New War Ban on U.S.A. Shipping Washington
All Northern Europe is now closed to United States shipping, and the only routes open are to Portugal, Spain and neutral countries in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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Federal Revenue Improved War Spending From Loans on Increase CANBERRA
The Commonwealth consolidated revenue fund improved in March by £1,872,000. Excess of receipts over expenditure for the nine months ended…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Three-mile Column Troops Return From Exercise Did Well Under War Conditions
Troops from Rutherford and Greta camps yesterday returned after a three-day manoeuvre. The column, which included attached units, was about three…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →No Seizure of Danish Ships Mr. Menzies Silent War Cables Before Cabinet Canberra
A series of officials cables from London informing the Commonwealth Government of the latest developments in the international…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Soldiers May Be Tried in Uniform Melbourne
Overruling an opinion by Judge Foster who had refused to proceed with the trial of a soldier until he appeared in civilian drew, the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Returned Soldiers Have Candidate in Queen Competition
Delegates of Newcastle and district sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League decided last night to enter a candidate in the popular queen competition in aid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers Hut at Ingleburn
The State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League has decided that instead of keeping a fully-paid official at the Ingleburn office the league hut at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Sub-branch of Soldiers' League Formed
Approval has been given by the State branch of the Returned Soldiers' League for new sub-branch provisionally formed in Newcastle last…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Anzac March Planned for Hamilton
Hamilton Returned Soldier's League has decided to hold and Anzac march on April 28. The procession will assemble at Hamilton railway station at 2.15…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Mews Flashes
Norwegian troops have rallied and are pressing back the invaders Unofficial reports claim that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War 25 Years Ago
WEST of the River Nieman, at day-break on the ninth, the Russians attacked the German positions with success…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Endorsed Easter Decisions Newcastle Trades Hall and War Policy
At the meeting of the Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night, the following resolution, moved by the President (Mr. J. Wilson), was carried—…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Germany's Danubian Neighbors Think She Has Lost the War
It is a long way from Budapest to Ankara. A round of Danubian and Balkan lands covers a lot of time and space and involves the traveller in queer gyrations of the points of the compass…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Ban on U.S. Ships Extends Washington, April 11
All Northern Europe is now closed to United States shipping, and the only routes open are to Portugal, Spain, and neutral countries in the Mediterranean…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Use Federal War Powers" Must Direct National Expenditure GRAFTON
Sir Earle Page said, when opening Grafton Show to-day, that he had tried in 1938 to establish a national council of all governments in Australia and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →End War in Few Months More in Store, Nazis Boast LONDON, April 11
"We have a lot more in store for England now that the Reich, by the Fuehrer's initiative, has been placed in a position to squeeze the world," announced the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →More Country Recruits Repetition of Last War, Said Sir E. Page GRAFTON
Referring to recruiting at the opening of Grafton Show to-day. Sir Earle Page said the experience of the last war was that eligible country men had enlisted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sea Power Will Count in New Theatre of War (Department of Information—Official.) MELBOURNE
Many commentators on the German occupation of Norwegian ports express surprise that this could have taken place in spite of the presence of Allied naval…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Strict Prison Code Offences by Soldiers Bread and Water Diet Canberra
Australian soldiers committed to military prisons or detention camps, may be subjected to close confinement, placed on bread and water diet, and manacled,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Equal Allowances From Pay of British Soldiers London
The Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Lang) speaking in the House of Lords declared that unmarried wives who are continually dependent on a…
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