Schools Share in War Effort Fighting Services Honoured
Patriotic fervour was expressed in cheers at the public schools yesterday morning, when pupils assembled to celebrate the victories of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1941
3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 179
Evatt-chifley to Assist in War Work Sydney
The Leader of the Federal Opposition (Mr. Curtin) to-day announced that Dr. H. C. Evatt arid Mr. J. B. Chifley M.P. have been appointer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Any Day Now Is Balkan Tip LONDON
The developments in the Balkans point to war there any day now. Reliable Yugoslav sources…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Roosevelt Does Not "See" War In Pacific WASHINGTON
President Roosevelt said to-day that if the United States happened to get Into war In the Pacific tills would not affect United States…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pockets Opened for War Funds £42,000,000 In N.S. W. SYDNEY
More than £42,000,000—in cash and kind—has been voluntarily contributed by the people of New South Wales towards the war effort, inquiries to-day revealed. Of this about £30,000,000 is invested in war loans and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seeking Sites for Armored Corps; No Enlistments Yet Sydney
Important preliminary steps towards the establishment of an armored corps will be taken during the visit to New South Wales at the week-end of the Deputy Chief of the Australian General Staff (Major-General J. Northcott)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Casualty List B'meadow Man Wounded Sydney
A casualty list issued to-day reports four deaths, including one missing man, believed to have been killed in action…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industry After War Plan Sydney
A high officer of the Premier's Department will be appointed by the State Government to provide liaison…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Egyptian Tax on War News London
Excessively high cable rates for Press messages from Egypt were criticised at the annual meeting of the Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Helping War Effort New Lambton Red Cross
The New Lambton branch of the Red Cross Society held its meeting in the New Lambton Parish Hall yesterday. Mrs. S. Brian presided, Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Required to Meet War Needs Sydney
Seeking a great reserve of life-saving blood to meet a possible emergency, the Red Cross Society will establish a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special War Work Dr. Evatt, Mr. Chifley
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Dr. H. V. Evatt and Mr. J. B. Chifley, Ms.H.R., had been appointed to assist the Government in special…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Insurance on Shipping New Federal Scheme
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A new scheme of insurance arranged by the Federal Government to cover war risk on all vessels on the Australian register and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Peace Aims Weapon of War London
"A declaration of the Government's peace aims is a weapon of war and not quite the same thing as a picture of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deny War Hostess 'A Menace' Sydney
The statement in a morning newspaper that wartime hostesses are breaking up the marriages of men enlisted…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →All Must Pull Weight War Fund Hit by Lack of Cooperation
An appeal to all war organisations operating under permit from the Newcastle Patriotic and War Fund to throw in their weight behind the central body wan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Books for Sick Soldiers
The hospital visitor (Mrs. J. Walker) told Newcastle branch of the Red Cross yesterday that there had been a good response to the appeal for books for sick…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Enlistments More Satisfactory Reserve Battalion for Camp
Stores have been drawn and arrangements made for the encampment of the 8th Reserve (part-time) Battalion on Newcastle Showground for February 24. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.S. Soldiers' Wives to Leave Manila
MANILA, Feb. 12. A.A.P.—It is announced that 400 wives and dependants of United States soldiers in the Philippines will return to the United States…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Soldier's Son Wants Work
Sir,—For 10 years since leaving school I have made countless efforts to obtain employment, but without success. It has apparently never occurred to the…
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