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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
2,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 129
Dr. Ivan Page, second son of Sir Earle Page, will be the first Australian doctor to leave for active war service overseas. Dr. Page, who is 24, is attached to the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Some questions uppermost in the minds of the public regarding the war remain not only unanswered but in many cases not even partially explained. Newspapers in leading articles are asking that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The full Federal Cabinet met to-day in preparation for the first meeting of the War Cabinet, which will open at Victoria Barracks to-morrow morning, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Forty-seven members of the crew of an oversea ship in Brisbane decided this afternoon not to man the vessel until they had been paid a bonus of £50 war…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The heavy financial burdens imposed on the Commonwealth as a result of the war were indicated in a statement to-day by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Taxation increases as part of measures to be taken by the Government to raise £9,750,000, estimated to be required to finance war activities for the rest of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Reviewing the course of the war at sea and the measures taken by Britain to combat, the submarine menace, the First Lord of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Girls attending domestic science schools in New South Wales will assist soldiers by making a variety of comforts. Details of a State-wide scheme were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"It's our flag; keep it flying." The is the message with which Newcastle branch of the Australian Red Cross Society has launched its flag appeal to raise…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A strong plea for the reintroduction of compulsory military training in Australia was made by delegates attending the Returned Soldiers' League Conference…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A determination to assist in the successful prosecution of the present war is in full evidence in Australia. The cheerful acceptance of increased…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Public mystification about "the most peculiar war in the history of the world. In which, after three weeks, hardly a British shot has been fired…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Points from Sir John Simon's £2,000,000,000 war Budget are— A 60 per cent. tax on excess profits since March 31…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The president of the Newcastle branch of the Victoria League (Miss Dora Sparke) reports that the Australian Mutual Provident Society has made a room available…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Despite its energy and foresight, the Australian Government has not escaped the criticism that it is not doing enough." says "The Times."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The war risk cargo rate to or from Australia via Panama has been fixed at 30/ per cent. instead of 20/. The rate on the Cape route is 60/ per cent. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Officers in three mobilisation camps are preparing to receive 6000 men for war training next week. The first 100 officers and N.C.O.'s of this special force…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Some of the outstanding and most experienced brains of civil aviation in Australia are to-day directing their attention from the important peace-time job of operating the nation's airliner services, to the still more important task of assisting in…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fears that Australia's mea[?] trade will suffer during the war by competition from North and South America are expressed by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A glance at any illustrated history of the war of 1914-18, will disclose that the photographs of the generals on the…
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