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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 243
The realisation is gradually seeping through, even to official mentality, that Europe is confronted with a new kind of war. Germany's riot inconsiderable advantage is that her rulers, "cutpurses of the Empire" though in Hamlet's phrase they are,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →France has resolved that any peace settlement must disarm Germany, and that the Rhineland again must be demilitarised, with a British and French or international force controlling the Rhine bridges…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Further light on the participation of the United States in the World War is thrown by the second volume of the secret papers of Mr. Robert Lansing, the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The restoration of the independence of the Poles and the Czechs, and tangible proof that pledges and assurances, when they are given,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Beware of women in uniform," reads a warning contained in general orders issued from British Army Headquarters in France. As part of the campaign against…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir,—The "Story of the Commonwealth Bank" gives modern history, as follows—"The war galvanised into activity the vast latent resources and financial…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newspapers in Bergen (No[?]way) say that Allied warships sank two German vessels in the Arctic near the Russo-Finnish…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →As the result of an affray at Ravens-wood to-day, Robert Hedlefs, 67, a well-known selector, is dead, and Gordon Stewart Pask, 50, an orchardist, is in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE SUCCESS of the French at Les Eparges was due to remarkable artillery fire. "Germany," said M. Viviani, Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Delegates from the women's committee of the Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund met the Organiser of the Fund (Mr. C. J. A. Beaumont) in conference at the City Hall to-day. From left to right are: The Vice-President (Mrs. W. J. Carter), Secretary (Mrs. C. A. Bland), Mr. Bearmont, President (Mrs. R. G. Kilgour), the Mayoress (Mrs. J. E. Wiggings,) who is Patroness, Treasurer (Mrs. W. Neve), and Vice-President (Mrs. W. P. Rodgers)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Delegates to the Women's Committee of the Newcastle District Patriotic and War Fund met at the City Hall to-day and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In time of war Britain must export or die, declared the Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade (Mr. Hudson) in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The world demand for petroleum products is so great that, in 1939, 2077,000,000 barrels of crude oil were secured from the earth to meet the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The £18,000,000 loan to be issued on March 1 is expected to be followed by another loan, probably for £20,000,000 or £25,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Leader of the Labour Party (Mr. Curtin) explained at Geelong to-night why the Labour Party held the view that Australia could not send such a large…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"The paramount purpose of money raised for the Newcastle District Patriotic and War Fund is to provide comforts for our…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As an additional move in the Government's war effort, the Deputy Premier (Mr. Fraser) will participate in an aerial tour of New Zealand. Addresses will…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The motion passed by the Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund on February 12 granting £150 to the Church Army for assistance in erecting and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The first Commonwealth war loan will open for subscription next Friday. Terms and conditions of loan will be announced by the Acting Treasurer (Mr. P. C…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →But for a description of the Altmarck given by the prisoners from the Graf Spee, who were released at Montevideo, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →