Helping the War Effort
PRESIDENT RESIGNS.—Because, he said, he would be unable to attend meetings regularly, Mr. W. Bennett last night resigned as president of the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 128
One War, One Heart
THE Allies' campaign in New Guinea cemented an indissoluble bond of blood brotherhood between the Australian and…
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SYDNEY.—Invasion of Australia or New Zealand would be an unspeakable disgrace to all the United…
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Ald. R. Higgins, at a meeting of Mayfield ALP, in the course of a speech in support of his candidature for the ALP pre-selection…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—After the war the States would not have money for a full-blooded policy of public works, housing reform, alum…
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Sir,—It is time soldiers were paid for the chevrons they are entitled to wear for fighting in any theatre of war away from Australia…
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"I refused to enlist and I am glad that I refused," said Alexander Thomas Grogan at the Maitland Quarter Sessions to-day when…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Army Inventions Directorate is developing 80 important projects, winning the war…
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Five thousand pounds was to-day subscribed by the Queensland Insurance Company pany to Newcastle's effort in…
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SYDNEY.— Ninth Division diggers have formed factory flying squads to appeal for the Third Liberty Loan, and their famous…
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WASHINGTON. Tuesday.— The recent, visit to Washington of MacArthur's Air Commander, Lieutenant-General George C…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gabes and El Hamma Now in Allied Hands Heaviest Air Attacks Of Desert War
LONDON, March 30.—The British Eighth Army has continued its advance in southern Tunisia and has occupied the port of Gabes and El Hamma, 20 miles due west of it. Mr. Churchill told the House of Commons that New…
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The Senate and the Government are still playing at politics. They have unfortunately chosen for their latest manoeuvres a…
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Edwin Donald Ferguson, 20, soldier, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of breaking and entering at Sunnyside, and 12 months'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldiers Volunteer In Ship Fire
Fire destroyed part of the superstructure of a 10,000-ton vessel in an Australian port shortly after 4 am. to-day…
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ABLE SEAMAN EDWARD MORLEY, R.A.N., 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morley, of…
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CORPORAL S. CHAPMAN, of Mary-street, Cardiff South, previously missing, is now reported a prisoner of war…
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Word has been received by his relatives that Mr. Bob Lindsay, of Lom, West Maitland is a prisoner of war in Borneo…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Beer War Flares Up Again
Feelings which have been running at high pressure amongst shift workers during the currency of the beer war in…
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