Railways' Part in the War
The Railway Department, thanks to the men responsible for designing, servicing and running its locomotives,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 70 of 150
Axis "Puppets" at War with Usa
WASHINGTON. Tuesday (AAP): "The Governments of Bulgaria, Hungary and Rumania have declared war against the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Postal Workers Apply for War Loading
SYDNEY.—An application was made to-day to the Commonwealth Public Service Arbitrator (Mr. M. C. Boniwell) for a war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →All-in Effort to Win War
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The only way in which Australia could be switched over to an all-in war effort was in securing the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pensioners Want Cheaper War Risk Insurance
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Government is prepared to consider whether it is possible for pensioners and recipients of superannuation to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Punish the War Guilty, Says Viscount Cecil
LONDON, Tuesday (AAP):—Cheers greeted Viscount Cecil in the House of Lords yesterday when he said: "I have those personally…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mexico Goes to War New York
(OSR): Every Mexican, down to the lowliest peon in a desert hamlet, to-day received with due ceremony…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Is Costing Britain £12,500,000 a Day
LONDON, Tues. (OSR).—Britain total expenditure on the war reached £9,000,000,000 sterling this week—exceeding the country's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →H O U S I N G for War Workers
SYDNEY: Hundreds of standard-type houses for munition workers and their families in various parts of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Handcuffs for A.w.l. Soldiers Alleged
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Allegations that members of the Australian military forces found in Sydney absent without leave were taken to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers' Hostel Men to Continue Service
"I believe that men should run that sort of thing, and they must stand to their responsibilities," the President of the District Council of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →No Blame for Soldier's Death Inquest in Camera
WOLLONGONG, Tuesday.—The Press was excluded from an inquest into the death, on May 23, of John Dallas Garvan, 21, a member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Hostel Offer by Wans Is Declined
Whether women or men should control the servicemen's hostel at its new site in Hunter Street West,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recreation Huts for Soldiers
Latest donations to the Australian Comforts Fund's "Recreation Huts Fund" are: Amount previously acknowledged £544 8s, Scale and Co., Ltd., £1 1s,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →High Cost of War
CANBERRA: War expenditure in the current year will rise to £300,000,000. exceeding expectations by £80,000,000, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helping the War Effort
HAMILTON RED CROSS YOUNGER SET last night decided to assist Miss Grace Norman in her ballet production at City hall on June 25. Miss Norman…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Cost to U.s
NEW YORK, June 3.—The war cost the United States 3,522,000,000 dollars (£1,100,625,000) in May and 22,130,000,000 dollars (£6,915,625,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£7,285,000 War Insurance
Returns so far received at the City Hall for war damage insurance amounted to £7,285,688, the Town Clerk reported to Greater Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Support for Russia Roosevelt's War Declaration Plea
NEW YORK, June 3.—President Roosevelt's request for a declaration of war against Rumania, Bulgaria, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Confer on Roster for Female War Workers
A conference between the management of a Northern munition works and the Federated Ironworkers' Association will be held to-day to discuss a proposal…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →