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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 40 of 179

INVEST £10,000 in War Loan Recommendation by Miners' Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 6

The Northern Miners' Board of Management yesterday adopted a recommendation from the Secretary (Mr. J. B. Simpson) to invest £10,000 from the…

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Prevent Spread of War Duty of Nations in Pacific Mr. Kawai Entertained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 8

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The duty of preventing the spread of the war to the Pacific devolved equally upon all the Pacific nations,…

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Anzac Services at Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 5

Lambton-New Lambton Returned Soldiers' League decided last night to hold a commemoration service on Anzac day. A procession, to Include Boy…

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Helping War Effort Merewether Red Cross

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 5

The Junction-Merewether Red Cross Society will be well represented at the opening of the Bed Cross Convalescent Home at Dudley…

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Lady Wakehurst to Visit War Pictures Show

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 4

Lady Wakehurst, wife of the state Governor, will make an official call at the exhibition of war films and pictures at the Newcastle City Hall…

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Dashing Cavalier Aids War Funds Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 8

Messrs. F. W. Hughes, and E. A. Coghlan, part-owners of Dashing Cavalier, have sent a cheque for £260 in support of Miss Sirella Wilson, Primary…

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Clothes from Scraps at War Fund Depot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 7

Every inch of material at the disposal of the Newcastle War Fund Comforts Depot is being used to make comforts for men on service, or clothing for the…

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Oil or War Is Japan's Attitude New York

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 1

American oil companies are selling to Japan more than 75 per cent, of the oil she needs to continue her war in China "with…

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£5,000,000,000 a Year for Britain's War London

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 1

Britain's expenditure is now approaching £5,000,000,000 a year, whereas her revenue is about £1,400,000,000, leaving a huge gap which increased…

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Easy Terms for War Service Homes Mercantile Marine Men to Share

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The right to purchase a war savings home was to be extended to members of the mercantile marine serving in the present war, the…

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Soldiers Farewelled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 13

Driver Sid Powell, Driver Jack Unwin, Corporal J. Naismith, and Private H. Winston were entertained at a social by the War Comforts Fund Committee in the…

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Tramway Returned Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 6

The Tramway Returned Soldiers' League (Gordon Avenue branch) will hold a commemoration service on Anzac Day, at the Gordon Avenue depot…

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Military Medal for Cessnock Soldier

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 4

Private Ernest Unwin, of Cessnock, has been awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the Battle of Bardia…

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London Anzac Day Service in Another Church

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 6

LONDON, March 21. A.A.P.—The Anzac Day commemoration service this year will take place in St. Martin in the Fields, instead of in the Church of St. Clement…

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Golf for War Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 10

Competition fees from events in Merewether Golf Club's open meeting, to begin next Saturday, will be donated to patriotic funds. Entries for the open mixed…

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More Favour War in U.S. Gallup Survey Finding

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 7

NEW YORK, March 21. A.A.P.—A gallup survey made between March 15 and 17 shows that 17 per cent, of the voters favoured…

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Federation of Poles and Czechs After the War London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 3

A post-war federation between Poland and Czechoslovakia is being examined by joint committees of the two countries…

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Japanese Oil for War Purposes 75 Per Cent. Obtained From America

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 7

NEW YORK, March 21. A.A.P.—"American oil companies are selling Japan more than 75 per cent, of the oil needed to continue the war in China,…

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Free Education Scheme For Children of Dead Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 8

CANBERRA, Friday.—Children of soldiers who are killed or incapacitated in the war will be provided with technical, professional, or business education free…

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Entertain Hamilton Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 9

Hamilton Send-off and Welcome Home Committee will entertain 33 soldiers and their relatives at St. Peter's Hall, Hamilton, tonight…

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