Rheims Cathedral War-ruined Building Restored Reopened for Worship Rheims, October 18
After an interruption of 23 years, Rheims Gathedral, which was badly damaged by German shells in the Great War, but which has…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1937
1,193 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 60
No Big War Banker Confident Amazed by Great Britain's Progress Sydney
The President of the Rural Bank of New South Wales (Mr. C. R. McKerihan), who returned to-day by the Awatea after a world tour, expressed the opinion…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Send Cable to British P.m. Newcastle Union on Spanish War
A meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Boilermakers' Union of Australia on Monday night decided to send a cable to the British Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Given Up As Dead War Prisoner Returns Home BERLIN, October 19
Wilhelm Boeckmeyer, who was made a prisoner by the Russians in 1915, and was given up as dead, has returned to his family at Oeynhausen (Westfalen,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Eve of Poll Conscription Issue Revived Bitter Days Recalled Referendums of War Years SYDNEY
In launching a last-minute attack on what it describes as the Lyons Government's conscription policy, the Labour party has caused the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →South Africa No Agreement With Britain Aid Her in War Minister Says He Would Rebel (Australian Associated Press.) Cape Town, October 19
The Minister of Defence (Mr. O. Pirow), in a speech at Klerksdorp (Transvaal), denied that the Union Government had agreed to assist…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sino-japanese War Area
A map showing the area involved in the Sino-Japanese war. Paotow, in the left-hand top corner, is the latest centre to fall before the Japanese advance, thus reducing China's chances of receiving aid from Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →What People Think Merchant Service and War
Selwyn Day (Chairman, Sea Training Committee) and W. G. Lawrence (Secretary, Merchant. Service Guild), Sydney, write:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chinese Crews Contribute to War Funds SYDNEY
Chinese crews on British vessels are landing over a big proportion of their pay to assist their countrymen in the war with Japan. The crew of the Taiping…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kangaroos' War Cry Made King and Queen Laugh Ilkley
There are three very disappointed men in the Australian Rugby League team to-night. They missed meeting the King and Queen at Halifax, in Yorkshire to-day. THEY were Fairhall, Thompson and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"LIKE 1914" Mr. Lang Sees War Portents "Conscription Overnight" Governor-General Quoted SYDNEY
"You have 1914 all over again," said the State Labour leader (Mr. J. T. Lang) when he spoke at Coogee to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Japanese Budget Plan to Save £6,000,000 Strain of War in China (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, October 19
The "Daily Telegraph" Tokio correspondent reports that the Japanese Cabinet has decided that it is possible to save £6,000,000 on this financial year's Budget…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Anthony Eden—the Boy a War Incident London, October 10
Lying helpless not many yards from the German trenches, after a raid near Ypres, in 1916, was on English soldier, badly wounded all the others had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"UNSURPASSED" Volunteer Defence Army in Britain War Office Appointments Announced (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, October 20
Changes in War Office organisation, and military appointments connected with it, to which the King had given his approval, were disclosed by the War Secretary (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Captive German Fliers Girl Soldiers
THREE GERMAN fliers who were held captive for four weeks in Chinese Turkestan grew beards during their enforced "holiday." Britain assisted in their rescue. The fliers are: Baron von Gablenz. Captain Untucht and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Canada's War Memorial Temporary Base at Ottawa
Canada's national war memorial to her 68,000 dead is being set up on a temporary base in a square in the heart of Ottawa while further consideration is nines…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Women's Corps No Recruiting by War Office LONDON, October 21
After the suggested revival of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, the War Office has announced that it has no intention of recruiting any women's corps…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →King's Speech Parliament Prorogued War in East Hope in Conference at Brussels (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, October 22
The King's Speech at the prorogation of Parliament to-day expressed the deep satisfaction of the Queen and himself with the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →To Defend Newcastle Mimic War in the North Sydney
Eleven military 'planet and a convoy of 13 motor waggons of men and equipment were moving "as to war" when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Twenty Years After Comrades in Adversity Meet War Incident Recalled at Newcastle
At the conclusion of the Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows' conference at the week-end, the renewal of an interesting friendship was revealed. The two…
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