War Scenes Exhibition Now Open
More than 500 school children attended screenings this morning of war films in connection with the exhibition of war pictures…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1941
3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 179
Miners' Interest in War Certificates
Lodges of the Northern Miners' Federation will be asked to consider proposals for the purchase of war savings certificates…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →National Registration for War Work
LONDON, March 16.—Announcing the date of the beginning of the national registration for war work, the Minister for Labour (Mr. Bevin) appealed to men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dog Show for War Fund
About 230 entries were received for the two-point championship show, held at the Speedway Ground yesterday, under the auspices of the Northern Advisory Committee, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War-risk Insurance in Aust. Canberra
A scheme for compulsory war risk insurance to provid compensaton for damage caused by enemy action on property and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helping War Effort Send-off At Mayfield
At Lysaght's Hall, Mayfield, on Saturday night, the Lysaght's Send-off and Welcome Home Committee made presentations to 15 men of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Sign of War with Japan Mr. Kawai's Assurance
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Japan had no aggressive intentions in any direction, said the Japanese Minister to Australia (Mr. T. Kawai),…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Rush Vote on Huge U.S. War Bill Washington
Debate on the 7,000,000,000 dollars Appropriations Bill to finance aid for Britain will begin in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, and it…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Doctors Urge Blitz Methods Against Germs in War-time Sydney
"In the event of air raids or military action in Australia, hospital methods would have to be tightened up," according to Professor H. K. Ward, professor of bacteriology at Sydney University…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Education Of A Soldier
A CORRESPONDENT, commenting during the week on the experiences of the A.I.F. in England, suggested that, upon their return to Australia, they would not be the same young men who left their country but a few months before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Roosevelt Commits U.S. "To the Death" "Turning Point" Rome Sees America Soon in War Berlin Silent But Balkans Gain New Hope London
President Roosevelt's uncompromising speech, pledging total American aid to the Domocracies, has rung round the world, finding an echo in all free countries. Except perhaps in the Totalitarian countries, it is regarded as marking the turning point of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Empire at War" Exhibition
The Mayor of Newcastle (Ald. Young), with the Naval Officer in Charge, Newcastle (Commander L. C. Rowland), view one of the striking exhibits at the "Empire at War" exhibition, which was officially opened last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Helping War Effort Hamilton's Greek Appeal
"Although Hamilton will be able to send a cheque to the Greek Appeal Committee for at least £150, it is only half the amount that was raised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rotary Wants Suits for War Victims
The appeal from the Lord Mayor of Newcastle-on-Tyne for reconditioned suits for seamen whose ships have been torpedoed, and for victims of bombing raids…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Risk Insurance Committee to Prepare Plan
CANBERRA, Monday.—An inter-departmental committee has been appointed to prepare for Federal Cabinet a scheme for compulsory war risk insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mayfield West Subdivision Plan ... War Pictures Exhibition
New problems for the telephonist at Newcastle. With the introduction of automatic telephones, exchange girls still find it necessary to use the old system in conjunction with the new. Below, mechanics are seen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girls Sign Up for War Work London
Women of 20 and over began to register to-day under the Government's new war work scheme. It is estimated that 200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →3500 Apply for New War Badges Sydney
Three thousand five hundred applications have been made already in the Eastern Command for various types of war badges,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No Comforts for Hamilton Men War Fund to Inquire
A report that no comforts had been received by some men who had enlisted from Hamilton, and were in Holdsworthy camp, Sydney, was discussed at a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →How U.s. Helps Sea War: Way to Victory
Speaking in Glasgow recently, Mr. Winston Churchill said: "We do not require in 1941 large armies from overseas—what we do require are…
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