Anzac Day Dawn Service
The Civic sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League has agreed to organise the Anzac Day dawn service, provided permission is…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 27 of 150
Anzac Ceremonies at Hamilton
Hamilton Returned Soldiers' League [?] hold an Anzac memorial service in Gregson Park on Sunday. April 26. A dinner will be held on Anzac Day at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Air Gunner Wounded at Richmond
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Leading Aircraftman Herbert John Lister, 23, an air gunner, was seriously wounded at Richmond Aerodrome this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Helping the War Effort
VICTORIA LEAGUE CLUB.— The following gifts to the Victoria League Club have been acknowledged: Mrs. Stephenson 10s 6d, Mrs. Rourke 4s, Gifts in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bowlers in War Loan Race
Hamilton is in front in the race among district bowling clubs to top the amount of subscriptions to the War Loan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taxation, War Compensation Union Committee Survey
Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night appointed a committee to examine taxation, particularly as it affected workers' overtime; to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Savings £5 Invested Per Head in Newcastle
Every man, woman and child in the Newcastle district has now invested— on an average— about £5 in war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Loading for F.e.d.f.a; Men
SYDNEY— The Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's award was varied to include war loading, in a Judgment delivered by Judge…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →End Luxury Living Sir S. Cripps Emphasises Grave War Aspects
LONDON, Feb. 26.—Two points made by Sir Stafford Cripps, in his capacity as Leader of the House, in his reply in the House of Commons to the war debate were— 1. The present situation has grave aspects…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Be Friendly with the Soldiers
The first concert for troops in the campaign to bring the soldiers and people closer together will be held in the City Hall on Sunday…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Amendment of Australian Military Regulations was gazetted to-day to place men of the Citizen Forces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Entertain Soldiers
Sir,—There has been a lot in the papers of late urging people to entertain soldiers on leave. I am beginning to wonder whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Comforts for Soldiers
Gifts to the Newcastle branch of the Australian Comforts Fund, which pays close attention to the needs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers and Hosts' Register Planned
It is hoped shortly to establish a bureau in a central position in Newcastle, at which soldiers can register their names and hosts and hostesses can leave their addresses and indicate how many troops they can accommodate…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Loadings for Enginedrivers
SYDNEY, Friday.—"To say that loadings should always be uniform, that is to say of the same nominal amount, is to betray ignorance of the proper…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Guilt Trial Resumed
LONDON, Feb. 27.—The war guilt trial at Riom was resumed this afternoon. All the accused were present, including M. Daladier, the former…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sandstorm Holds Up Desert War
LONDON, Feb. 27.—The correspondent of the Associated Press in the Western Desert states that one of the worst sandstorms since the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Darwin Raid Report Before War Cabinet
MELBOURNE, Friday.—High officers of the Army and Navy today submitted to the War Cabinet reports of investigations into the results of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →May Mark Opening of Allied Offensive War Talks in Melbourne Give Australia Vital Role
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Talks between the War Council, Service Chiefs, and representatives of Pacific Powers may mark the launching of almost immediate offensive Allied action against…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gauge Soldiers' Tastes Books for Troops
In providing books for the troops, officials of the Australian Comforts Fund are faced with the almost impossible task of gauging the literary…
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