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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 17 of 243
While the Opposition sections in the House of Assembly were Unable to agree on a Republican platform, it was clear when the House met that an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Australia is the first prize to the victor in this war, which is bound to be the greatest and most decisive in the history of the world," declared the Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A recommendation that members of friendly societies on active service should be exempt from contributions until they were discharged from the forces will be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Minister for Lands (Mr. C. A. Sinclair) said to-day that the majority of the shires in the State had supported the move to set up an organisation to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Last year saw considerable activity and progress for the Armidale sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League. The sub-branch undertook an increased volume…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The majority of the shires in New South Wales have supported the move to set up an organisation to control the properties of settlers who go…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAR has given Canada unity and solidarity unattained since the Fathers of Confederation formed the Dominion in 1867. A measure of critical opposition to the Mackenzie King regime is led by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Madame Simelius, wife of the Consul for Finland, who arrived in Australia after the Russians had invaded her country, brought with her these interesting photographs of the famous Lotta-Sy[?], the Finnish women's national organisation, which is the sister-group of the Territorials. At the top left the Lottas are seen serving meals to Territorials in a field kitchen. At the right, Major-General L. Mal[?]be eg. commander of he Territorials, is shown visiting the School for Lotta Officers at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE enemy gained a footing in the trenches north of Notre Dame de Lorette, but were expelled. The Germans blew up a bridge over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Canadian Minister for Supply (Colonel Ralston) announces a programme he is devising, which is similar to the issue during the World War of war savings…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →During the first month of the war, the blackouts caused more deaths on the English roads than all the casualties suffered by the British Army,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The reduction of the Chinese army and police to a minimum and indemnification for Japanese nationals' losers since the beginning of the war are among the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Different views on the use of funds to provide comforts and other needs were expressed at a meeting of the Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Importers were told to-day by the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. J. N. Lawson) that Australia might find it necessary to continue import restrictions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →When a debtor failed to appear to defend a creditors' petition in the Bankruptcy Court to-day it was explained by counsel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dear Dorothy Dix,— Do you think two young people who are contemplating marriage should wait or marry now, knowing the boy…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gifts of £100 each have been made by Mr. Bert Light, of M. Light and Co., and W. H. Winn and Co. to the Newcastle and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rome, January 23.—Cabinet has adopted measures increasing Italy's preparedness for war. These include a law permitting firms to give precedence to military…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Like a chapter from 'Mein Kampf'" and "Goebbels could not have done better," were among the biting phrases applied to-day by the Prime Minister (General Smuts) to a speech by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The value of the National Emergency Services organisation as a means of assistance in time of "domestic emergency," as well…
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