Railwaymen to Be Enlisted? Street Has Nothing To Say Yet SYDNEY
"There is nothing available for publication yet," said the Minister for the Army (Mr. Street) when a report from London that railway workers might be…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 243
Wounded Soldier Not Serious Sentry Thought He Was Intruder DARWIN
The condition of Sergeant Duke, of Darwin Mobile Force, who was shot on Saturday night by a sentry near the Qantas rest-house, is not serious…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War News Flashes
Stories of the experiences of the Australians who were among the prisoners on the German ship, Altmarck. give high praise to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War 25 Years Ago
THE ALLIES are advancing after serious fighting on the Western front. Forty British aeroplanes raided…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Setback for Japanese Reported Evacuation of Nanning Dead and Wounded Abandoned (Australian Associated Press.) HONGKONG, February 19
Despite denials from Japan, reports persist that the Japanese troops are evacuating Nanning, an important junction about 100 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Biggest Clashes of War on Western Front London
The most sanguinary encounters of the war on the West Front are reported from Paris to-day. A German detachment, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Library Until After War Mayor Sums Up Prospects
The opinion that it would be out of the question to look to Greater Newcastle Council to provide finance for the construction or maintenance of a free library until…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →These Are the Men of the Anzac Breed Poor Men, Rich Men, City Men, Bushmen at Sea, January 26
Khaki is a great leveller. It eliminates the artificial differences which distinguish man from man in peacetime. It establishes equality between the stockman and the station-owner, the Waiter and the man-about-town…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Hero and Daughter of Northern Territory Administrator Engaged DARWIN
The engagement of Squadron-Leader Richard Kellett, war hero and record-breaker, to Miss Dorothy Abbott, is announced. Miss Abbott is the younger…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ready on March 6 War Saving Certificates Not Compulsory SYDNEY
The Acting Federal Treasurer (Mr. P. C. Spender) said to-day that war savings certificates would be available to the public on March 6…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Russo-Finnish War Has Reached Crisis (Department of Information: Official.) MELBOURNE
A crisis has been reached in the Russo-Finnish war. The immense weight of the Russian attack on the Mannerheim Line in gradually forcing the Finns back…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Athletic Assn. to Assist Local War Fund Carnival To Be Held On March 2
The Newcastle branch of the Amateur Athletic Association of N.S.W. will conduct an athletic carnival in aid of the Newcastle and District…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dollars Sway the War in China Troops Bribed From Side To Side New York
Chinese and Japanese officials are competing in issuing extravagant claims and jeering denials regarding the situation at Nanning, states Hallet Abend, the Shanghai correspondent of the "New York…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →May Be Changes in System Equipment for Military Minister to Make Report for War Cabinet Sydney
Drastic changes are likely to be made shortly in the machinery governing the supply of equipment to the military forces. A complete overhaul will…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cricket for War Fund Appeal Match in Sydney Next Month N.S.W. v. the Rest Sydney
New South Wakes Cricket Association to-night decided to play a match between the State Sheffield team, which won this season's competition, and The Rest of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Homes Wanted Accommodation for Soldiers
The President of the Women's Voluntary Services (Mrs. A. C. Arnold) is anxious to hear from women in the Newcastle district who are willing to accommodate soldiers at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Spectacles for Soldiers Wellington (N.z.)
The wearing of glasses does not debar recruits from active service. A special type of spectacle frame has been adopted by the British Army in France, and could…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →British Note to Norway "Inaccurate Information," Says Dr. Hambro Violent Speeding-up of War Predicted German Anger Against Great Britain (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, February 19
"Lord Halifax's Note was based on inaccurate information. I cannot say more until after I have had a conference with the Norwegian Foreign Ministry."…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Armidale Man Killed in Action London, February 20
Lieutenant Arthur Stanley Wilson, a son of Mr. S. C. Wilson, of Loombra, Armidale, perished while in command of the minesweeper. Robert Bowen, on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Science Can Save War Wounded London, February 20
The Medical Research Council, in its annual report, states that medical science has approached the point where most wounded who escape the immediate lethal…
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