First Anzac Dawn Service Go On, Wet or Fine
Wet weather will not prevent the holding of the Anzac dawn service. Members of the Civic sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided that last night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1941
3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 179
Fought Over War News
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Arising out of a discussion of war news, William Tony Antaw, 78, a Gurkha, was remanded on £40 bail at Parramatta Court to-day on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Travellers' War Efforts
First to receive the support of the recently-formed Newcastle Commercial Travellers' Club is the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Favours Imperial War Cabinet
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for External Affairs (Sir Frederick Stewart) to-day commended a suggestion in London that an Imperial War Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£402,000 Paid for War Certificates
Newcastle has contributed £402,000 for war saving certificates. The War Savings Committee, which met at the City Hall last night, hopes that by June 30 £450,000…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. Fadden to Review War Situation
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—After the War Cabinet meeting to-morrow, the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) will make a statement on the war situation…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police War Fund Women's Auxiliary Meeting
THE Newcastle Police War Fund Women's Auxiliary held its first meeting of the year yesterday. It was decided to hold two card…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Textbooks Dearer in War Federal Aid Wanted
The increased cost of education in Australian, due chiefly to the rise in price of imported text-books, is becoming a serious problem for primary and secondary…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Leave the War Move N.Z. Labour Federation Hostile
WELLINGTON (N.Z), Wednesday.—The New Zealand Federation of Labour at its annual conference to-day rejected by 229 votes to 27 a resolution that New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ringing Down the Curtain in Abyssinian War London
For days past Addis Ababa has send an average of 1000 Italian prisoners a day, brought in from a radius of 100 miles after giving themselves up with scarcely a show of resistance, they arrive in seemingly endless streams of trucks, each guarded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hints at Political Interference in Near East War London
"The country will demand an explanation of the present deplorable strategical situation in the Middle East," declares the "Daily Mail." "It is obvious that Event is [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japan Will Enter War If Seized, Is Report London
A Turkish report circulated to-day says that the Japanese Foreign Minister (Mr. Matsuoka) promised Hitler that Japan would enter the war if the Axis seized the Suez Canal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Swansea Soldier Welcomed
Swansea Send-off and Welcome Home Committee welcomed back Private Tom Williams at the Memorial Hall. Pte. Williams recently returned from the Middle East. Music…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Uniform Plan Urged Welcoming Soldiers
The District Council of Farewell and Welcome Home Committees last night decided to recommend to affiliated bodies the adoption of a uniform plan for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Watch Returned Men's Interests
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Spender) said to-day that every effort was being made to devise means to prevent the discharge…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →West Wallsend Anzac Service
A meeting of various organisations decided to conduct an Anzac service in the School of Arts hall beginning at 10 o'clock. At the conclusion of the service a…
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Anzac Day services for Mayfield and Waratah will be— Morning: Procession of patriotic bodies and others will leave Mayfield tram terminus…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Anzac Services in Suburbs
New Lambton Returned Soldiers' League made arrangements last night for its service on Anzuc Day. Members will assemble at the club…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Volunteer Corps and Anzac Day
Members of the Returned Soldiers" Volunteer Defence' Corps will have the opportunity of marching as a unit in the Anznc…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anzac Service at Speers Point
Boolaroo and Teralba Returned Soldiers' sub-branches decided that the Anzac service would be held at Speers Point Park on Sunday. April 20, at 3 p.m. The…
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