Pigeons' Work in War
A monument in memory of the thousands of carrier pigeons which lost their lives during the war has been unveiled at Lille, in France. It shows a sturdy peasant…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1936
1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 66
Against War and Fascism
There was a large attendance in the Ambulance Hall at the Social and dance organised by the Weston Council Against War and Fascism. Mrs. M. Parker, who…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A U.s.a. Storm North China Prepares for War
Trees felled and twisted during a storm which lasted for only 10 minutes in Detroit, U.S.A. last month, and caused extensive damage in the city and two deaths…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gasattack in War Plans to Protect the People Newcastle Discussions
As the result of action by the N.S.W., Government in co-operation with military and other authorities Sydney and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War in Far East American Body's Fears Japanese Aggression Washington, July 12
The Foreign Policy Association in book entitled "Clash in the Pacific," which in to be published to-morrow, declares that War in the Far East is inevitable…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Veterans Ceremony in Verdun Cemetery 'For the Peace of the World' Paris, July 13
Tens of thousands of war veterans, including representatives from France, Britain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russia, and the United States, gathered in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Council Concern Over Soldiers' Preference Loan Schedule Works
Concern at the possible effect of the recent returned soldiers' preference legislation was expressed by aldermen at last night's meeting of the City Council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →America's War Payments
In 1932, 14 years after the Armistice, statisticians estimated that by 1945 the United States would have spent the total cost of its part in the Great War wholly…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →£20,000 SCHEME Soldiers' Preference Debars Wickham Unemployed
About six weeks ago, Wickham branch of the Australian Labour Party became alarmed at the conditions under which the Wickham Council £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Arabs Repulsed Attack on British Soldiers JERUSALEM, July 14
Members of the Royal Corps of Signallers, who were attacked by Arab marauders while repairing cut wires at Jenin, summoned help because they were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →To Stop War Close the Seas
Much interest has been aroused by the publication in "Sea-Power," the organ of the Navy League of the United…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Pension Anomalies State R.S.L. to Discuss Sydney
Anomalies which are said to have arisen from the grant of war service pensions by the Government will be discussed at the next meeting of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Preference to Soldiers
Sir,—It is evident from the Press that there is a great deal of concern about the preference to return men. How many aldermen of the City Council are aware…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lloyd George's Memoris—No. 6. "Fatal Flaw" Of War Plan by Generals L. George Is Caustic "DILATORY" Mystery Of Haig Report
The Supreme War Council's decision to establish a General Reserve was left to the British and French Commanders-in-Chief for action. Nothing definite was done and in the face of an…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Youth Wounded Examining Revolver SYDNEY
Russell Burton, 15 of Lakemba, was seriously wounded when a bullet from a revolver, found near the railway line at Dulwich Hill last night, exploded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Home From War
Captain B. T. Popplewell, who returned to Sydney by the Large Bay. He left at the end of 1914, joined the Imperial Forces, and remained in the Tank Corps…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Constable Fires Man Wounded in Leg Kurri Kurri Incident
A shot was fired by a constable when a young man was seen in the vicinity of the Kurri Kurri Cooperative Store about 9.30 last night. Later a man was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Observance of Anzac Day League Decide on Sunday Sydney
To conform to the general policy binding branches of the Returned Soldiers' League in all States, New South Wales, in the absence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dardanelles Agreement at Montreux Close Straits in War London, July 16
The British, French, Russian and Greek delegates to the Dardanelles Conference at Montreux (Switzerland) agreed upon an amendment to Article 16 of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Returned Soldiers' Congress
A proposal that a move should be made to have the 1937 congress of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League held at Newcastle will be the principal of a number…
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