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The wars & local soldiers, 1940

4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 243

Lamentations of a War Correspondent London, February 17

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 4

Travel in wartime ig a furtive, dishevelled, thing. Its Its attractions have faded, like the artificial grass and wild, flowers collecting dust in the gummed-up windows of the Ger. man railway bureau in Regent-street, like the pitiful flyblown…

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No Nazi War Material Going to China London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 1

Reports from the united states that Germany is sending war materials to General Chiang Kai-shek in an effort to undermine British influence in…

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Big Sums Raised for War Funds English Sporting Example SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 8

The big match for patriotic funds, at the Sydney Cricket Ground to-day, brings to mind the fact that in England, sport contributed £20,000 to the Red Cross during the first four months of the war…

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Late War News Italian Ship Bombed Attack by Nazi Plane London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 5

Bombed by a Nazi plane, an Italian vessel is ablaze in the North Sea. SHE is the Amelia Lauro (6335 tons)…

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Russo-finnish War More Peace Moves Reported "Germany Taking Initiative" (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 7

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 8

Reports of peace moves in the Russo-Finnish war are again circulating widely. The special correspondent of the official Italian…

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Lonely Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 15

Mrs. M. Bennett, who appealed recently for correspondents for lonely soldiers of the 2/9th Queensland Battalion, states that she has received sufficient replies…

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Fountain Pen and Wallet Farewell Gift to Wickham Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1940 · page 16

Each member of the Second A.I.F. living in the former Wickham municipality, which embraces Wickham, Islington, Tighe's Hill and Maryville, will…

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Frau Krupp's Son Killed in Action London, February 17

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 8

The "Koelnische Zeltung" announced the other day that Lieut. Claus von Bohlen und Halback. 29. a member of the family owning the…

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No Enlistments for Finnish War Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 6

Six air pilots attempted to enlist in Sydney for service against the Russians, the Consul for Finland (Mr. P. Simelius) said to-day…

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War News Flashes

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 1

The Admiralty denies a claim from Berlin that 11 convoyed and other British merchantmen had either been sunk or severely…

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Women After The War

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 6

WAR brings changes, and the experience of 1914-18 teaches us that these changes—in outlook, in customs, in social conditions especially—are profound. Twenty-five years ago, the rulers of the Empire were troubled by…

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Suburban and District Dawn Service on Anzac Day Stockton Diggers Decide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 10

Stockton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided at a meeting in the Memorial Hall to hold a dawn service on Anzac Day. Reveille will sound…

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St. Bernards ... Building War Bridges

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

LINE-UP Three on each aide of their mother, these tiny St. Bernard pups line-up for the…

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War Risk Margin for Seamen

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 7

The secretary of Newcastle Seamen's Union (Mr. R. Franklin) today received a copy of Chief Judge Beeby's judgment on the…

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The War 25 Years Ago

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 8

The Queen Elizabeth, from Saros, bombarded two large forts on the Adriatic Coast near Chanak. Thousands of Servians are suffering from…

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Dead Brother "Found" by War London, February 17

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 9

A doubt about the fate of a Durham (England) soldier in Franco in the Great War that had existed among his family for 25 years has now been…

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War Stops Polo No Matches This Season SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 9

The New South Wales Polo Association has decided to abandon all polo fixtures for the coming season, and in all probability, the…

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Of Interest to Women What War Workers Are Doing

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 3

Financially, this week has been a very successful one for war workers in Newcastle. Funds raised include: Victoria League £150, proceeds from the Show Cafe; Merewether-Junction Red Cross Society £150,…

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French Talked to Welles on Plans "After the War" Paris

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 1

It is stated semi-officially here that French statesmen in their interviews with Mr. Sumner Welles discussed the prospective extension of the…

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Returned Soldiers' Auxiliary

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1940 · page 13

The Newcastle Returned Soldiers' Women's Auxiliary reported at its monthly meeting yesterday that assistance had been granted to several needy cases…

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