Two War Correspondents Wounded
NEW DELHI, Dec. 31.—Two war correspondents, Mr. W. J. Burchett, an Australian who is associated with the London "Daily…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 128
Helping the War Effort
NEW LAMBTON RED CROSS YOUNGER SET held a dawn dance in the New Lambton Parish Hall last night in aid of the Younger Set funds More…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Aids Photographic Development
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—A new spherical plate camera is capable of recording all Berlin at one exposure. This war invention was described…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →900,000 on War Work in Canada
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Strikes and industrial unrest had not hampered the war output in Canada, said the Canadian High Commissioner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →C.w.a. Carries on Social Wor Despite War Calls
AFTER one of the most strenuous periods in its 14 years existence, Newcastle branch of the C.W.A., led by the President (Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Govt. Wants Allied Aid to End Pacific War Quickly
CANBERRA: Present global strategy is towing seeds of a bitterly prolonged war in the Pacific, the Government believes. Even relatively small manpower and equipment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plant Used for War Work Must Be Moved From New Hostel
SYDNEY, Thursday.—As the result of the taking over of Marcus Clark's old building in Central Square as Sydney's main hostel for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hostel for Soldiers May Day Proposal
Proceeds of 1043 May Day celebrations may be devoted to the establishment in Newcastle of a servicemen's hostel to be financed and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Should Become Political" Returned Soldiers' League
"We have often heard it said at meetings and at congress that the League is non-political, said Mr. R. Russell, moving the toast of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The "Four-Year" Theory of Modern War
THAT NO COUNTRY can endure a totalitarian war for longer than four years was a theory put forward recently, and supported by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hear Little of War Production Lord Gowrie Praises Workers
CANBERRA, Friday.—"We have learnt that Australia can no more hope to be spared the horrors and tragedies of war than any other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appeal for Early Applications for the Next War Loan
Isolated late subscriptions have brought Newcastle's Austerity Loan total to £802,470, an amount which will be close to the final figures, it was announced to-day by the Northern Organiser (Mr. Cyril Adam)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Service Chevron for New Guinea Soldiers
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Members of both the A.I.F. and A.M.F. who have fought in New Guinea and Papua since January 1, 1942, will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier's Story Could Not Find Unit for Seven Months
For seven months he had been unable to ascertain to which unit he belonged, said Corporal Patrick McDonald, who appeared at a Court…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier Fatally Injured
Severely injured at a service station in High-street, West Maitland, on Tuesday, when he was struck by the rim of a wheel after a truck tyre…
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CAMOUFLAGE NETS: Merewether camouflage net-making circle has now completed and despatched 1267 nets. 35 having been completed in the past…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →More Discipline Needed People's War, Says Communist
Mr. R. Dixon, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, condemned at the City Hall last night what he said was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. To Train Men To Administer War Torn Areas
WASHINGTON, Sunday. — The U.S. Army is training special officers to govern invaded areas of Europe and the Far East…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Entertained at Hamilton
Members of the Army and Air Force were entertained to tea and social by members of Hamilton Red Cross Younger Set last night…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Three Soldiers Drowned Fording Northern River
GLEN INNES, Sunday.—Crossing a flooded ford at a northern river during military manoeuvres late on Friday afternoon, three soldiers, all…
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