Graphic Scenes From A World At War .... Germany From The Air
R.A.F. SEES ALL Munster, an important industrial town in Germany, as seen by the R.A.F. Picture shows…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 243
Record Cold Dominates The War Fronts (Department of Information: Official.) MELBOURNE
Europe is still in the grip of the most severe winter in living memory. Straits around Denmark, which link the Baltic with the North Sea, are frozen over, and…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Trade Opportunities in the East Should "Dig In" During War SYDNEY
"War conditions offer Australia a greater opportunity than we ever had for building up our trade with the East, and the Government is looking to all sections for private enterprise to take full advantage of this opportunity," said the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Blockade Hits Nazi Air Force Problem of Substitute Materials in War Planes
WISHFUL THINKING HAS BEEN responsible for many doubtful reports of conditions in Germany, and the imminent "collapse" of her economic system…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Of Interest to Women What War Workers Are Doing Gala Day And Card Party: Tea Rooms At Showground
Newcastle war workers have been busy this week preparing for shows to raise funds for their various individual organisations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Away Without Leave Darwin Soldiers Fly to Join A.I.F. DARWIN
The Commandant of the Darwin Military District (Colonel Robertson) admitted to-night that two members of the Darwin Mobile Force were absent without…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Renowned Soldier and Inventor Dies London
Soldier of three wars, and inventor of world renown. Colonel Crompton has died at the age of 94. He fought in the Crimea and in South Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War News Flashes
A pause in the Russian offensive is reported by the Finns and the Red armies must be reorganised before attacks can be renewed on a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War 25 Years Ago
AN EXPLOSION has destroyed a Zeppelin airship at Fanoe Island. Her crew of 16 has been interned. Officers said that when landing they ignited the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Not "Death or Glory" Boys What Soldiers Think of the War Will Go As a Duty
"If we go to the war, it will not be for fun. We are not after glory, and we would not go just to see the world." This outlook was expressed last night by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Conditions Affect Markets London, February 18
Instances of taxation nullifying the financial benefits derived from better trade are multiplying weekly on the Stock Exchange…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Radio Aid in War on Crime Sydney
Progress made by the N.S.W. Police Department in the use of scientific equipment, particularly wireless communication, is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Curiosity Helps War Fund Dwarf Collector On Job
Curiosity and the love that most people have for mechanical toys are being exploited by the Newcastle War and Patriotic Fund to swell the daily…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Keep Out of War; U.S.A. Plea Washington
"In the forefront of our foreign policy must be the avoidance of all commitments and courses of action that might in,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Minesweeping with Dover Patrol Wickham Man Recalls Perils of Last War
THE HEROIC WORK being carried on by minesweepers off the coast of Britain has revived memories of mine-sweeping in the last war for Mr. E…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Minister's Warning Severe Struggle Faces British Troops LONDON, February 18
"It is absolutely absurd to imagine that the Germans will go down without trying out their war machine to the utmost," the War Minister (Mr. Oliver…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Christianity and War "Issues by No Means Simple" Sermon by Bishop Batty
Continuing his course of sermons on "Christianity and War" in the Cathedral last night, the Bishop of Newcastle (Right Rev. F. de Witt Batty) said that on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spend Less—eat Less—more Taxes Britain's War Of Economy Spartan Regimen Is Called for London
Buy less, save as much as possible and become reconciled to higher taxes. This was the counsel of Sir Samuel Hoare (Lord Privy Seal) in a speech at Nottingham to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police and A.I.F. SOLDIERS Fierce Street Struggle Onlookers Block Traffic Sydney
Hundreds of people blocked traffic in George-street, Haymarket, last night, to watch a struggle between police and soldiers. Four constables were slightly…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shot by Sentry Prowling Soldier at Darwin DARWIN
A member of the Darwin Mobile Force was admitted to hospital last night with three bullet wounds in the legs, and one in the right elbow. He is Orderly…
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