned last night to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →THIS new map of Ethiopia, issued by the Institution Geografic de Agostino, a few weeks ago, "is of immense significance," writes Laurance Stallings, who has gone to Ethiopia for "The Sun." "The Map omits all…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Italian communities in Cairns and Innisfail took the news of the outbreak of hostilities in Abyssinia calmly. No demonstrations occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A well-attended open air meeting was held in Cessnock last night to discuss measures to prevent war. Mr. E. Hudson presided. The speakers were the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Acceptance by the Australian Labour Party Federal Executive in the early hours of this morning of the Labour unity proposals was almost directly due, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Developments in Abyssinia have made Bradford wool traders captious. Many topmakers, as a protective move, advanced quotations, and some withdrew them…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Sir,—I beg for space to voice my protest against the statement made by Mr. G. Smith at the U.A.P. Convention in Sydney, that certain "Diggers" were…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Denunciation of war and a resolution requesting the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League to ask all sub-branches to pass motions that returned men stand…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Council of the League of Nations met on Saturday and adjourned till to-day after having decided to convoke the Assembly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The capture of Adowa has not yet been reported In the Italian Press. The official communique states that the flag was posted on October 5 on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The annual conference of the Associated Chambers of Manufactures next month will be asked to consider a motion prepared by the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Three members of the Victorian Council Against War were ordered out of the Italian Consulate to-day when their protest against "Italy's aggression in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Do all possible to see that Britain keeps her hands clean of war, and does not poke unnecessarily into other people's business," said Field-Marshal…
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