Tag: World War 1

A Newcastle Merchant Navy Memorial will take place at The Mission to Seafarers in Wickham on Saturday. The event is expected to attract much interest due to the strong connection to wartime vessels...

A Newcastle-based author is shedding light on the work of the Hunter’s nurses during the First World War. Hamilton North's Christine Bramble is releasing a new book profiling the Novocastrian WW1 nurse Matron...

Hunter residents have gathered today to commemorate our soldiers' sacrifices during a Remembrance Day like no other. With COVIDSafe practices to consider, many Australians chose to commemorate the occasion virtually through livestreamed events...

Border closures, quarantine, docked ships, social distancing and mandatory face masks may all be considered 2020 terminology, but the truth is Novocastrians lived with this lingo more than 100 years ago. On 11...