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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
1,307 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 66
Stockton Council decided last night to ask local Parliamentarians for support in seeking the amendment of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Preference Act. It…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The late Mr. Alexander McKenzie, of 95 Cleary-street, Hamilton, was one of the original New South Wales Lancers, and left Australia at the outbreak of war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Ashfield has consented to lend the City of Vancouver the much-prized "B" type London 'bus which reposes in the London Passenger Transport Board'[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A 'plane accident at Wellington this afternoon caused the death of New Zealand's best known and most honoured pilot —Squadron-leader M. C. McGregor, a war…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dr. Maxmillian Belau, his assistant Thaddeus Medyusky, two Poles attached to the Abyssinian Red Cross, whom the Italians…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A report on the working of the Returned Soldiers' Preference Act and its relationship to municipal and shire council…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A combined religious service at the Regent Theatre and a ceremony at the Memorial Hall will mark the celebration of Anzac Day at Cessnock this…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Minister in charge of the War Service Homes' Commission (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby) when he visits Cessnock on Tuesday will be asked to do something about…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"The Government is preparing far-reaching plans to organise industry to supply the requirements of the defence services," says the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Secretary of the Local Government Association (Mr. A. R. Bluett) has prepared a comprehensive report upon the working of the Returned Soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A broadside attack on Great Britain for the policy it was following in the Italo-Abyssinian conflict was made by Senator W. E…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A few pieces of bone, with a set of false teeth, found in the ashes of a fire a short distance from a farm at Cooeeimbarbie, about seven miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Six hundred tons of war material brought here by the steamer Santa Maria (formerly the Wendy) will be transported by lorry to the Southern…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Eden, declared to a crowded House of Commons this evening that the chances of averting the catastrophe of another world war were slender unless Britain were strong enough and determined enough to play her part…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"I suggest we go rather easily on this question. It is one that requires a good deal of thought," said Ald. W. E. Young, discussing the question of soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rome correspondent of the British United Press reasserts that, despite denials, Signor Mussolini has granted leave to 500,000 soldiers of the 1911-1913…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Five persons were killed outright and 13 wounded—three fatally—by shots fired at Bernard Aluwihare, who had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"The Act as it applies to local government is a blot," said Ald. Flaherty, at a meeting of South Grafton Municipal Council, which agreed to protest against…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the annual meeting of the Abermain sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, presided over by Mr. J. Hunter, the following officers were elected—…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The annual meeting of the Maitland Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League was held last night. The report presented by the Secretary (Mr. T…
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