Shooting of Soldier Declared Accident Hobart
A finding that Private Tasman Hite, 18, of the Sixth Garrison Battalion, was shot accidentally at a garrison fort on Sunday night was…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 47 of 243
Protect Civil Aviation Advisory Committee To Be Formed Sir Kingsley Wood on Post-war Plans (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 8
The Government aimed to safeguard civil aviation after the war. It was proposed to establish an advisory committee, with which experts would be…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Eden Has Anzac Complex London
"It would stir the blood to hear Mr. Anthony Eden's description of the Anzacs," writes the "Sunday Times's" columnist…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Programme for Anzac Day at Stockton
Anzac Day arrangements have been completed by the Stockton branch of the R.S.S.L. and will begin with Reveille at 4.30 a.m. The men will…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War News Flashes
R.A.F. planes on Saturday night made another successful leaflet raid on German cities. They are adding to the concern of Dr. Goebbels's Propaganda…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pre-war Russian Demands
The Russian demands on Finland before the outbreak of war included a naval base at Hauko…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War 25 Years Ago
Colonel Van der Venter has captured the German base at Navas, on the southern border of German Southwest Africa…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Loan May Close To-day Sydney
The Commonwealth war loan of £18,000,000 will possibly close to-morrow. The public response has been so satisfactory that the Acting Federal Treasurer (Mr. P. C…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hamilton Pensioner Sends 10s To Help 'Win The War'
In a letter to "The Newcastle Sun" the secretary to the Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) writes— "The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →What War Is Costing New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)
Expenses overseas and the cost of the full initial equipment of the New Zealand Division would be £25,000,000, which would be…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late War News Failure Forecast Red-finnish Peace Talks London
Unofficial advices from Helsinki speak of a growing belief that the negotiations have failed, and that Dr. Ryti is on his way…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Submarine Cut In Two By Own Cruiser Black Chapter Of Last War
SO EFFICIENT was the cordon which the British Submarine Service drew around the Heligoland Bight that when the German High Sea Fleet ventured…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Allies' Success In First Six Months of War (Department of Information—Official.) MELBOURNE
The week marked the conclusion of six months of war. Various official surveys made of this period have revealed interesting facts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hitler Speaks "War Forced on Reich" Nazi Pledge to Defend Rights (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 10
The war had been forced upon Greater Germany by the capitalist rulers of France and England, declared Herr Hitler in a brief…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Words in the War Mr. Herbert Deplores Mongrel English "Phrases Like Feather Beds" (Special Correspondent: Air Mail.) LONDON, February 22
"England anticipates that with regard to the current emergency, personnel will duly implement their obligations in accordance with the functions allocated to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Merewether Returned Soldiers
Mr. P. Rymer presided at a meeting of the Merewether sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League. He welcomed Mr. Morrison, of the Bankstown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers Rescued in Surf
Two members of the 2/35th Battalion who got into difficulties off Redhead Beach yesterday, and were in danger of being swept on to the rocks were rescued…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War News Flashes
Only one Italian coal ship remains at a British contraband control station, explained the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Labor and the War
"HITLERISM is the greatest menace the world has known and the British Labor movement is dropping party considerations to join in a united front against it."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War 25 Years Ago
A GREAT battle has been fought on the Western front, and the Allies have been victorious. They entered the village of Neuve Chapelle…
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