Waste, Extravagance, Says Mr. Fadden 85 Per Cent of People Not in War Loans
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Curtin Government had placed the political considerations of its supporters first in the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
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Preference for Soldiers in Public Service
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Public Service Amendment Act was only a partial instalment of the Federal Government's…
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In his spare time. Major H. E. Rowe. an Army dentist in New Guinea. has secured a splendid collection of New Guinea butterflies. The largest butterfly in the major's collection measures 8¼in. across the wines…
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The mother of a Newcastle soldier who had been in a military hospital for 12 weeks. and had been removed from the seriously…
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Mrs. F. F. Elliott, of Morgan-street, Merewether, has received word that her husband, Captain F. F. Elliott, previously reported missing, is…
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KURRI SEND-OFF COMMITTEE.— A recent meeting of kurri send-off and welcome-home Committee attracted an improved attendance which. however…
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LONDON. Friday.—"If the very simple truths I am trying to tell Britain are again rejected. you will have a third world war in…
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Newcastle is lagging sadly in the Third Liberty Loan, according to the Northern Organiser (Mr. Cyril Adam)…
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There were no new developments to-day in the renewed beer strike, union officials reported. The next…
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War workers would get a better appreciation of the value of their production effort if they were allowed to spend a few days with the…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—The problem was whether the Commonwealth Parliament had power to legislate for…
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The ACF's "adoption" scheme is to be extended to Newcastle soon. The scheme provides for a person, a…
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Another deputation from Newcastle Trades Hall Council will probably no to Canberra to interview the Prime…
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THE AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND DEPOT roster for the coming week is as follo[?]: Tuesday, Mayfield and Hamilton Methodist Women's…
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NEW YORK, March 28.—The question whether, after defeating the Axis, the United Nations will fight among themselves, and thus…
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Resolution covering a wide range were adopted at the annual congress of the Australian Cooperative Women's Guild held at St. Peter's…
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GOULBURN, Sunday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) addressing his first Third Liberty Loan rally to-day gave a grim warning to Australia that the war would probably last three more years…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Far-reaching proposals aimed at securing full coal production are expected to be made in the report of the Coal Commission of Inquiry, which has concluded its sittings…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—To aid men on the loud to meet manpower problems, the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said soldiers under 19…
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Mrs. S. Horder, of Mosman, has been advised that her husband, Sergeant Robert James Horder, of a field ambulance unit, is a…
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