Germans Must "Think War" All The Time
LONDON, Feb. 7.—The first call-up notices in the new German mobilisation drive have been served. This was announced by the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 128
Altered Face of War in Remarkable Way Mr. Churchill's Tribute To Eighth Army
LONDON, Feb. 7.—"The fierce, well fought battle of Alamein, the blasting of the enemy's seaward flank, and the armoured thunderbolt attack, irretrievably broke the army which Rommel had boasted would conquer Egypt,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Hurt In Crash
SYDNEY, Sunday.—When an army utility truck overturned after swerving to avoid another car on Bunnerong-road, Matraville, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charges for Photos of Soldiers' Graves
A reasonable number of copies of official photographs of graves of men who had been killed and burled overseas while on active…
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CAMOUFLAGE NETS.—Hamilton NES Camouflage Net-making Circle has now completed a total of OSS nets and a numbers are on the stands near…
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Formation of listening-groups is starting in Newcastle for the new series of ABC discussions on "After the War—Then…
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SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Monday.—While Allied armed reconnaissance planes continued to patrol the Northern area and attack targets…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Free Hand to Rebuild Fleets After the War
LONDON, Monday. — "Britain must not be afraid to say to her Allies that a strong British mercantile marine is as necessary as its Navy, Army, or Air Force." says a report by the General Council of British Shipping…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tell More of War Position "People Can Take It," Says Mr. Booth
''The war position as it affects the Pacific and Australia is not improved," Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., told Wallsend A.L.P. last night. "I…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gaoled for Stealing Soldier Who Escaped From Malaya
A soldier who claimed that he escaped from Malaya, sailed in a sampan to an adjoining island and was twice bombed in a train before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers Discuss New Party
SYDNEY, Monday.—Representatives of soldiers' organisations in Sydney and Melbourne conferred to-day on the question of forming a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Health Week Campaign More Dangerous to Be a Baby Than a Front Line Soldier, Says Dr
Urging public cooperation in Newcastle Health Week, to be held from April 30 to May 8. the Medical Officer of Health (Dr. Shannon) said to-day that "it's still more dangerous to be a baby under one year than a first-line…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Scouts' Honour Roll for A.i.f
For the information of Group Scout-masters, below is a further list of Scouters recorded on Newcastle Headquarters' Honor Roll as serving with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Prisoners in Germany
Mrs. F. W. Kentish, of Mayfield, has received this picture of her son, Pte. Reg. Kentish (centre) with two friends at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Three More Years of War—Mr. Hoover
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—The defeat of Japan must envisage war for at least another three years, and prudence envisaged the possibility of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hospital Needs 200 BEDS War Hampers Work
The President of Newcastle Hospital Board (Mr. A. A. Rankin) last night endorsed a statement by the Secretary of the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Will End 1945 Says Indian Prince
NEW DELHI, Tuesday.—"No member of the British War Cabinet believes the war will end before 1945." said the Maharapah of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hold Pacific Bases to Prevent Another War: Knox
WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—"The US must maintain control of the Pacific after the war and retain the necessary network of air and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →48-Hours Week Minimum for U.s. War Plants
WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The U.S. Economic Director (formerly Mr. Justice Byrnes) said to-day that President Roosevelt had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Stockton Returned Soldiers
At a meeting of Stockton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, Mr. Kitching, Repatriation representative in Newcastle, was asked to convey the…
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