Toughest Evacuation of the War
LONDON, May 12.—Daniel Deluce, a special correspondent of the Associated Press, graphically tells the pathetic story of the British Army's…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 150
Chess Like War, Says Champion
The strategy of chess was, in these days when mobile warfare was being increased, very much like the strategy of war, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Opposition to War Stamps for Overtime
CANBERRA: There are too many difficulties in the way of the Federal Treasury adopting, the suggestion by the NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sacrificing War Certificates To Buy Clothes
CANBERRA: A feature in the panic buying wave causing concern to members of Parliament is the reported heavy sale of war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tightening of Information About War Production
SYDNEY: Federal Ministers are clamping down hard from today on the dissemination of information of operations and war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →British Taxpayers Get Last War Credit Dockets
LONDON, Tuesday. (OSR).—The Inland Revenue Department shortly will issue to 11,000,000 Britons their post war credit…
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The Treasurer of the New Lambton Send-off and Welcome Home Committee (Mr. J. Bell), at a committee meeting last night, emphasised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Murray Tells of the Ideal Soldier: Needs More Than Courage
The ideal soldier, in the opinion of Major-General J. J. Murray, General Officer Commanding the Tenth Australian Division, is one who combines skill with courage. Brain and muscle must be coordinated, he says…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suburban and District Anzac Day March Adamstown Diggers Protest
Adamstown sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers League decided last night to protest to the State Executive and the State Government because…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Helping the War Effort
RED CROSS SUNDAY.—Newcastle Red Cross Younger Set will attend the mid-morning service at the Newcastle Cathedral on Sunday, it being the day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work for All War Prisoners
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—"Production of vegetable, the supply of firewood and strategical works to be undertaken, will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Types of German War Planes
LONDON, Wednesday (AAP): A powerful Messerschmitt fighter-bomber, which Germany is believed to be producing in great…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hire-purchase Goods in War Insurance
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Important amendments to the War Damage of Property Regulations were gazetted to-night. They cover…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Even Pennies Count in War Effort
SYDNEY: "Our war needs are so great that every atom of manpower and material resources that can be mobilised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ambulance Against Enlistments Must Not Jeopardise Service to Public
"If we lose any more employees the service we are giving the public will be jeopardised," said the President (Mr. R. Russell), at a meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Boys' Town Soldier At Red Cross Home
Father Dunlea, of Boys' Town, has written to the Matron of the Red Cross Home at Dudley, expressing appreciation of treatment received by a soldier, who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sunday Concerts for Soldiers
The third of the second series of free concerts for soldiers arranged by the Civic Concert committee will be held at the City…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Street Day for Fund for Soldiers' Huts
Buttons will be sold in Newcastle to-morrow when a National Appeal Day sponsored by the Newcastle division of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Aif Enlistment Militia Men Can N O W J O I N
CANBERRA: Resumption of enlistment of members of the AMF in the AIF has been decided by the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Raaf Enlistments From Militia
CANBERRA.—Selection boards of the RAAF are visiting militia camps interviewing applicants for enlistment in the air force, the…
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