Soldiers Sent to Gaol "Ratted" on Comrades, Says Magistrate SYDNEY
Kenneth Frederick Tunbride and William Lauder Carruthers, both members of the A.I.F., were sentenced to a months gaol by the Magistrate (Mr. Bliss) at…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 243
Election Was Adjourned Officers for Newcastle Soldiers' League Constitution Point Upheld
A member's insistence on observance of the constitution caused the election of officers of the Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to be…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Execution Squads in Poland German Soldiers Tell of Horrors Youth's Defiant Death (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 5
The Copenhagen newspaper "Politiken" describes how German soldiers returning to their homeland from Poland confess to the relief they have felt after leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Six Months' Gaol for Soldier Melbourne
Soldiers were tested to discover whether they were physically fit, but there seemed no reason why they should not be morally fit also, said Judge Foster in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Determined to Keep Out of War Balkan Entente Powers Draw Closer Together Some Revisionist Demands May Be Satisfied (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 5
The initiation of a programme of economic collaboration and direct invitations to Bulgaria and Hungary to cooperate with the Entente were the most concrete results of the a Balkan Entente Conference, which has now…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War News Flashes
"Russia's dependence on Germany grows as she becomes more deeply involved in Finland and Stalin is increasingly becoming…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police War Fund Effort
The Police Department's effort for the Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund will be a concert to be held on the night of the opening of the Police Boys'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War 25 Years Ago
It is stated that 400,000 Austro-Germans are massing for a third invsion of Serbia. After last week's German naval defeat in the North Sea, Germany has now…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Policy Sought by Thorby Sydney
An appeal to the Commonwealth Government to clarify its war policy was made to-day by the Deputy Leader of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Affects Book Prices London, January 16
There have been many chances in England in the standard price of novels, again set fluctuating by the war. In the 17th century the usual price…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Special War Song for Aussies London
Anticipating that Australians will be taking a larger share in the war soon, the theatrical artists. Flotsam and Jetsam (the Canadian, Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Air Force and Comforts Decision Of War Fund Committee
Men who join the Air Force will be regarded by the Newcastle War and Patriotic Fund, not ns members of the militia…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Artisans for War Training to be Expedited MELBOURNE
An intensification of the training of skilled workers in Australia is expected to result from plans to accelerate the country's war effort. The biggest factor…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Ulster Will Make Big War Effort London, February 6
Broadcasting on Ulster's wartime effort, the Prime Minister (Lord Craigavon) declared that Britain's difficulty was Northern Ireland's opportunity…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Inhuman War on Shipping Nazi Claims Exaggerated London
The gross exaggeration by Germany of Allied and neutral shipping losses for a fortnight ended February 4 is shown by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Migration on Big Scale Cabinet to Discuss Post-War Plan CANBERRA
The resumption of migration on a larger scale than any previous scheme will probably be considered by Federal Cabinet shortly among the first major subjects…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Champions May Meet Here Special Race for Dunn and Ryan Athletics in Aid of War Fund
It is hoped that the first meeting this season of B. L. Ryan and B. Dunn, the outstanding sprinters in Australia, will be at the athletic meeting to be held…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Cessnock Municipal Baths Concessions for Soldiers
The Mayor of Cessnock (Ald J. Brown) informed the municipal council last night that Major E. L. Smith, of the Greta military camp, had interviewed him, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Returned Soldiers at East Maitland
In his annual report to the East Maitland sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night, the secretary (Mr. H. Cridland) stated that it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wounded Soldiers in France Parents May Visit Them LONDON
Parents of British soldiers so seriously wounded in action that they cannot be brought to England, are to be allowed to visit France and see their…
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