War Trade with France Australia to Extend CANBERRA
The Customs Department and the Federal Government's economic advisers are understood to have prepared a plan to facilitate French trade with Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 243
Convalescent War Casualties Special Red Cross Homes MELBOURNE
Plans are complete to establish immediately depots for the care of convalescent patients from camps to the navy, army and air force, also for sick and wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Budget Surprise Gold Tax in S. Africa Cape Town
A new method of taxation of gold is the chief surprise of South Africa's first war budget, introduced to-day by the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Retiring Methodist President on the War Approves Britain's Stand, But Hopes for Better Civilisation SYDNEY
BRITAIN would have stood ashamed, with some of her honour reduced, if she had abandoned Poland, said the retiring President (Rev. E. E. Hynes)…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Italy Would Fight If War Spread to Balkans Signor Gayda's View (Australian Associated Press.) ROME, February 28
Italy would enter the war if it were to spread to the Balkans, because the River Danube was a key to Italian security, as was the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldier Bound Over on Bigamy Charge Sydney
Charles James Ellis, 29, a sapper in the Second A.I.F., was bound over at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of bigamy. Ellis said that when he went…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →No Rent Reduction for Limbless Soldier
"I don't think the financial side matters at all in this case. It is what the applicant has done for his country that counts. Surely we can show a little consideration…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Old and New Palestine, Then and Now What Soldiers Will See
Contrasts in the Palestine which the original Diggers knew and that which members of the Second A.I.F. are seeing formed the subject of an illustrated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farewells to Soldiers
Sir,—I attended two meetings of the Merewether Send-off and Welcome Committee which is incurring trouble and expence to arrange farewells to the boys…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War News Flashes
Alarmed at the increasing number of German business failures due to the Allied blockade, Field-Marshal Goering has issued…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sacrifices for War
Whatever sacrifices Australians may be called upon to make in the cause of the present war, they are not likely to be as great as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War 25 Years Ago
PROFESSOR FRIEDENTHAL, of Berlin, claims to have discovered a new food from straw. The bread ration to the German Army has been considerably…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War Bonds Available Next Week Canberra
War savings certificates are now being distributed by the Federal Treasury to banks and post-offices throughout Australia. They will be available for…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Liberal Trade Sought After War Washington, February 29
Diplomatic talks are proceeding in most of the world's capitals, aimed at bringing into being, after the war, a system of military and economic adjustments…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →First War Loan Open Good Response in Newcastle
An enthusiastic response greeted the first Commonwealth War Loan when applications opened in Newcastle this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Instalments Will Be Accepted War Loan Opens To-day CANBERRA
Announcing arrangements to assist subscribers to the Commonwealth loan, which opens to-morrow, the Acting Treasurer (Mr. P. C. Spender) said to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tax on Gold South African War Budget Surprise Cape Town, February 29
A new method of taxation of gold is the chief surprise of South Africa's first war budget, introduced by the Minister for Finance (Mr. J. H. Hofmeyr)…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Discuss Queries About War New Session on A.B.C. Network SYDNEY
Why is not the Government pressing on with the Empire Air Scheme? Does the presence of mine-sweepers around the Australian coast mean that Germany has…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Starvation Menace After War Europe Warned by Mr. Hoover France Prepares for Sacrifices London
It seemed certain that the whole of Europe would be threatened with starvation when the war ended, ex-President Herbert Hoover declared in "Washington to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Fined
Private John Arthur Douglas, 20, of Rutherford camp, appeared before Messrs. E. C. Scarlett and W. A. Ross, Js.P., at West Maitland Police Court yesterday…
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