Helping the War Effort
HAMILTON RED CROSS YOUNGER SET.—A concert organised by Mr. Hal Gillam in aid of the Hamilton Red Cross Younger Sat was held in the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 38 of 150
War Loan Pennant Presented
For having exceeded its quota in the recent Liberty Loan, Greater Newcastle Council last night was handed a pennant by Mr. K. C…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commons Men Discuss War Morale
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP): Urging a production plan allied to Empire strategy, Mr. E. Granville (Liberal-Nat.) said in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Damage Insurance Panel to Meet
Loss assessors under the Federal war insurance scheme are expected to bo appointed at the initial meeting to-morrow of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Plan for Post-War Social Security
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Continuation in the post-war period of the principle of a graduated tax on incomes as a means of financing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Danger of Surcharge Civic Spending on War Work
There is no danger of aldermen being surcharged for bona fide expenditure incurred in connection with National Emergency Services…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dodging Death Under Sea Adventures in Submarine Art Was Outlet for War Emotion
NEW YORK, February 28: A leading signalman in the Royal Navy, H. F. Warner, a short man, round and ruddy-faced, who has spent most of his adult life keeping his nerves quiet and making himself small as he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Want Facilities for Sunday Enlistment for V.D.C. Factory Units
A telegram will be sent to the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) to-day by Newcastle Citizens' Volunteer Committee, asking that enlistment…
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Workmen in a quarry at Speers Point yesterday found the body of Harold John Dwyer, 23, of Tenterfield, a soldier, at the foot of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →French Soldiers Bad Shots
VICHY, March 25.—The inadequate training of the French Army, the wavering morale among the troops, and the mental rigidity…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Waratah Anzac Service
Members of the Waratah-Mayfield Returned Soldiers' League last night favored holding their Anzac Day commemorative…
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MEREWERTHER JUNCTION YOUNGER SET:—Following a recent examination members of the Merewether-Junction Red Cross Younger Set have received…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rush of War Damage Claims
SYDNEY: From gold dredging plants costing thousands of pounds to a dinghy or a kit of carpenter's tools is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hankey Urges Changes in War Direction
LONDON. Thursday (OSR): Reconstruction of the War Executive so that there would be more Ministers with the knowledge fitting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Macarthur's Faith in Victory Met War Council; Sat In House
CANBERRA, Thursday.—"If the men of Australia fight as well as they argue we are certain of victory." This statement was made by General Douglas…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers From Rabaul Like Tarzan in Jungle
BRISBANE, Thursday.—Crossing streams by swinging on jungle vines, and leaping from bough to bough in the trees, a party of Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Concert for Soldiers
The fourth of a series of Sunday afternoon concerts, organised with the object of encouraging citizens' hospitality to soldiers, will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Its Worth While To Be On Duty At Soldiers Hostel
Transformed from an erstwhile place of entertainment into a huge bedroom, the Lyric Theatre in Wolfe Street is fulfilling a worthwhile war function these days in providing convenient accommodation for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Marriages
Sir,—It is reported that the Australian and American authorities are perturbed at the increasing number of marriages by American…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Convert Factories to War Work
CANBERRA, Friday.—Employers whose factories come under prohibition regulations should convert their premises to essential war…
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