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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
2,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 129
The footslogger, the walking Christmas Tree, Bairnsfather's "Old Bill"—the Tommy who marched along the roads of Flanders singing about Tipperary; did you realise that he had marched completely out of sight and lives only…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Following the Prime Minister's recent declaration that any threat to France must evoke immediate co-operation, Great Britain intends to train and equip an army of more than 19 divisions as a striking force for use…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charged with having attempted to kill his wife, John Edward Spangler, 38, described as a war wreck, collapsed in the Criminal Court to-day. The case was…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Britain's return to a mood of commence and resolution was mentioned by the Home Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare) in a striking speech in his constituency to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"We are doomed. Do not waste lives trying to reach us." Although that courageous message was received by semaphore from the 76 Swiss…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Permission has been granted by the State Council of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League to form a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"RUSSIA will not be drawn into a war against the Fascist States provoked by democratic Powers," said M. Stalin, addressing the Communist Party Congress…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Not for many months have hopes been so high regarding the ultimate, as distinct from the immediate, international outlook. The continuance of somewhat lessened…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Relatives of incapacitated returned soldiers have raised the question whether a repatriation hospital could he established in Newcastle. Arguments have been…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Home Secretary (Sir Samuel Hoare) speaking at the week-end pictured the opportunity that lay before the leading statesmen of Europe to create peace and prosperity by working together…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The militia personnel taking part in Newcastle's Anzac Day march and service on April 25 will be almost double that of last year and will exceed any…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Carrier-borne aircraft will "attack" the £20,000,000 fortress that is Singapore (just over 1000 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Some intimate glimpses of his life-long friend Colonel John McCrae, whose immortal verses, "In Flanders Fields,"…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Earl Baldwin, speaking at Worcester, England, referred to the misunderstanding abroad of the British attitude towards defence…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sir,—Mr. Lang is reported, to have stated that he intends to carry Labour along the same lines as the New Zealand Government. The very foundation stone…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →It graziers did not seek to eradicate rabbits, the rabbits would eradicate the graziers and everyone else, declared Mr. E. Cadell. when the N.S.W…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"One of the youngest men to serve with the Australian forces during the war," was how Eric Philip Stapleton was described yesterday. The body of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Compulsory enlistment and registration of national resources were urged at the annual conference of the Sailors and Soldiers Fathers' Association of Victoria…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A public meeting has been called in the City Hall for Tuesday night to discuss progress in the proposal to form…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →GERMAN ALPINE TROOPS haul a gun up a precipice during mountain exercises. The route of his approaching tour of Canada was pointed out to the King on a map at the British Industries Fair. The Canadian High Commissioner, Mr. Vincent Massey, is looking on. The King was told that the 23,000 inhabitants of the town of [?]…
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