Visits to Sick Returned Men
Returned soldiers" sub-branches are now being asked to arrange visits to ex-servicemen in their areas convalescing after periods…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 128
War Prisoner
Gunner B. P. Connor, who is a prisoner of war in Germany…
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LAMBTON CONCERT.—Lambton Patriotic and Welfare Committee yesterday afternoon and last night entertained a number of members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →State's Post-war Policy for Electricity
SYDNEY.—Electricity policy for NSW in the post-war period with the advisability of creating a State Electricity Commission, is being examined by a sub-committee of the State Cabinet, comprising the Minister for Local…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ex-scouts Tell of War Experiences
Troop Leader Mackintosh Grewar, of Sydney, hears campaign experiences of two former Scouts, Sig. A. Forbes…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"End Of War Not In Sight"
LONDON, Feb. 21.—"Germany is still an immensely formidable foe, and the end of the war is not yet in sight. We still have a long, hard…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cleric Invited Soldiers to Church Before Dance
AN INVITATION to attend the evening service at St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, was given by Canon K. Single to 150 servicemen…
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CAMOUFLAGE NETS.—Hamilton NES [?]age net-making circle has now completed and despatched [?] nets. The supervisor (Mrs. C. Brede) said that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. H. G. Darling on Post-war Steel Development
"Is it as far from Newcastle to Batavia as it is from New York or London to Batavia?" (writers Mr. H. G. Darling, Chairman of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Political Party
SYDNEY.—A soldiers' politcal party has been formed in Sydney comprising ex-servicemen and women. Seats will be contested…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers and Sailors Fight Wharf Fire
WELLINGTON.—One of the most spectacular fires ever seen in Wellington destroyed a large two-story shed on a wharf with a large…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helping the War Effort
WICKHAM FUNCTION.—Wickham Welfare and Welcome-home committee will hold a presentation social in the St. James' Parish Hall, Wickham, on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Working and Paying for War
In a munition factory in the Midland, England, the factory girls originated the idea of devoting their Saturday afternoons to selling war saving stamps to the rest of the workers. Thus the girls work for the war and help to pay for the munitions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scouts Play Part in War
Many Scouts in Newcastle listened to the Air Scout Jamboree, which was rebroadcast from London. Throughout It was evident that Scouts are playing…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Savings Group in Every Street
Emphasising that there cannot be a more vital form of voluntary national service at the present time than the conduct of a Street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Council Employees' Plan For PostWar Reconstruction
An attempt to secure unity of purpose ana action in planning for post-war reconstruction among all organisations whose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Back From Kokoda Track to Tap Rubber Again Native Boys of Papua Have Another Vital War Job
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA, Tuesday.—Three hundred strong, a party of native boys filed back to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers and Street Photographs
Scores of soldiers were photographed each week by street photographers, said Ald. Lloyd at a meeting of the Greater Newcastle Works…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Five Soldiers Hit by Lorry First-aid Class Gave Attention
Five soldiers marching with a party along the Pacific Highway near Charlestown last night were struck by a lorry which had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers, Sailors Help Fight Wharf Fire
AUCKLAND, Tuesday.—Scores of firemen, soldiers, sailors and waterside workers fought for more than two hours to subdue a fire which…
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