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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers

The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 128

Check of All Returned Men in Work

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

At a meeting of the Waratah-Mayfield sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night, Mr. G. Williams referred to a statement by…

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Carrington View Welcome-home, But No Farewell Gifts for Militia

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 3

Send-off and welcome-home committees should, in the opinion of the secretary of the Carrington Committee (Mr. R…

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Anzac Memorial Hall Control Criticised

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

A complaint that, with the exception of Mr. W. Nye and Mr. R. Bates, the committee controlling the Anzac Memorial Hall was composed…

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Lord Gowrie's Son Wounded, Prisoner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.— Word reached Canberra to-day that Captain A. P. H. Hore-Ruthven, son of the Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) had…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

CARRINGTON SEND-OFF and Welcome Home Committee has the names of a number of girls from the suburb who have enlisted recently in women's…

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Central War Cemeteries in New Guinea

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The graves of Australians who died in New Guinea would eventually be concentrated into three central…

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Civil Work by Soldiers Policy to be Defined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 5

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) will reopen the case of soldier jockeys being able to ride in races while on…

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Jobs for Returned Soldiers: Check Is Wanted

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

Mr. W. Whitford, at a meeting of the Waratah-Mayfield Returned Soldiers' sub-branch last night, questioned a statement…

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Interest on Soldiers' Premiums

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 2

"That's a very big reduction," said a member of the Waratah Mayfield sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League derisively…

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Lower Taxation for Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 29 January 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA.—Soldiers will still be exempt from taxation up to an income of £250 a year, and above that figure their taxation…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 2

CESSNOCK RED CROSS gifts received during the past week included: Municipal Council Patriotic and War Fund, £25 3s 2d; Mrs. Price's town stall and…

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Great War Record of Maoris

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 1

AUCKLAND. — Reviewing the war effort of Maoris, the Minister in Charge of Organisation (Mr Paikea) states that those in the…

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Mr. Ward on Early War Preparations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—Resuming the debate on the Prime Minister's war statement, in the House of Representatives, the Minister for…

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Wide Drive Labour Needed for War Works

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Sydney's western suburbs will provide the first batches of urgent war labour to be diverted from unprotected…

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Withdraw From War Council Section of Opposition May Move

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday.—A move to bring about the withdrawal of Opposition members from the Advisory War Council is likely to be…

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Help Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 2

Referring to the statement of the President of the R.A.A.F. Comforts Fund (Mrs. W. Edwards), that her committee was considering ways of…

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Life Term for Allied Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1943 · page 4

BRISBANE, Friday,—Corporal Edward Joseph Prochaska, 24, an Allied soldier, who was found guilty of criminally assaulting a 15-year-old…

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N.E.S. Limits Use Of Anzac Hall

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 2

A complaint by Mr. Angus Smith at a meeting of Waratah-Mayfield sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League that only two returned…

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War Savings Appeal

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 2

The Northern District Organiser for War Savings (Mr. Cyril Adam) said yesterday that a special war savings appeal would be held at the…

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Politics and the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 February 1943 · page 2

It is clear already that the spate of party propaganda will increase in volume and intensity as a general election approaches. It should…

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