Mile of Pennies for War Fund Muswellbrook
The first 50 yards of the "mile of pennies" fund for Muswellbrook patriotic purposes has been reached. Other local organisations report that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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Sydney County Council Allows for War Delay Sydney
To avert any possible delay, due to war causes, Sydney County Council will shortly order from Britain, three years before it will be required,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Empire's War Aims Mr. R. G. Casey's Review Sydney
"I have been asked lately what we are fighting for—what have to gain from the war. The answer is nothing—and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Minerals of War Value New Deposits in North CANBERRA
A geophysical and geological survey of Northern Australia is being concentrated on new mineral deposits having definite war-time value. Much success has already…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sydney Will Help Newcastle's War Fund Lord Mayor Advises Coordination
"If you want money for the fund in Newcastle and you are short of requirements we will send some to you," said the Lord Mayor of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →£35,937,700 on Opening Day of Canada's War Loan New York
An Ottawa message states mat incomplete reports show that approximately 115,000,000 dollars (£A35,837,000) was subscribed on the opening day of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle War Fund Needs Money Hopes for "Second Wind" Now Relations with Sydney Clear
An appeal for increased public support of the Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund was made to-day by officials of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nazis Disguise Their Real Aims Scatter "Clues" for Confusion "Intensify War of Nerves" London
Nazi spokesmen within the past 48 hours have named Belgium, Holland, Scandinavia and the Balkans as areas in which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last Chance to Enlist Compulsory Military Trainees Call-ups on January 18 AND 19
The Newcastle Area Brigade Major (Major P. C. Reid) announced that youths liable to compulsory military training under the age group scheme, who had not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Tailoring" the Soldiers at Rutherford
To the 10 members of the women's sewing circle at the Rutherford Camp Y.M.C.A. tent, nothing is more distasteful than a soldier in a badly-fitting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Help Men Who Enlist Erina Council's Move GOSFORD
A step towards giving material aid to men within the shire who enlist for service in the Second A.I.F., and those who go into camp for military training, was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War News Flashes
Addressing the Swedish Rik[?], the Premier. Mr. P. A. Ha[?]sson, in a vital statement of policy, said: "We will meet any attempt to violate our…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War 25 Years Ago
GORDON HIGHLANDERS made a brilliant charge through a hail of machine gun fire. Men dropped in heaps, but the tartans kept on. After a bloody…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Council's War on Mosquitoes Public Help Sought
An appeal to the public for cooperation in the campaign to minimise the mosquito nuisance in Newcastle was made to-day by…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Turkey Provides War Credits London, January 17
A bill granting £5,000,000 for special war purposes was passed through the Turkish National Assembly to-day. This is in addition to a recent grant of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Canadian War Loan Oversubscribed Ottawa, January 17
The Bank of Canada announced, that the war loan had been oversubscribed. The subscription in two days totalled 248,804,000 dollars (£77.751,250 Australian). The books…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Pennies Out of the Pay" Scheme To Help War Fund
Ag soon as the carnival day, which will be held in aid of the Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund on Friday of next…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£604 Collected So Far Newcastle War Fund Street Carnival Next Week
To the Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund £604 has been contributed. Since the visit to Newcastle on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Been Typhoid Carrier Since U.S. Civil War New York, Wed
A woman, who has spread typhoid since the American Civil War, has been discovered. Dr. Ramsey. Commissioner for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Feed the Nazis, Says High Cleric War Discussed by Bishops London
The Bishop of Birmingham (Dr. Barnes) at the Convocation of Canterbury urged that a petition be sent to the Government to…
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