Military Oddities Finding the Average Soldier
It is difficult for the military authorities to strike a true average among men called up for military service. Some trainees are short; some are…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 179
Miners and the War
The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will to-day consider the statement made by the General and Northern Presidents (Messrs. Nelson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Helping War Effort Hamilton Plans
Hamilton Send-off and Welcome Home Committee will discuss to-morrow night a proposal to change its name to the Hamilton Patriotic…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Air Force March in War Rally Procession
Members of the R.A.A.F. who made a fine showing in the War Savings rally procession yesterday…
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In his report to the annual meeting of the Waratah Parents and Citizens' Association, the Secretary (Mr. H. J. Foster) stated that the association had been in recess since…
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War savings certificates to the value of £1500 have been purchased by Coo-ee Clothing Limited and distributed to the staff through the company's group…
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The Waratah and Mayfield Send-off and Welcome Home Committee will hold its next farewell function March 20…
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"The Turkish armies, comprising 100 divisions, stand ready at their war stations," a former Imperial Ottoman guardsman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Germany Not Keen on Balkan War
MELBOURNE, Monday.—Bulgaria's acquiescence to the German demands has caused no surprise. Germany is now putting into effect the programme which was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carry War Into Burma Japanese Warning to Britain
LONDON, March 3. A.A.P.—An open threat to carry the war into Burma, in the event of the Chungking troops entering Burma, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SAYS U.S.A. Should Enter War London
"America should attempt to check Nazi aggression by the only practical method, which is a declaration of war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Should Speak Now (By Dorothy Dix—Copyright.) Dear Dorothy Dix.—
I have fallen in love with a young lady whom I have known for a year, but have not let her see it, as I do not know if it is returned. I have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Fund Comforts Depot
Members of the Y.W.C.A. Mothers' Auxiliary and the Mayfield Methodist Patriotic League staffed the Newcastle War Fund Comforts depot yesterday…
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"During the post month; we raised more than £150 and by careful organising we can secure a regular income of far more than this," said the…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—At the end of December, there were 958,000 members of 21,364 war savings certificate groups in Australia, and nearly 200,000 others…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All to Work for War London
The President of the Board of Trade (Captain Lyttleton) announced in the House of Commons to-day a vast scheme for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cardiff Raid One of Greatest of War
LONDON, March 4. A.A.P.—Cardiff officials describe last night's raid as one of the greatest raids of the war. Ruins marked the trail…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Essentials Mr. Curtin's Code for War Effort
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Three essentials of Australia's wartime organisation in the opinion of the Opposition Leader (Mr. Curtin), are peace in industry,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →American War Hospital Shipped Over Atlantic London
A complete hospital with 125 beds, staff quarters for 80 and a fully-equipped laboratory is being transported, sections by lection, across the Atlantic, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Socks Three Pairs Every Six Months
A military officer said yesterday that two pairs of regulation socks and a pair of stockings were issued to troops every six months. That applied to A.I.F…
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