Of Interest to Women Tasks for Women War Work In England LONDON, March 1
Four million women in England will be called from their homes during this year to do war jobs in workshops and offices…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 56 of 243
J a P a N I S Definite Will Keep Out of War Tokio
Japan would not put obstacles in Germany's way by joining hands with Britain or America, during the European…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →See Soldier Son "Stork Derby" Winner in England LONDON, March 9 (By Air Mail)
Father of Canada's "Stork Derby" prize family, Mr. Arthur Hollis Timleck, arrived in England this week to see his son, serving with the Canadian…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Be Cheerful Write Often to Soldiers
An idea which some women may like to adopt is that of keeping a day-to-day diary of little daily events to write to men serving overseas. Cheerful letters…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hume Highway Smash Soldier Killed, Two Injured MELBOURNE
Private Norman James Kerr, of Chester-street, East Bentleigh, was killed and two companions were injured early to-day, when a utility truck, in which they were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Nazi Merchant Ship Sunk by Torpedo First Victim of British Submarine This War Vessel Intercepted of Danish Coast; Crew Safe (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, March 22
A German merchant vessel has been sunk by a British submarine, according to an announcement by the British Admiralty this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War News Flashes
The Nazis' threat to shock the world at Easter has misfired. M. Molotov, the Russian Premier, was to nave been in Berlin on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Veterans' Art Union
The War Veterans' Home at Narrabeen has been planned to care for veterans of all the Empire wars. To provide money for the ever increasing call…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War 25 Years Ago
FIELD-MARSHAL Sir John French said: "The German morale has deteriorated, showing weariness, due to the collapse of their plans for a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Priests' War Contribution London, January 20
The Reich Council for War Economy has ordered the Roman Catholic priests in Germany to pay a war contribution, partly from the proceeds of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mother and Son Shot on Qld. Farm Father Is Charged Another Son Wounded Brisbane
Charged with the double murder yesterday of his wife, Maria Betha Augusta Martin, 47, and his son, Walter, 20, Gustav…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hospitals in War Organisation Is Praised Sydney
Steps taken in England to put hospitals on a war footing were outlined to-day by Mr. A. G. Stephenson, on his return to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Vote to Continue War British Cooperative Party LONDON, March 24
At its annual conference to-day, the Cooperative Party overwhelmingly endorsed a statement by the executive declaring that peace could be concluded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Premier Seeks More News Australians and the War Non-party Government Advocated Albury
The Premier (Mr. A. Mair) wants more information to be given to Australians about the war. He said yesterday that there was a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →French War Policy Inner Cabinet Meets Rightists Oppose Government (Australian Associated Press.) PARIS, March 24
France's new Inner War Cabinet met at the Quai d'Orsay for the first time yesterday. The Army and Navy chiefs, Marshal Gamelin and Admiral Darlan,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Beachcombers Reap £40-A-day Harvest Ocean Giving Up Many Wrecks Of War LONDON, March 4
War-time beachcombers around Britain are earning up to £40 a day, on their lucky days. Wherever a cargo vessel has been sunk off the coast since the war they have gathered there with their grappling tackle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late War News Labor May Join the Cabinet Likely New Ministers (Continued from Page 1) LONDON
The possibility of three Labor members and one or more Liberal members being invited to enter the Chamberlain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suggest "Guttie" Ball for Mixed Match Pros. Seek To Play Women To Help War Funds MELBOURNE
As a suggestion to the special V.G.A. sub-committee appointed to organise exhibition and other golf for war charities, George Naismith proposes that he and another professional should oppose two leading women's golfers, including national…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Singleton Returned Soldiers Singleton
The Singleton sub-branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' Imperial League will in future use a room in the Patrick Plains Shire Council Chambers,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Menaced "Communist" Police Averted Brawl in Hotel SYDNEY
Police averted an ugly scene when about 50 members of the Second A.I.F. marched into a city hotel early to-night and threatened to "clean up" an alleged…
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