Lambton Soldier Welcomed
Warrant-officer L. Knee. who was Invalided home from the Middle East, received a welcome at a social the Lambton Patriotic Committee held in the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 68 of 150
Sick Soldier Was Delayed Hours
JUNEE: Private Allan Smith, who is seriously ill, was forced to stay for nine hours in a Junee railway waiting room…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helping the War Effort
CESSNOCK RED CROSS-Donstions received during the week by Cessnock branch of the Red Cross included: [?] sub-branch(Mrs. Sneddon) £6…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Help Producers Hit by War
CANBERRA, Friday.—Plans for assisting primary producers whose products are no longer required for export, and whose services will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mexico at War with Axis
MEXICO CITY, May 29.—Mexico is at war against Germany, Italy, and Japan although a formal declaration of war has yet to be made by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lease-Lend "Astonishing Feature of War"
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Describing the Lease-Lend Act as one of the most astonishing things that had occurred in this war Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Silver Loaned for U.s. War Industries
WASHINGTON, May 29.—The Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. H. Morgenthau) has agreed to loan an additional 53,000 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£12,000 Paid in Newcastle for War Risk
Nearly £12,000 has already been collected for war damage insurance by Greater Newcastle Council as agent for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vast Minefield Protects Allied Positions New Tactics Used in Desert War
LONDON, May 29.—Reports from war correspondents revealing details hitherto secret give a clearer picture of the battleground and the tactics being used in Libya. The Imperial forward positions are given frontal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bullet Shells May Be Clue Soldier Dead on Lonely Road
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Bullet shells found nearby will help to identify the revolver used to kill a soldier who was found early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Not British Justice" U.S. Soldier's Trial
CANBERRA, Friday.—Criticism of the action of the Federal Government in gazetting a regulation to enable the military authorities to supersede…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Hut at Stockton
Construction of a soldiers' recreation but at Stockton would be put in hand on Monday morning, the Secretary of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Arrested After Smash
SYDNEY, Friday.—Following a smash on the railway bridge at Lawson in which an eight-ton military truck was involved, two soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldiers' Concert To-morrow at the City Hall
All men of the fighting forces who arc free to-morrow afternoon ore Invited to attend the concert at the City Hall arranged by the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Workers' Homes
Sir,—We read of the Federal Government's proposed scheme to provide temporary homes for war workers, at a cost of £260 to £300. There are…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Wedding Rush in Newcastle
IF WEDDINGS continue in such large numbers as during the first three months this will be Newcastle's record year for brides…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.s. Role After War
WASHINGTON, May 30.—The United States has taken steps to obtain the support of the other United Nations in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Salvage Wanted for the War
An appeal to all persons with waste material to spare to keep-up the good work of salvage saving for the war effort was made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Criticism of Canadian War Effort
OTTAWA, Sunday (Our Special Representative): Heated expressions of dissatisfaction with the manner in which Canada is…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inventions By Schoolboys For War Effort
SYDNEY: Youth of Australia, too young to serve in the armed forces, is rallying to the aid of the country on the technical war…
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