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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 150
PORT MORESBY, Wednesday (From F. C. Folkard).—The Japanese landing at Gasmata, on the southern coast of New Britain, emphasises their strategy of consolidating their hold on the island by establishing new bases before…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SINGAPORE, Feb. 10.—Following is the full text of a message written by me last night—"A special communique issued a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Points made by the Prime Minister (Mr. J. Curtin) last night when he announced the Federal Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE: State organisations are being asked to speed plans to put their industries on a complete war footing, to release…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Members of the Jnction-Merewether-Adamstown Red Cross will attend a meeting at the Newcastle Red Cross Younger Set's rooms. 28…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Expenditure on the war was £14,302,000 during January, making a total of £146,571,000 for the first seven…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The War Cabinet to-day decided to control prices, profits and wages as an emergency wartime measure. This is part of a sweeping plan described by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) as a contribution towards the Government's aim of a complete…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →THE General Officer Commnanding Newcastle Covering Force (Major-General J. J. Murray) will make an official visit to Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CANBERRA, Tuesday.—No nationals of enemy countries were enlisted in the Australian forces, the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney: Arthur Frank Gates, 10½, whose., was drowned in the Nepean River at Wallacia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →With the War Cabinet's decision to control prices, profits, wages and the movement of labour, we are given our first real taste of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Feb. 11.—There was again no general change in the situation in Libya yesterday, says to-day's communique from British G.H.Q. in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle branch of the Queensland Insurance Co. Ltd. has invested £5000 in the £35,000,000 Liberty war loan. Lismore and Wagga branches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Among the prisoners of war held in Australia are large numbers of officers who by the rules of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle has to date, spent £585,438 on the purchase of war savings certificates. For the week ended last Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lysaught's Send-off and Welcome Home Committee will hold its first presentation social for 1943 in the Lysaght's Hall. Mayfield, on February 28. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON. Wednesday. (A A.V.).— Picking their way daintily through the bombed ruins of shopping centres of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA, Wednesday—A few hours before the Pacific War Council met in London to-day the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—President Roosevelt has asked Congress to appropriate an additional 5,430,000,000 dollars (£1,696,875,000 Australian) for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.—The Department of Commerce estimates that 53 per cent. of the United States' industrial capacity in 1942 will be…
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