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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 128

Soldiers' Party

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 3

Sir,—R. A. Martin and A. W. Bray argue that existing organisations will safeguard the interests of returned soldiers. R. A. Martin…

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No Money For Soldiers' Homes

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY—Many soldiers, discharged from the Army, cannot find cottars or flats to make homes for their families…

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"For This War's Gallipoli"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, March 2.—Berlin, Radio, quoting the London correspondent of a Swedish newspaper, said: "All England is of the opinion…

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Vatican Talk On War Prisoners

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.—Vichy radio announces that Archbishop Spell-man, of New York, had a conference yesterday at the Vatican on…

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Japanese Riot in N.Z. Prison Camp 48 Killed and 63 Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Tuesday.—During a riot in a prisoner-of-war camp last week, 48 Japanese prisoners were killed and 63 wounded. One New…

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War Cabinet Plan For Services Education

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—War Cabinet to-day took important steps in the preparation of educational and information programmes for the…

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Suburban and District Waratah School Aids War Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 5

Waratah School in a year has raised £202/5/9 for patriotic purposes. This was reported at in annual meeting of Waratah Parents and Citizens'…

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"Chance That Pacific War Can End This Year"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 3

NEW YORK, March 2.—"Men in high places now realise that there is an outside chance that the Pacific war can be finished in 1943,"…

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Y.w.c.a. Leader Lectures on Youth's War Problems

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 4

"IT IS on the youth of to-day that the real burden of this much-discussed postwar reconstruction depends," said Miss Catherine Ashton…

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Pugilist, Soldier Gaoled for Hotel Fight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Arising out of a disturbance in a hotel at Darlinghurst, during which 40 dozen glasses and many bottles were…

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Stole Parcels for Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two years' imprisonment was imposed on William Michael Stephen Cannon, 22, soldier, at the Central Police Court, on…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 6

WARATAH-MAYFIELD. — The Red Cross branch will enter janke Ritchie in the Red Cross baby contest If other nominees can be secured they…

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War on U-boats Succeeds

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Wed. — U-boat packs of great capacity and replenished at sea by supply ships were able to undertake…

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Beer War Meeting To-night

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 2

Though delegates from tho Newcastle unions, who had gone to Canberra yesterday to interview the…

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The Sun Industrial Peace And War

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 2

WHILE a Japanese convoy heads for New Guinea, we in Australia hove on hand a series of strikes and a proportion of…

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From Desert War to N.z. Ministry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—Major O. F. Skinner, at present serving in the Middle East, has been appointed to the Labour Ministry by…

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Company Chairman Charged Wrote of War Activities

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A plea of "Not guilty" was entered by James Hay Gosse, Chairman of Directors of George Wills and…

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Best Results So Far War Against U-boats

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 1

LONDON, March 3.—Encouraging results in the war against U-boats were announced in the House of Commons to-day by the First Lord…

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Limbless Soldiers' Secretary Dead

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY—Mr. Beyers secretary for the past 20 years of the Limbless Soldiers Association. died in hospital this morning…

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What People Think The Anzac Spirit

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 March 1943 · page 2

On october 6. 1942, Sir John Latham speaking on Japan's aim. said that if the Japanese won this war they would have no hesitation in exterminating…

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