£100,000,000 War Loan Opens in March
CANBERRA.—A bill authorising the £100,000,000 War Loan to be floated by the Federal Government next month, Was…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 19 of 128
Suburban and District Secretary Resigns Merewether Returned Soldiers
The Secretary of Merewether sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' Association (Mr. S. Elliott) resigned last night…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Private Edward Victor Collins was fatally injured to-night when he attempted to alight from a tram at the corner…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—There was no likelihood of the Government lifting the payment of excise on tobacco and cigarettes…
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Sir,—Those who have rendered financial aid and other assistance in forming a branch of a Soldiers' Party in Newcastle are entitled to some…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suburban and District Wallsend Hostel Service Access Sought for All Returned Men
The Secretary of Wallsend All Services Hostel Committee (Mr. T.Sutton) said at a meeting last night that he believed a clause of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Prisoners' Jobs
CANBERRA, Thursday.—There were not nearly as many prisoners of war in Australia as was generally supposed, and all those who could…
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BROADMEADOW RED CROSS BRANCH will hold a special meeting on Friday at 2.30 to complete the arrangements for a home-made afternoon…
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NEW YORK, Feb. 18.—Mr. E. E. Conroy, special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced the arrest of 11 enemy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.s. Move to Drive Italy Out of War
NEW YORK, Thursday. —Coordinated American moves to drive Italy out of the war and to ensure the neutrality of Spain and Portugal are apparently under way. The strategy entails gaining…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Mass Reprisals, But Axis Must Give Up War Criminals
LONDON, Feb. 18.—"We British shall never seek to take vengeance by wholesale mass reprisals against the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Violation of Oaths Mr. Curtin Defends War Council Members
CANBERRA, Thursday.—On not one occasion had he heard of one member of the Advisory War Council using information obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Soldier Gets the Leavings
The grounds on which the Government defends its refusal to remit the duty on soldiers' tobacco are deplorably weak. Mr. Curtin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Give £1000 to War Organisations
"The public must do its part," to-day declared Mr: H.W. Lett, of Cessnock, who has announced his intention to give £1000 to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Trades Unions and the War: Melbourne Talk
Matters of major importance concerning trade union participation in the war effort here and overseas will be dealt with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. Ward on Absenteeism Not Aimed at War Effort
SYDNEY, Friday.—Although absenteeism was still high, the Federal Government did not accept the view that it was a deliberate attempt by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Inspired by Canon Campbell's Work Man Gives £1000 to War Funds
A Cessnock business man, Mr. H. W. Lett, told a gathering last night in honour of Canon and Mrs. Reay Campbell, that he had been so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War in Russia (Continued from Page One) Hitler's Big Hope Now Soviet Mud
LONDON. Saturday: Hitler is pinning great hopes on the coming spring thaw to stop the Russians, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Lip Camouflage" Diversion at Vital War Station Airmen Who See All and Know All
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA.—The Officers' Mess was recovering from the impact of a moustache-growing contest when I first went…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Gave £65 to Bishop
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Friday.—The most surprised man at a Church service in New Guinea last Sunday was Bishop T…
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