Public Meeting on War Saving Certificates
The Mayor (Ald. J. E. Wiggins) said this afternoon that he had received a petition asking that a public meeting be called to stimulate public…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1940
4,844 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 71 of 243
Helping Art in War London, March 16
NOWHERE are strange effects of this strange war being found more than in the world of art…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Funds Benefit From Cricket Match Sydney
The net profit from the New south Wales versus The Rest cricket match was £1472. which was divided evenly between New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Art Union for War Fund Newcastle Effort Deferred
The Newcastle and District Patriotic and War Fund will conduct an art union. The first prize will be a car valued at £240. Owing to the industrial…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Digger's Cheque to Help Win War Canberra
Though "too old this time," a workman who served in France with the first A.I.F. has sent the Commonwealth a cheque…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1000 From N'cle War Fund for A.i.f
Newcastle District Patriotic and War Fund at its meeting last night decided to give £1000 for the A.I.F. in Palestine…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Labour and War Western Support for "Hands Off Russia" Motion LITHGOW
Hartley District Assembly of the Labour Party unanimously adopted reports of its delegates to the Easter Conference, and expressed full agreement on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War News Brings Optimism Parties Will Be Told of Developments CANBERRA
Reports received by the Federal Government from the Dominions Office on Scandinavian developments are believed to be so reassuring that Ministers are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Tax on High Salaries Exemption For 1,700,000 Wage Earners CANBERRA
No more than 75,000 of Australian wage carners will pay the additional £9,000,000 to £10,000,000 which the Commonwealth Government is understood to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Menzies for Coalfields Personal Appeal To Miners State of War and Defence Problems Sydney
The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced to-day that he would go to the Coalfields to address the miners, probably on Friday. "The state of the war and Australia's defence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warning From Italy May Not Stay Out of War Naval Exercises Near Turkey (Australian Associated Press.) LONDON, April 14
"Italy may not remain for ever a non-belligerent," declared Signor Glovanni Ausaldo, a director of Count Clano's paper "Telegrafo,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →C.W.A. Younger Set Knits For Soldiers' Babies
The Country Women's Association Younger Set is determined that babies of man who have enlisted will not be in need. Members have formed themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers to Meet
The inaugural meeting of the Civic sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will be held at the Memorial Institute, Perkin-street, Newcastle, to-morrow night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers and Reduced Tram Services Want To Use Passes In 'Buses
The curtailment of Newcastle tram services and the substitution of buses, owing to the coal shortage, has resulted in hardships for incapacitated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldiers Involved in Disturbance at West Maitland
Jack Ernest Wiber (21) pleaded not guilty at West Maitland Police Court to-day to a charge of having assaulted Constable Shearer on April 6…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Woman Critically Wounded Sydney
Jean Cox, 26, married, an employee at the Hotel Australia, was found in a passageway at the hotel to-night with wounds in the chest, arm and abdomen…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →No Troops in Anzac Day Marches Canberra
There would be no march of A.I.F. troops in capital cities on Anzac Day, the Minister for the Army (Mr. G. A Street) said to-day. Military authorities…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →War News Flashes
Eight dead men were found in a ship's boat washed up on the Shetland coast. Fifteen others were in a pitiful state of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The War 25 Years Ago
THE capture of Lea Eparges by the French is hailed as a brilliant achievement. British casualties to April 11, 1915…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Savings Certificates Mayor Calls Public Meeting
Next Tuesday at 8 p.m. had been selected for the public meeting to consider stimulating the sale of war savings certificates in this district…
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