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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 150
We went in at 900ft. with all our machine-guns firing and the Japanese anti-aircraft guns belching right in our faces. We dropped our bombs so low that every time they exploded they jolted our own plane hard. I watched our bombs pouring out of the bomb-racks behind me, and could see…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BUFFALOES' DEBUTANTES BALL.—More than 30 girls have asked the United Buffalo Lodges Appeal Committee to arrange for them to be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, May 14.—The promised debate in the House of Commons on the war situation would take place on the first or second day of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—Speaking on the adjournment in the Legislative Council to-night. Mr. C. Tannock, representative of the metal and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]amendments to the War Damage to Property Regulations were announced to-night by a spokesman of the Commission…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON, May 14.—The President of the American Federation of Labour (Mr. William Green), addressing the Executive Council of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →An appeal for more residents to entertain servicemen in their homes on Sunday was made yesterday by the Secretary of the Civic Concert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As guests at a concert and supper party in the Metcalic-street Methodist Church Hall on Wednesday night, members of the Wallsend branch of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Buttons and ribbons were sold in Newcastle streets to-day to raise money for the Soldiers' Recreation Huts Fund. The public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MEXICO CITY, Friday: Senator Leon Garcia, lender of the Senate, and President Comachos. spokesman in the Upper…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CESSNOCK RED CROSS: Donations received during the week by Cessnock branch of the Red Cross were: Street stall conducted by Mrs. Doyle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CARE OF THE WOUNDED has reached in Russia a peak of efficiency unknown in Cxarist days, says Moscow correspondent of "The New York Times." Here he tells how— Stalin once told a gathering of youths of the Red Army…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON.—Further startling allegations were made in the Dail about the dangerous wartime activities of the IRA. Mr. Sean…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON. Friday (OSR): Twenty-two girls with strong convictions and fluent tongues maintained a five-hours'…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sir,—The exemplary conduct of the majority of soldiers should be praised. A few drunken men look like a battalion. To judge all by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The third of the second series of concerts for soldiers organised by the Civic Concert Committee will be held in the City Hall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SALESGIRLS ARE KNITTING COMFORTS for servicemen in their spare time. After their departments had closed this morning these girls knitted until knocking-off time. AFTER THE DAILY QUOTA had been sold at Scott's this morning, these men wound wool for the salesgirls…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE HAMILTON SEND-OFF AND WELCOME HOME COMMITTEE will hold a dance in Sengwick Hall (corner of King and National Park Streets)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—On the score that, as a result of Army call-ups, it is unable to handle the office work involved, Lithgow Council has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEW YORK, Sunday (OSR): American Journalists at Chungking declare that reports from Chinese sources indicate that war…
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