Menzies Announces War Aims "Not Dictating To Germany" SYDNEY
Australia's war aims were announced to-day in Sydney by the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1939
2,574 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 72 of 129
Stop Press U.S. and War New York, October 3
Writing in the New York "World Telegram," Mr. Roy Howard quotes Mr. Herbert Hoover, a former President of the United States, as saying…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Leaning Towards Melbourne Mr. Beasley Criticises War Cabinet SYDNEY
There was resentment in Labour and commercial circles in Sydney at the composition of the War Cabinet, and at its meeting so frequently in Melbourne, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flying Squadron Leader Of 59 To Serve In War LONDON
The "London Gazette" records the appointment of Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., a former Labor Altorney-General, as a squadron leader in the R.A.F. for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Does Not Want War with Allies Cleric's Impression Of Italy SYDNEY
Canon H. N. Baker, of St. Thomas's Church, North Sydney, has returned from a holiday in Europe with a clear…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mr. Menzies on War "Can Be No Retreat" Hitler Not Only Enemy Sydney
"There can be no retreat from a position which has been adopted, not in some passing emotion, but after grave deliberation by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Loans for War Expected to be Raised in Australia Unofficial Estimate £100,000,000 CANBERRA
It is expected that nearly all war loans will be raised in Australia. Unofficial estimates, based on existing circumstances, place the Commonwealth's…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →2000 Troops March in Big Camp Opens at Rutherford Anti-Gas, War Realism In Month's Training
In a fleet of special trains troops of the 8th Infantry Brigade, more than 2000 strong, arrived at two railway sidings near Maitland to-day and marched into camp—the first in the State to be held under the month's intensive training plan…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Amy Johnson Started Her Own Little War, But She Had S to Pay for It in Court London
Miss Amy Johnson, the airwoman, was to-day fined £5 10s for road offences at Cowbridge, Glamorganshire. The prosecutor said that she refused to snow constable her driving licence, saying, "I'm…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →More Knitters Please Merewether Soldiers' Auxiliary
The Secretary of the Merewether Sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Women's Auxiliary (Mrs. A. Rodgers) reported at the monthly meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Army Leader Is "A Born Soldier" Sir Thomas Blamey's Distinguished Career
Major-General Sir Thomas Blarney, "a born soldier," is an ideal choice for the command of the 6th Division of 20,000 men, to be raised for service at home or abroad, in the opinion of Colonel E. S. Anderson, who is Chief Warden for the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Garrison Forces Many Diggers Enlist
Recruiting of returned soldiers for the special garrison forces was continued in Newcastle yesterday, and will be carried on again from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Way Back to Enlist Australian Artisans in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Many Australian tradesmen, who came to New Zealand for work on the State housing scheme, are keen to return to Australia to join the special militia force…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Continue War on Rule of Force Chamberlain's Reply to Peace Offer Not Affected by Russo-german Threats (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, October 3
"Nothing has happened in Europe to cause us to do other than what we are now doing—mobilising all our forces, and the might of the Empire, to prosecute a war which we entered…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bullet in Chest Travelling Showman Wounded WINGHAM
Allan Prewett, who is associated with a travelling picture show, was admitted to hospital early this morning with a bullet wound in the chest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Still Be Paid War Pensions on Re-enlistment SYDNEY
War pensions being paid to former members of the fighting forces of the Commonwealth would be continued if the men re-enlisted for service in the present…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"No Cushy Jobs" Mayor's Plan for War Fund
Though he considers that Newcastle should not become incorporated with the Lord Mayor of Sydney's Patriotic…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Comforts Levy Poultry Farmers Oppose Central Control
Opposition to a centrally controlled war comforts fund, sustained by a levy upon poultry farmers, was expressed at a meeting of Charlestown branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Egypt's War Effort Guided by Britain LONDON, October 4
The Prime Minister (Ai Maher Pasha) told an extraordinary meeting of the Egyptian Parliament that Egypt had been guided by the requirements of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Risk Pay Granted British Seamen Return to Ships BRISBANE
Special war allowances will be paid to the 87 seamen from British ships who were charged with being absent from duty, and they will return to their…
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