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The wars & local soldiers, 1941

3,571 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 179

U.S. Entry Into War Forecast Naval Cooperation in Pacific Urged New York, May 6. A.A.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 5

Declaring that the trend of events "seems to point strongly to the entry of the United States into the war," the President of the Philippines (Don Manuel Quezon) to-day asked the Assembly to appropriate 10,000,000 pesos to provide civilian…

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A.i.f. Enlistments Below Quota

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Officers of the Southern Command said to-day that enlistments for the A.I.F. were still only two-thirds of requirements. The weekly…

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Demand in Commons for Ruthless War Hore Belisha's Questions Libya and Greece Under X-ray Churchill Expected to Make New Rallying Call London

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 3

Britain's failure to employ every possible military and diplomatic weapon in her war with Germany was sharply attacked in the House of Commons to-day at the opening of a two-day debate on the Greek campaign…

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Killed in Action

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

SAPPER IRVINE BERNARD McCLURE, who has been killed in action. He was a native of Hamilton. He comes…

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Anzac Prisoners in Yugoslavia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 7

LONDON, May 7. A.A.P.—The British United Press has received a message from a neutral correspondent in Yugoslavia, who visited more than 250…

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Former Scout From New Lambton Wounded

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 15

Before the commencement of a card party arranged by the women's committee of the 1st New Lambton Scouts and held in the Scout Hall…

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Salvage "War" Goes on

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 4

New moves in Newcastle's salvage "war" to-day—the third day since two independent organisations both began…

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Commercial Travellers' War Fund Meets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 2

Newcastle Commercial Travellers' Patriotic and War Fund met last night at the Great Northern Hotel. Details of the fund's dance were arranged. The…

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Troops Assist War Loan Drive

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 5

Troops swinging along in Elizabeth Street, Sydney, in yesterday's march to assist the War Loan drive. Strike pickets fleeing from fear gas used by police to drive them from the Allis-Chalmers plant in West Allis, U.S.A. Thirty-six were injured in a riot at the plant…

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Tennis Club Dance for War Funds

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 11

Banks of flowers backed with colored lights decorated the stage at Tyrrell Hall last night when the B.H.P. Tennis…

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Helping the War Effort Lambton Committee

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 13

Lambton Patriotic Committee will assist the Newcastle corf iris fund. A "white elephant" sta[?] be conducted in the fair in the City Hall…

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War Pageant and Concert at New Lambton

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 13

A war pageant, concert and dance organised by Mrs. J. Brown was held in the New Lambton Parish Hall last night. The Rev. Bert V. Davis…

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Tracing War Prisoners Red Cross Bureau Ready

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 6

In preparation for those who are expected within the next few weeks to avail themselves of the services of the Red Cross Bureau for Wounded. Missing, and…

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War Planes Harass Irak Rebels London

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 1

R.A.F. transport planes, which are constantly ferrying reinforcements and supplies to Habbaniyah and…

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A.I.F. Greek Casualities Estimate by Sir Thomas Blamey Killed, Prisoners and Wounded? Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 3

Total Australian casualties in Greece, including killed, prisoners and missing, would probably be not more than 3000, according to a cable to-day from the commanding officer (Lieut.-General Blamey) to the…

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Red Cross to Open Agency to Help War Prisoners

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 2

Newcastle branch of the Red Cross Society has undertaken to open an agency for inquiries about missing relatives in enemy and neutral countries, also…

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Brilliance of De Gaulle in Mobile War Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 2

"If France had listened to General de Gaulle five years neo the British and French armies would be hammering at the Bates of Berlin to-day."…

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Casualties in Greece View Of Official War Historian SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 4

In a letter to the Press to-day the Australian Official Great War Historian (Captain C. E. W. Bean) elves some interesting information…

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Industrial News War Loading for Miners Review by Council To-day

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

The Central Council of the Miners' Federation will make a full review to-day of the war loading given offhand mine-workers and contract workers by Judge…

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Overwhelming Vote of Confidence Mr. Churchill Surveys War Situation LONDON, May 7. A.A.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 7

Mr. Churchill dealt with Mr. Lloyd George's complaint that the Turkish Government had allowed German ship to pass through the Dardanelles…

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