Australia's War Role
LONDON. Friday.—"We must remember that Australia was so nearly threatened with on invasion of her land of 7.000,000 by…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 128
Let War Workers Do Shopping
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Shopping facilities for more than 1,000,000 industrial war workers on permanent day work will need to be considered…
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LONDON, April 23.—The Minister for Pensions announced in the House of Commons that the Government had accepted proposals for setting up…
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MELBOURNE,—Saturday.—Commander of the Allied land forces in the South-West Pacific area and Commander-in-Chief of the…
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In contrast with the conditions reported in Sydney, the peace and good feeling which prevails on the Newcastle waterfront must be…
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In common with the rest of the civilised world, Newcastle yesterday celebrated the 28th Anzac Day, with ceremonies in most parti of the district. The most impressive commemeration was at the soldiers' memorial outside…
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Anzac Day services were held in nose suburps yesterday. Members of Stockten sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League the…
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Section of the crowd at the conclusion of the dawn Anzac service at the memorial in Hunter-street…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—While on a shooting expedition with his wife at Douglas Park yesterday, John Weir, of Carlton, was accidentally shot by…
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EASTER DAY and Anzac were symbolised in a striking manner yesterday when the Dawn Service of Remembrance was held at the…
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General Sir Thomas Blarney has consented to become officer commanding the Children's War Savings Army of Australia, formed…
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MAMILTON ENTERTAINMENT. — Members. of the Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League yesterday. afternoon and last night…
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LONDON, April 25.—Thousands of London holiday-makers returning home yesterday clashed with war workers trying to reach their…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Sacrifices As Great As War" Dean on Task of Planned Peace
"The planned peace is the task to which all our hearts are set. It will require sacrifice as great as war has demanded from us. That…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Chinese Shanghaied by Japs (From F. A. Rayner. a War Correspondent.)
Shanghated by the Japanese from Hongkong and herded like cattle in the holds of transports to Papua, a party of Chinese…
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At the Anzac service in St. Philip's Presbyterian Church last night, Rev. A. R. McVittie said that in a life and death struggle like the…
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WASHINGTON, April 26.—The War Department announced that Lieut.-General Lesly McNair, Commander of the Army ground forces,…
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NEW YORK, April 25.—Three hundred Australian and New Zealand airmen and sailors, with a few merchant seamen, marched down the…
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War Loan lotteries, which have been suggested in some quarters in Sydney, do not appeal to the Northern…
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CAMOUFLAGE NETS—The New Lambton Camouflage Net Making Circle has now completed a total of 390 nets and a number are near completion. The…
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