First War Loan Probably for £20,000,000 Loan Council to Discuss Canberra
The Loan Council will meet in Melbourne on January 19 to arrange the flotation of Australia's first public war loan. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 243
British Minister for War Resigns Macmillan Is Also Out Cabinet Changes Sensation London
The biggest British political sensation of the war has been caused by the official announcement that the Secretary of State for War (Mr. Hore-Belisha) and the Minister of Information (Lord Macmillan) have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Torch-light on Black-out London Striking Cameos of Life Laughter, Etiquette, Anger—and War
A brilliant torch-light is thrown on the strange life of black-out London in this, another striking article by Bevericy Baxter, M.P. He gives intimate glimpses of Sir Neville Henderson,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Enlistment for Second A.I.F. Renewed Enthusiasm Since March SYDNEY
Renewed enthusiasm in enlisting for the Second A.I.F. as a result of the march through Sydney yesterday was noticeable at Victoria Barracks to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Stockton Women Work for Soldiers
Members of the Women's Auxiliary of the Stockton Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will begin work again next week…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Death Sentence for Polish Woman Soldier Berlin
It is officially announced that a Polish woman, aged 45, has been sentenced to death. It is alleged that she wore a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →America's Unknown Soldier Odd Number Popular New York, Dec. 10
A strange quirk of the human mind governed the final selection of America's Unknown Soldier, whose honor was sung again on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →2nd A.I.F. March in Newcastle Soldiers From Rutherford General Blamey Has Hopes of Attending
Provided satisfactory arrangements can be made by Monday morning, 1000 men of the 2nd A.I.F. from Rutherford camp will march through the streets of Newcastle between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Government in Control British Shipping in War Plan Begins Next Month (Australian Associated Press and British Official Wireless.) LONDON, January 5
Full Government control of all shipping has been decided upon. The Minister for Shipping (Sir John Gilmour), announced to-day that he had extended the policy…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →War News Flashes
The British public's concern: over the resignation of Mr. Hore. Belisha is unabated and the demand that the public be told the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plan for Soldiers' Hospital Go to State After War SYDNEY
If present plans materialise, Sydney may gain a valuable hospital unit after the warn. A proposal is before time Federal Government for the construction…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Organiser for War Fund
A special meeting of the management committee of the Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund was held in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Intensive German War Effort London
The intensity with which Germany has organised herself for the war is revealed by neutral correspondents and vistors lately…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nazi Hand in Finnish War Stockholm, December 18
FINLAND is fighting valiantly but the sacrifices of its gallant defenders will be useless unless the besieged Republic receives help soon from friendly nations. To-day I have been able to ascertain through an authoritative source which I cannot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Minister "Tinpot Hitlers" Will Not Rule at War Office Britons Opposed to Bureaucracy (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 7
The Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (Sir Walter Citrine), speaking at Manchester, expressed the hope that Mr. Hore-Belisha's dismissal did not mean…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Real War Test Soon Nazi Drive Is Expected London
The coming spring and summer are expected to prove vital in the war, but the conflict is likely to drag on long after the end of the year. This is said to be the view of Allied experts, who,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Political Crisis Brewing "Monopoly" in Car Industry "War Legislation Abused" Adelaide
A major political storm is developing for the Menzies Government over the monopoly in the motor-car industry, proposed to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HORE-BELISHA (Continued from Page One) Friction at War Office Why Minister Went London
"A simple and natural explanation of Mr. Hore-Belisha's resignation from the War Office is that it is the culmination of a series…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Public Feeling Rising Dismissal of War Minister Frank Explanation Demanded (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, January 7
Popular feeling against the dismissal of the War Minister (Mr. L. Hore-Belisha) is rising like a Wind throughout the country. Even…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Invade Holland to Attack Britain German Army Chief's Plan War on Land, Sea and Air London, December 12
I have just had an opportunity of discussing without reserve the mentality and development of General Keitel, German Army Chief of Staff. My informant…
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