New Zealand's War Taxes Public Find Them Moderate Wellington (N.z.)
New Zealanders are considerably relived over the moderate tax increases and appear to be shouldering the new load with cheerfulness…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
2,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 129
Vital Decisions To-day War Cabinet Surveys Problems A.I.F. and Militia Pay Melbourne
The War Cabinet met for the first time for an hour to-day, when a preliminary survey was made of the matters to be discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Exemptions for Enlistment List Refers Only To Special Force SYDNEY
The list of reserved industries and occupations released last night by the military authorities for the present applies only to the special force…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Diggers Are to Be Enlisted for Home Service Melbourne
About 1400 returned soldiers will be enlisted in Victoria with proportionate ratios in other States for the duration of the war on security duties—…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To Pay Until It Hurts Britain Confronted with Vast War Bill Nearly Quarter Of Billion In Next Taxation Year LONDON
The war made a devastating attack on the Home Front this afternoon when the Chancellor (Sir John Simon) announced his wartime Budget involving taxes at the highest levels ever imposed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sweeping Plan Keeping War Away From America Shipping Safety Zone U.S. to Bear Chief Burden of Patrol (Australian Associated Press.) Panama City, September 26
PANAMA CITY, September 26. A sweeping programme designed to keep the European war away from the Americans was proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"No War Debts"
Sir,—Your correspondent, “Public Finance,” is to be congratulated on his attack on increased taxes, but I fail to agree with him on the abolition of State…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australia in the War
The Prime Minister is serving Australia well in his periodical broadcasts concerning our participation in the war. Apart from the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Owner For Woman's War Badge
A badge issued by the Detente Department at the conclusion of the last war to women war workers is at Newcastle N.E.S. Headquarters at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Confidence in British War Organisation
An appeal for greater confidence in the British war organisation was made at the meeting of Cessnock Rotary Club last night by the president of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War in the West
Warfare is becoming more intense on the Western Front; but it is not yet certain when and where Germany will take the offensive; Whether she…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Trades Hall and War Sydney
The Trades and Labour Council of New South Wales to-night decided to endorse the war policy of the Australian Council of Trade unions and to hold an…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →No "Fun" Being a Neutral in World War
All the old controversies about neutrality have arisen again, chiefly touching the rules relating to contraband and blockade. While the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hunter Steamship Coy's. War Risk Insurance SYDNEY
War risk insurance for voyages between Sydney and Newcastle can be secured at 2s per cent., said Mr. W. N. Cuthbertson, general manager of the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Rumania Buys German War Planes Berlin, September 28
The Berlin radio station announced that Rumanian Air Force pilots yesterday, took delivery of 11 German Hoinkel pursuit planes, of which it now possessed…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Risk Rate May Be Cut Sydney
It is considered in shipping circles that the charge of 10/ per cent at present in operation as war risk insurance rate for shipments on voyages between…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →This Queer War Is So Remote! By GUNNER 379
Someone, far away at the other end of those humming cables, said: "This is a queer war—utterly unlike 1914—so ominously quiet." In fact that seems to be the general impression. It's a queer sort of war. More…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Postage Tax Reduction League Not Opposed SYDNEY
The Postage Reduction League would not protest if the Federal Government introduced a ½d postage tax, said the Secretary (Sir Harry Budge) to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Boredom of War Belgian View of Britons London
A Belgian newspaper correspondent says that the lack of war news in London has created a boredom which tends to imperil…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vigorous Drive Lacking Australia's War Effort Criticised SYDNEY
"There are no real obstructions to the introduction of universal military training forthwith,” said the President of the Graziers’ Association of New South Wales…
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