Coordinating the Pacific War
Mr. Duff Cooper, who was sent to Singapore as resident Minister to relieve the military command of administrative and political…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 150
Russo-japanese War Expected
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—The subject of President Roosevelt's unusual Sunday talk with the Soviet Ambassador (M. Litvinov) has been kept secret…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Important War Cabinet Decisions Alien Entry, New Committee, War Insurance
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The War Cabinet decided to-day— To inaugurate in Australia an administrative planning committee to deal, in cooperation with other Allied…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. War Labour Board
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—President Roosevelt has created a National War Labour Board to adjust labour disputes and prevent…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Queensland Enginemen Want War Loading
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Secretary of the Queensland branch of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen (Mr. J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wants War Prisoners for Wood-cutting
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Victorian Government intends to apply to the Commonwealth Government immediately to make…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Holiday Must Not Stop War Industry
MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said to-night he had informed the South Australian Premier (Mr. Playford)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Unions to Confer on War Production
Alleged inefficiency in Newcastle's heavy industries would be reviewed at a meeting of metal union executives and shop delegates at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death Reported Out Now War Prisoner
MELBOURNE. — Two months after an official casually list reported the death in action of Lieut. Bryan Cherrington-Hunter. of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helping the War Effort New Lambton Red Cross
New Lambton Red Cross Society held a meeting yesterday to discuss the emergency store. The President (Mrs. S. Brian)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Better Housing "Should Be Part of War Effort"
"The housing of the people should be Dart of the war effort," the Secretary of the Newcastle Rents and Housing Committee (Mr. C. E. Hall)…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carpenter, at 33, to Lead Miners "One Essential is to Build Real War Effort"
"The miners have a big duty to the Commonwealth; feel that I can leave them to do the job." This was the declaration last night of Mr. Harold Wells, of Cessnock, the man who at 33 years of age is to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Scouts' Honour Roll
Newcastle Division of the Boy Scouts' Association wishes to complete the honour roll of ex-Scouts and Scouters serving with the forces. Scouters should…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New War Loan
CANBERRA: To finance increasing war commitments, the Federal Government will launch a new war loan or £30,000,000 to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At War with Bulgaria
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A proclamation declaring the existence of a state of war between Australia and Bulgaria as from January 6 was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →13-year-old's War Invention
ADELAIDE.—Youngest inventor to be interviewed at Keswick Barracks Ls John Campbell, aged 13. who to-day submitted to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News About Japan's War Prisoners
LONDON, Jan. 14.—The Japanese Government has intimated that it is prepared to transmit through the International Red Cross at Geneva…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First Pictures Of War In Malaya
British experts inspect bomb damage in Taiping, minutes after the Japanese raiding planes had turned for their base. This house had been ecacusted the day before by a Chinese family of thirteen…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Efforts... Hamilton R.S. Auxiliary
The women's auxiliary of the Hamilton sub-branch held its annual meeting and election of officers at the clkub-rooms…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another Good Week for War Savings Loans
Sales of war savings certificates in Newcastle last week realised £3526. This, said the secretary of the Newcastle War Savings…
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