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The wars & local soldiers, 1942

2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 39 of 150

War Savings Certificate Buyers Grow

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 4

Results of the appeal for greater cooperation in the group scheme for buying War Savings Certificates in Newcastle had been…

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Pacific War Council Dr. Evatt Awaits Verdict

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 26.—"We have advanced more rapidly toward unity of control in this war than we did in the war of 1914-18…

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Soldiers' Morale in North Excellent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Friday.—The morale of the Australian soldiers in the Northern Territory who were in the recent Japanese bombings was…

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Questions About Soldiers at Singapore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.—There was no evidence to substantiate a report that certain A.I.F. privates had escaped from Singapore before…

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Returned Soldier Dies at Graveside

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 3

PERTH, Friday.—While attending the graveside ceremony at the burial of James O'Neill, an Imperial service soldier named John…

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Soldiers Find "Mess Orderlies" and "Ack-Acks" in Orchestra

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 3

SOLDIERS at a Northern camp had their own comments to make at the concert of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra last night. They…

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Soldiers Want Beds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1942 · page 8

An appeal for beds and boards for soldiers camped in a Newcastle suburb was made last night by the President of Merewether Red Cross (Mrs. H. D…

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Newspapers and the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 2

A Federal Minister recently made the naive statement that while he fully realised the value of "reliable" newspapers, he had…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 4

EAST LAMBTON EMERGENCY CANTEEN COMMITTEE will hold a euchre party in the East Lambton Progress Hall on Friday, April 10, to…

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Bulgaria at War with Russia

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 3

LONDON, March 29.—According to the Berlin Radio the Bulgarian Prime Minister (M. Filoff) in a speech to the Bulgarian Parliament…

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"No Rich Men After the War"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 29.—Sir Victor Sassoon, on his arrival, in New York from the Orient, declared that after the…

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Toronto Soldiers' Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 5

To provide recreation for soldiers, a recreation club has been formed at Toronto. The club will be in the School of Arts. About 80 women and girls…

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Concert for Soldiers Popular

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 4

The fourth of a series of free Sunday afternoon concerts for soldiers and their friends was given at the City Hall yesterday. The attendance was…

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Concerts for Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 March 1942 · page 2

Soldiers were forced to stand at the Sunday afternoon concert in the City Hall yesterday while children occupied seats. The Civic…

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New Lambton Scouts' Anzac Service

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 5

The First New Lambton group of Boy Scouts has arranged to hold its Anzac Service on Sunday, April 26, Scouts and Cubs…

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Bulgaria's Role in War

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 1

LONDON. Monday (AAP).—Feeling in Turkey is that momentous decisions will be taken by Bulgaria when King Boris returns…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 5

HAMILTON RED CROSS: At a meeting of the Hamilton Red Cross Society yesterday Miss Grisdale (president) reported that the Dudley Home…

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War Damage Claims 196 Assessors Nominated In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 2

The names of 196 persons have been recommended to the War Damage Commission as assessors in this district by the Newcastle…

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Searching Questions For Mr. Churchill on Post-war Society

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 3

LONDON, March 30.—Professor, Harold Laski, the well-known political scientist, in an article in the "Daily Herald,"…

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Expenses Cut to Minimum League Profits to War Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 31 March 1942 · page 6

Plans to cut expenses to a minimum were revealed to a general meeting last night by the Management Committee of the Newcastle Rugby…

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