Mud and Slush on West Front Real Misery of Trench War London
The real misery of trench war is now being felt in the British headquarters in France. Rain drenched the Western Front…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 243
Medical Science to Aid Modern War Pilots Rare Disease Attacking High-Speed Fighters
THE PART played by science in the development of aviation has been particularly noticeable in the last few years, but it promises to be even more…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prepared to Face Effects of War Mr. Menzies Defends Australia Anniversary Day Speech Melbourne
Correcting what he described as a common misapprehension, the Prime Minister (Mr. R. G. Menzies said in a broadcaste to-day that it was false to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →"For Empire, Home and Honor" Newcastle's First Contingent Leaves For Boer War the Brave Old Days of 1900
"There never had been such a multitude of people in the Newcastle streets before, and every balcony was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Good Soldier Schweik
THE OLD Austrian Empire, which flew to pieces like a dropped plate in the Great War, was a comic-opera empire. Conquest and colonisation, the usual…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Hostels
Sir.—Captain Cowland's first statement was designed to convey the impression that the Church Army had provided all sorts of wonderful things for the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Four Soldiers Killed in Truck Smash Coroner's Finding of Accidental Death
A finding of accidental death was returned by the Kurri District Coroner (Mr. A. W. Johns) at the West Maitland Courthouse to-day at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Will Be War for Oil Nazis Certain, Say Paris Reports Extending Operations in South-east (Australian Associated Press.) PARIS, January 26
Nazi circles in Berlin, according to neutral sources, consider that the war is certain to degenerate into a war for oil…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War 25 Years Ago
THE Germans were defeated with tremendous losses when they tried to pierce the Allied line at Bethune. THE Seydlitz received great…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British People Supplying the Sinews of War London
The people of Britain are lending £7,500,000 per week to the Government. The President of the National…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Million Women Workers War Appeal in Britain London
"More than a million women must enter war industry," said Mr. Winston Churchill in his Manchester speech It is now…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →World After War State May Retain Powers International Body Advocated Canberra
Post-war rentention by the State of much of its' special war-time authority was probable, because the community would prefer security to the complete freedom…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To Raise Nazi Morale Rumours of Early End to War LONDON, January 28
Fantastic rumours that the war will be over in six or eight months, are being spread through Germany in a vast whispering campaign to raise national morale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Seditious Writing Ban N.Z. Labour Behind War Effort Wellington (N.z.)
The Government would take action against writers and publishers of seditious matter, the Attorney-General (Mr. Mason) hinted in a broadcast. Labour…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Should Live on £500 a Year Maximum Urged as War Measure CANBERRA
The adoption of a maximum personal living allowance of £500 a year for Australians as a means of conserving financial resources for war effort was urged…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Prevent Fear of Aggression Mr. Bruce on Objects of War LONDON, January 28
In a broadcast address, the High Commissioner for Australia (Mr. S. M. Bruce) said— "We entered this struggle because…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London Prepares for Dominion Troops War Hospitality Committee is Appointed (Special Correspondent: Air Mail.) LONDON, January 4
Nothing is being left to chance about London's plans for welcoming the men from the Dominions who will be on leave here in ever-increasing numbers. More than a dozen big societies are giving over almost their…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Car Overturns at Hexham Four Soldiers Slightly Injured
A private car containing five members of the 38th Battalion, 8th Division, camped at Rutherford, overturned on the road from Sydney, at Hexham railway station…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Canadian Election Day Fixed Soldiers to Have Votes MONTREAL, January 28
The Ottawa correspondent of the Canadian Press says the Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King) announced that the general elections would be held on March…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Nazis See Australian Soldiers Leaping Like Our Kangaroos London
Quaint reflections on the possibility of kangaroos being used to increase the physical prowess of British troops appear in the German newspaper "Westfaelische Landeszeitung." These are prompted by a report,…
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