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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 64 of 179

Jobs for Returned Soldiers Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 April 1941 · page 5

Of 225 soldiers who have returned from overseas in this war and applied to the Repatriation Department in New South Wales…

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British Wounded for Australia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Members of the British Expeditionary Forces wounded in the Middle East will almost certainly be brought to Australia and to…

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What People Think Anzac Day

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

Our Army Minister (Mr. P. C. Spender) decreed on Anzac Day that Martin Place would be "too sacred" to recruit in. Does Mr. Spender think that…

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Israel and War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 9

Sir,—Greta Bell makes a number of mistakes in her letter in reply to Oliver Hogue. Rabbi Levy is not the Chief Rabbi of…

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£5000 for War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 6

The trustees of church property for the Diocese of Newcastle yesterday subscribed £5000 to the Commonwealth war loan. This was the largest…

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War Effort of Motor Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 5

The part played by the motor industry in the war effort was described by Mr. W. R. Hauslalb to members of Newcastle Business Men's Club at the weekly luncheon yesterday…

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Helping War Effort Stockton Appeal

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 10

A meeting was held last night of representatives of various Stockton organisations to consider ways and means of augmenting Stockton's quota…

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Forced Loans for War Mr. Harrison Gives Hint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Customs (Mr. Harrison) emphasised to-day that there was a prospect of forced loans being introduced by the…

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Guns, Planes, Tanks and Ships Canada's Great War Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Details of Canada's war effort were given to-day by the High Commissioner (Dr. Burchell, K.C.), in an address to the Royal Empire…

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British War Cabinet Hint of Post for Mr. Menzies

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 8

LONDON, April 30. A.A.P.—Discussing the possibility of new blood being introduced into the British Cabinet, from outside Parliament, "The Times," in a…

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Czechs' Silent War Against Nazis Proceeding to Plan March 29

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 4

Czechoslovakia is the very heart of the Allied war against Hitler. It was the first victim of the policy of appeasement. It was the first prey thrown to the tiger. It may prove to be the least digestible of his successive…

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Soviet Ban on War Goods Viewed as Widening Breach With Reich

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 7

WASHINGTON, April 30. A.A.P.— The decree published in Moscow yesterday prohibiting the transit of war materials across the Soviet…

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A Sporting View Interstate Forward Enlists

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 11

Jack Beaver, Newcastle's Rugby League interstate forward, has enlisted He left Newcastle last night for Victoria to join a unit engaged in…

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Swansea Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 9

Swansea Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided to affiliate with the District Council of Sub-branches. Mr. A. T. Fuller presided. It was stated that donations…

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Jobs Already Found for 172 Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 May 1941 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Repatriation Department has found jobs for 172 out of 225 applicants from soldiers who have returned from overseas. There are…

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War Fund Comforts Depot

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 5

Members of the Church of England League of Patriotic Service staffed the Newcastle War Fund Comforts Depot yesterday…

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War Veteran's Art Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 14

New South Wales branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has launched its third art union to raise funds for completion and extension of the war veterans'…

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Weston War Comforts Donations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 13

Weston War Comforts Fund Committee has donated £ 5/5/ for comforts in military camp hospitals, and £5/5/ for the veterans' home for returned soldiers…

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A Greater War Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 6

Sir,—Almost daily we the common people, are being told by our leaders that a much greater war effort is necessary if we would emerge victorious. No…

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War Loan Rally From 2Nc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 May 1941 · page 20

The rally in Sydney Town Hall for the launching of the new war loan was relayed by 2NC except during the usual time of the B.B.C. news broadcast, the…

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