The Schools Sport Not Affected by War P.S.A.A.A. Has Busy Year Ahead
Apart from the abandonment of interstate fixtures, war will not affect school sport. The Newcastle branch of the Public School Amateur Athletic…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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War News Flashes
The suggestion is made to-day that Finland may suffer the fate of Poland, this time the stab in the back being administered by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War 25 Years Ago
There has been fighting at Ismailia. Firing was done on both sides of the Canal, and Turkish artillery hit a couple of merchantmen…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Final Warning Issued Unregistered War Charities
A final warning to organisations collecting for war purposes which have not applied for registration was issued to-day by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Materials for Finland League Asks Australia CANBERRA
The Federal Government will shortly consider whether it will give any further assistance to Finland. The Commonwealth, which has already…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Swiss Ban On Export Of War Materials BERNE
A Government decree issued to-day forbids the export of war materials from Switzerland except under special permit…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Difference in Diggers Cut To Same Pattern As In Last War at Sea, January 16
The lapse of 21 years since the last war ended has made no perceptible difference in the Australian Digger. The men on board H.M.T. are cut on precisely the same pattern as those who went off from Australia to fight on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drastic Import Ban Soon Save Foreign Exchange for War Needs Mr. Spender Gives Hint Canberra
A strong hint that Australia would have to restrict imports drastically in the near future to conserve foreign exchange was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Higher Wages for Maritime Unions New Rates Fixed for War All Sections to Benefit Sydney
Members of the sea-going sections of maritime unions serving under Australian articles were granted increased allowances of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cheaper Rail Fares for Soldiers
Return tickets to stations in the (Sydney metropolitan area will be available to troops in camp at Rutherford and Greta from next week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded a Bull
There was no need to use a gun under the circumstances. It would have been better to have got a stockwhip and driven the hull out, said the Magistrate in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Why War?
Sir,—Future generations who will have decided that cooperation is better than annihilation, may look back on our generation with pitying wonder. "Were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War News Flashes
Germany faces an oil and petrol famine sufficient to immobilise the vast majority of her aeroplanes, tanks and mechanised…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Coal and War Effort Sydney
"If some basis of settlement that will prevent a coal mining stoppage is not found, Australia's war effort will be held up and the situation will be…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Interlocking of War Spheres London
"The coast of China is as important to Britain as is the Baltic and the Balkans," said the Chinese Ambassador (Mr. Quo Tai-chi) in a speech…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Prominent Athletes to Run at War Fund Carnival
MANY of the State and Empire athletic champions will appear at the carnival to be held at Newcastle Sports Ground on March 2 in aid of the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Into The Heligoland Bight Early Days of the Great War
PLANS had been laid for a submarine reconnaissance of the Heligoland Bight immediately on the outbreak of the war, and a submarine patrol south-west…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Industrial News Court Raises War Allowances Seafaring Men Benefit SYDNEY
In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day, the Chief Judge (Sir George Beeby) granted increased allowances because of war risks to members of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mayor's Proposals for Expansion "Now Is Time to Act" "War Created Opportunities"
Plans for the industrial and economic expansion of Newcastle were discussed at a conference at the City Hall this afternoon,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Censorship to Be Revised Some Stupidity, Says Mr. Menzies War Cabinet Perturbed Sydney
The Australian censorship will be overhauled, and more power will be given to the Department of Information, it was semi-officially…
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