U.s. Tribute to Aif Wounded
Americans, who fought alongside Australians in Buna's green hell, to-day recounted their experiences…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 128
Helping the War Effort
LAMBTON ENTERTAINMENT.—Lambton Welfare and Patriotic Committee entertained a number of men and women of the services at tea in the Recreation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Midgets As War Workers
NEW YORK: An army of merry midgets are speeding aeroplane production in the great American plan of the Brewster Corporation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Job Toll on Women
WASHINGTON: The sight of thousands of women doing men's heavy jobs in factories in England left Joseph Padway, general counsel of the American Federation of Labor, wondering whether women's charms and inclinations…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Use War Prisoners to Clear Land
Prisoner of war labour should be used to clear and cultivate land for use of returned soldiers after the war, Mr. R. James, M.H.R., said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Cabinet Had Four-hour Sitting
MELBOURNE, Monday.—A long review of the war and manpower problems kept War Cabinet in session for more than four hours…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lord Mayor's War Fund Expenditure Exceeds Income
SYDNEY, Monday.—The third annual report of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic and War Fund reveals that last year expenditure of £242,220…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£253,000,000 for Half Year Australia's War Bill
CANBERRA, Monday.—Australia's expenditure on war is at the rate of £5,000,000 a month more than the estimate…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.L.P. Control of War Effort Mr. Spooner's Attack
SYDNEY, Monday.—Unless you belonged to the A.L.P., you could have no direct control in the nation's war effort, said Mr. Spooner,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record U.s. Budget for Total War Is £31,000,000,000
WASHINGTON, Monday. —President Roosevelt to-day introduced the biggest Budget in U.S. history — 100,000,000,000 dollars (A£31,000,000,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldiers Work for 130 Each Week
SYDNEY, Monday.—An average of 130 returned soldiers from the present war are securing employment in New South Wales each week through…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hunter Returned Soldiers' Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Hunter Valley District Council of Sub-branches of the RSS and AIL of A held at Kurri was presided over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Better Soldier Pensions
THE defence by the Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Frost) of the present system of pensions in surely lacking in logic…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hardest Year of the War
LONDON, Tuesday.—This year would be the hardest of the war because it would be "addressed to breaking in on Europe." said the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Damage Insurance Cut Wanted
To-night Greater Newcastle Council will be asked to lend its weight to agitation for reduction of war damage…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Overtime Ban Lifted to Hasten War Job
So that urgent repairs to war plant could be carried out quickly, moulders at Goninan's decided at a meeting yesterday to lift their embargo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Casualties in New Guinea Believed Heavy, War Council Told
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—It is understood that the Advisory War Council to-day had before it an estimate of the casualties sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Found Few Soldiers Under Age
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Surprisingly few under-age soldiers had been found in the Australian Army, but arrangements for their discharge had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nes Women Give Up Xmas for Soldiers
The story of how women NES canteen workers in Newcastle gave up their Christmas Day at short notice to provide meals for troops has just come to light. No details of the women's ac-…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Re-employment Of Returned Soldiers
SYDNEY.—"About 130 returned soldiers are being re-employed each week," said the NSW Director of Manpower (Mr. Bellemore)…
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