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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 179
Behind the charge preferred against M. Georges Mandel, formerly Minister of the Interior in France, of "conspiring to carry on the war against Germany" is one of the stories of the war on which censorship clamped down…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Though the administration is mainly preoccupied, at present, with the grave dangers facing Britain within the next few months, Japan's moves in the Pacific are being closely watched. The Japanese threat to the Pacific has long been a source…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Leslie James Connolly, 40, soldier, was charged before Mr. E. M. Debenham, J.P. at West Maitland Police Court on Saturday with having inflicted grievous bodily harm…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"This is a scandalous slur on our soldiers who are protecting the northern outpost of Australia," indignantly declared the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Men of the A.I.F. who were wounded at Bardia were quickly treated and made comfortable at the Australian General Hospital. Most of them were looking forward to an early return to the front line. Miss Betty Larke, Red Cross officer, was a welcome visitor in the men in hospital. Below—Another scene at the hospital during a visit by Lieut—General Sir Thomas Blarney…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A public farewell was tendered to Privates Cyril Moore and H. B. G. ("Geordle") Smith in the Branxton School of Arts. Both young men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The first Anzac revue will be broadcast from America to England on Thursday, and probably also by short-wave to Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stocks at Newcastle War Comforts Depot, which were depleted after several consignments of goods were forwarded from Newcastle recently, are being replaced. A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) announced here to-day that he will visit the A.I.F. in Libya and other war theatres in Palestine and Egypt, where the force is stationed. Motoring from Jerusalem down the winding road to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Minister for Information (Senator Foll) to-day confirmed that the Government contemplated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A seemingly authentic war calendar has been seized from a Fascist organisation in Mexico, states the Mexico City…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Monday.—A programme of railway construction will be undertaken in New South Wales, Victoria, and South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Command or the new scaplane base in New South Wales may be given to Wing-Commander W. H. Garing. D.F.C. He is one of several Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →First official check to Japanese ambitions to establish a "New Order" in the East has come from the Netherlands Government, located since the evacuation of Holland, in London…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unless members took a more active part. Toronto sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League would have to disband, the President (Mr. E. Gain) told a meeting on Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided last night that it way not satisfied with the action taken by the Federal Government concerning Jehovah's…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a meeting of the Waratah-Mayfield Send-off and Welcome Home Committee last night, it was decided to entertain 26 soldiers on February 20 in the Waratah Town Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wounded at Bardia, these men of the A.I.F. found a spell in the New Zealand Hospital a refreshing change from desert campaigning. Wounded were also made comfortable at the Australian General Hospital.—(Department Information Photo.) Right: One of the first official pictures released yesterday of No. 2 service flying training school, Wagga Wagga. Members of the intermediate training squadron, practising formation flying and manocuvring, bring their Australian-built Wirraway monoplanes into "flights echeolon right." Other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The War Cabinet decided to-day to provide the R.A.AF. with an air ambulance unit for duty in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Though the sale of war savings certificates in Newcastle has temporarily fallen off the State committee is very…
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