War Memorial Nearly Ready Canberra
The £250,000 National War Memorial at Canberra will be opened this year. The building is still under…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1941
3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 179
Sky Omen of War Victory London. Dec 21
Every war has its legends—tales of bravery [?] chery and mysterious happenings. A story of 1914 first told in [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Of Interest to Women Avoid Home Neglect in Doing War Work
Humorous cartoons have stressed the angle of the woman in uniform—the mother of a family, immaculate, in epaulettes and military tunic—and the father who stays at home and minds the children…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japan's Position Surveyed Does Not Want War; Nothing But Propaganda from Axis Powers
HONGKONG, Jan. 27. A.A.P.—Japan does not want war and will do her best to avoid it unless some precipitate action by her armed forces in Indo-China or elsewhere in the Far East creates a situation from which it would be impossible for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Should Be National" Comforts Work for Soldiers
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Addressing the Victorian Patriotic Fund Council to-day, Major Gorman, Commissioner of the Australian Comforts Fund, said there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Returned Men Not Shown Preference"
LITHGOW, Tuesday.—The executive's action in asking the State branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to urge the Minister for Defence to give effect to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helping War Effort Hamilton Committee
"Why should this committee sacrifice its funds by paying rent for halls when the Hamilton Returned Soldlers' Association is prepared to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Inventions New York, December 20
We have been looking at the inventions of the last war, trying to find out whether any new ones are likely to be sprung on us. The prospect, we…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Help Main Fund Baptist Women's War Work
Members of the Baptist Women's Patriotic League yesterday decided to cooperate fully with the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Prince Konoye Takes Blame Prolongation of China War
TOKIO, Jan. 28. A.A.P.—Holding himself responsible for the prolongation of the Sino-Japanese war, the Premier (Prince Konoye) pledged himself before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Subscription List Opened Effort for Greek War Relief Fund
A public subscription list to assist the Greek War Belief Fund Appeal on February 28 was opened at a public meeting convened by the Mayor (Ald…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Albanian War Warming Up Success of Greek Tactics London
ITALIANS to-day continued a strong counter-attack to the northward of Klisura but, railed to check the Creek advance. It is disclosed in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plan for Post-war Period Official A.L.P. Forms Committee
What should be done in the planning of the new social order for the post-war period will be reviewed constantly by a special committee appointed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Cannot Wait for War to End" Sir F. Stewart Wants Better Housing
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Action would have to be taken to improve housing facilities without waiting for the end of the war, said the Minister for Health…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Red" Paper's Suppression Big Vote Upholds Minister's Act It Was Undermining War Effort London
Few Labor speakers in the House of Commons challenged the Government's method of suppressing the "Daily Worker," newspaper of the Communist Party in Great Britain. The motion of Mr. Aneurin Bevan (Ind. Lab., Ebbw…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Killed by Mine Explosion
DUBLIN, Jan: 28. A.A.P.—Three soldiers were killed when a mine which had been washed up on the Wexnord coast exploded while they were preparing to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grant by Marks Point Soldiers' Committee
The President of Marks Point Send-off and Comforts' Fund Committee (Mrs. Woolley) thanked officers, members, and citizens for their help in the year. Letters of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers From Hamilton
"Every Hamilton soldier is entitled to a present from this committee, even if we cannot arrange for a send-off to be given him," said Mr. P. Noon at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Don't Talk, But Act Now" Urgent Advice To U.S.A. Congress Delay May Cause War to Be Prolonged New York
"The debate on the Lend-or-Lease Bill (also known as the Full Aid Bill) was delaying despatch of materials which Britain needs to win the war, and may prolong the fight an extra year," declare the Washington columnists, Alsop and Kin[?]ner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Fund Comforts Depot
The Newcastle War Fund Comforts Depot at Bebarfalds Ltd. needs more sewing machines. Offers of these for the duration of the war, or for a given…
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