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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 37 of 128

New Lambton Scouts' Honour Roll

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 5

The honour roll of the First New Lambton Boy Scout-Wolf Cub Group in front of the group's hail in Fleet-street, New Lambton, will be unveiled…

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Prisoner of War

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 2

Mr and Mrs. J. Fuller. of High Street Branxton, have received official information that their son. Gunner Eric Fuller, is a prisoner of war in Borneo…

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Workers and War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 4

Sir,—Here are several reasons why every worker should support the War Loan and strive energetically to make it a success—(1) The whole…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 2

NEW LAMBTON PRESENTATIONS.— The New Lambton Send-Off and Welcome Home Committee held a presentation dance and social in the New…

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Union Referee is War Prisoner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 5

Sergeant Tom Purdon, reported a prisoner of war in Borneo, before his enlistment was one of…

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Enemy's Advantage in Amphibious War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON, April 6.—The Chief of Naval Information (Admiral Sir William James), in a speech to the Royal Empire Society,…

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Menuhin Raises £30,000 for War

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON. Tuesday.—Yehudi Menuhin, the violinist, has raised nearly £30,000 since his arrival in Britain from America…

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The Pacific After the War : New Abc Discussions

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 3

The Australian Broadcasting Commission announces an extension of its present discussion group series. "After the War—Then…

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In The Courts Charge Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd. Sm) Soldier for Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 7 April 1943 · page 2

The case against Joseph B. Fitnn. 34. a soldier, of assaulting Go[?]oea Police a Japanese seaman, and robbing him of £17, on March 28. was concluded…

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British M.P. Killed in Action

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 1

LONDON, April 7.—The death has occurred while in action with the Eighth Army of Lieut.-Colonel Edward Orlando Kellett, M.P. He…

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War Prisoner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

Gunner Joseph R. Grimwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Grimwood, of…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 2

MAYFIELD CANTEEN.—The Women a Canteen Service of Group 8, Mayfield NES, held An enjoyable evening at the name of the secretary (Miss E…

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War Promotion on Field at Buna

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Hermann Bottcher, who came to Australia from Germany in 1929, when he was 20, is the first man in the U.S…

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Berlin Expects Gas War in Summer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

LONDON. April 7—A dispatch received in Zurich (Switzerland) from Berlin states that a mysterious forecast by the Nazi High Command…

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War Loan Rally Shops to be Asked to Close

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 2

The Northern Organiser for the Third Liberty Loan (Mr. Cyril Adam), the President of the Industrial panel (Mr. A. R. Buckley),…

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"Returned Soldiers Dismissed" Union Official's Complaint

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 2

Seven returned soldier gun ammunition inspectors employed by the Department of the Army in Newcastle industries had recently been…

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Shark in Trap Was Shock for Darwin's Soldier Fishermen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1943 · page 3

SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, Wednesday.—Two of Darwin's smateur fishermen found themselves sharing their fish trap with a shark…

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Anzac Day at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 4

With local religious leaders, the District Secretary of the Communist Party (Mr. S. Deacon) and the Secretary of the Hunter Federal Council of the…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 9 April 1943 · page 5

CAMOUFLAGE NETS.—The Merewether Camou[?]age No[?]making Circle has now completed a total of 1345 nets. 5s [?]ving been completed in the past two…

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