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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 24 of 150
SYDNEY, Friday.—Heads of all State Government departments and corporate bodies have been instructed by the Premier (Mr. McKell) to dispense ruthlessly with all activities not directly concerned with the war effort or are…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW YORK, Friday: The United States Navy has issued list of 2210 navy, army and civilian prisoners of war in Japan from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A subscription list for prisoners of war has been opened by the Newcastle Red Cross Younger Set. Younger Set members feel that Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A subscription list for Australian prisoners of war has been opened by the Newcastle Red Crass Younger Set. This…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, Feb. 20.—Mr. Churchill's reconstruction of the War Cabinet has been applauded by the British Press, which regards the changes as the beginning of an extensive overhaul of the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Friday (our Special Representative): Lord chetwode, chairman of the executive committee of the Red Cross…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, Feb. 20.—M. Daladier and M. Blum, former Premiers of France who are on trial at Riom, both blamed the High Command for France's defeat. "Our military chiefs were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Falling about 30 feet through a culvert on the railway line between Regent-street, west Maitland, and East Greta Junction…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Twelve Maitland Hospital trainees and eight staff sisters have enlisted for service overseas since the war started. Some have been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The General Officer Commanding the Newcastle Covering Force (Major-General J. J. Murray) and the Mayor of Greater Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Provision of an Insignia by which returned men may be identifiable by members of the public has been urged by Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Feb. 22.—Squadron Leader Finucane, who was wounded during an air battle over the channel at the week-end, is progressing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CANBERRA, Sunday.—Government policy to be adopted in relation to the observance of Anzac Day this year and to Easter and other…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ALICE SPRINGS, Monday (Our Special Representative).— Nurses wounded in the bombing of Darwin on Thursday stoically attended the injured during the evacuation of civilians in trucks and trains for hundreds of miles down…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BUPPALO APPEAL: Past and Present Grand Lodge Officers and Knights of the Order will play a big part in the crowing of the Buffalo Lodges' Queen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The suggestion from the Newcastle Official A.L.P. Assembly that the Federal Government should call Mr. J T. Lang to a war administration…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →NEW DELHI, Feb. 22.—With the danger of war threatening the country, Indian political leaders at the week-end demanded the transfer by Britain of political power to Indians…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Feb. 22.—Japanese aerial activity over Java, in the Netherlands East Indies, has been intensified. It is believed that this may be a preliminary to an attempted invasion of Java. The full extent of the damage inflicted on the Japanese invasion fleet off Bali…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gunner George Allen, 20, of Greta Camp, was admitted to Kurri Kurri Hospital in a critical condition yesterday morning, suffering from a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wickham-Carrington sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided last night to oppose a request by Belmont sub-branch that…
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