"Decisive Phase of War"
CHUNGKING, June 16.—The President of the Chinese Parliament (Dr. Sun Fo), in a speech yesterday, declared that the war had entered…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1942
2,993 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 76 of 150
The War Worker's Drink
The proposals outlined by the State Government for serving war workers with liquor outside regular hotel hours are sketchy,…
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WASHINGTON, June 16.—Six Indian nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, have declared war on the Axis, the Onondaga Chieftain…
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LONDON, Tuesday (Our Special Representative).—"We were live lengths behind at half-way when someone spat on us, It was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters to Editor War Effort Methods
Sir,—The people's war effort, according to various spokesmen for the Government, should be 100 per cent. It seems to me that owing to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cost of War £10,000 a Minute!
LONDON, Tuesday (OSR).—The war is costing Britain £10,000 a minute, or £14,400,000 a day. These figures were revealed in…
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Householders who fail to clean up breeding grounds for mosquitoes may be prosecuted by Greater Newcastle Council…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The architectural plan of Australia's war effort had been completed, the prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said to-night. All that remained was for the final details of the blue print to be made operative…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Of £3802 raised by the Tattersall's race meeting at Randwick on May 23 for the Prisoners of War Fund, taxation claimed £543…
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LONDON, June 16.—Rome Radio claims that the action by Italian naval units and aircraft against two British convoys in the Mediterranean,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Start on Friday to Transfer 318,000 to War Production
MELBOURNE.—First steps in the Federal Government's plans to transfer 318,000 persons from civilian to war production will begin after the Government has conferred with trade unions in Melbourne on Friday…
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LONDON, June 17.—The House of Commons agreed to a vote of credit for £1,000,000,000 for war purposes. This is estimated to be…
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ADAMSTOWN SEND OFF AND WELCOME HOME COMMITTEE last night completed arrangements to hold a presentation dance and social in the…
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OTTAWA, June 16.—During the debate in the House of Commons the Canadian Minister for Supply (Mr. Howe) deplored the unfavourable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Money For War Loans
ONE of the reasons why the war loan is not filling up as rapidly as is necessary is that there is a widespread impression…
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Final arrangements were made by Newcastle branch of the Red Cross Society yesterday for the prisoners-of-war street day appeal to-morrow…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Advisory War Cabinet met for four and a half hours today day. General McArthur, General…
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WASHINGTON, June 17.—The United States Secretary of the Interior (Mr. Harold L. Ickes) has ordered the Alaskan civilian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miss Phyllis Findlay Prisoner of War
The name of Miss Jean (Phyl[?]) Findlay, of Newcastle is included in the list of prisoners of war and internees received…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loan Lags in Newcastle, But War Savings Mount
With only five days to go, the Second Liberty Loan, which closes next. Tuesday is lagging badly in the Newcastle district. The…
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