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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 179

Soccer Selectors at Adamstown Choose Teams To Play On Anzac Day

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 9

The presence of two Australian and two State Soccer selectors at the Adamstown-Metters game at Adamstown on Saturday will give added attractiveness to this fixture…

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New Social Order After War

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

A new social order after the war would come only, as a result of planning by men of goodwill and noble intent, declared the…

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State of War in Balkans

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 1

According to a report from I [?] the Nazi forces have [?] through as Alexandroupolis), which gives them an outlet to the Aegean Sea. This report is not confirmed from any other…

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War Cabinet Considers Situation Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 3

The Acting-Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) issued the following statement to-day: "The War Cabinet met to-day…

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Towns Reported Bombed in Balkan War Zone

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 1

UGOSLAV SEAPORT.—Split, the ancient and picturesque town on a peninsula on the Adriatic Sea Italy claimed to have [?] this [?] on Sunday. BOMBED BY R.A.F.—Sofia, capital of Bulgaria. whose rail-ways and warehouses were the objects of the R.A.F. 's first blow at Hitler's legions in the Balkans…

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Lecture on Steel Production for War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 3

Practically all steels could be described as "Ordnance Steels." said Mr. L. E. Lindemuth. American consulting engineer, in an address with…

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Yugoslav Ships to Cooperate in War Effort New York

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

"The Journal of Commerce" reports that a decision to link 20 Yugoslavian merchant shins. aggregating about 100.000 tons. In or near Western…

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War in Balkans (Continued from Page 1) Country Favors Defenders

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 3

The type of country in which the Australians will fight if called to resist the German invasion of Greece is particularly favorable…

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NEWS & Notes From the Upper Hunter Railway War Effort MUSWELLBROOK

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

Muswellbrook is cooperating in the "Queen of the Railways" competition to help the Railway's war Fund effort. preparations are being made for…

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Italian Deal for Our Wool Thought Duce Would Stay Out of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 10

LONDON, April 8. A.A.P.—C. M. Franzero, former London correspondent of the "Giornale d'Italia," in a book entitled "Inside Italy." reveals that in…

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Settlement on Land of War Refugees U.S. Geographer Makes Survey Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 5

An eminent American geographer is in Australia making a survey of the country's ability to settle on the land European war…

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Current Topics Books Wanted for Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 8

NEWCASTLE Patriotic and War Fund Committee is still collecting books and magazines for servicemen overseas. Novels and periodicals with reading matter and…

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U.S.A. Nears Plunge Into War Battle of Atlantic Compels Decision Convoy Ships Or Become Active Belligerent New York

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 April 1941 · page 2

Opinion is steadily growing here that the United States will soon take a more active part in defending the Atlantic, if she does not actually enter the war as a declared belligerent against the Axis Powers…

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Anzac Dawn Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 8

Arrangements have almost been completed for the holding of the dawn service on Anzac Day. The service will be conducted at the monument in Gregson…

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Anzac Services in Adamstown and Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 5

The Adamstown sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League at its general meeting lost night, received permission from the Newcastle Council…

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A.i.f. Wounded Reach Melbourne To-day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Southern Command announced to-day that Victoria's first battle casualties—men wounded in the campaign in the Middle…

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Donkeys in Greek War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 6

Donkeys take the place of mechanised mountain forces in Greece, a travelling Greek journalist, Mr. Thanos Nicolaides, said yesterday. Mr. Nicholaides…

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Psychologists' Part in the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 5

"This war being a struggle in which the whole of the man-power of the nation must be used to its maximum capacity, rather than one in which…

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Helping War Effort Adamstown R.S.L.

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

Adamstown sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has decided to give any assistance required in the Australian drive for £250,000 for the…

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"War Exemption" of Varsity Lads" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 April 1941 · page 4

"The universities have been largely exempted from the dirty work of war. This extraordinary privilege has not been granted them because they are…

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