Metal Unions' Holiday Biggest Hold-up of War
SYDNEY, Monday.—Thousands of members of the metal trades unions did not work to-day because the demand for compensation for the loss…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 49 of 128
Soldiers Injured in Derailment
BRISBANE, Monday.—Four Australian soldiers were injured in a train derailment at Fairfield-road level crossing at Yerongpilly this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier Jockeys Ride Draughts
Somewhere in Australia recently, district farmers loaned draught horses for the troops to hold a Cup meeting on the local…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Adoption Scheme Plans
A sub-committee appointed last night by Newcastle branch of the Australian Comforts Fund will probably meet to-morrow to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Change To Soldier In His Sleep
MELBOURNE,—To fall asleep on a park bench in [?]ilian clothes and wake up in a military uniform. boots and all was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All Must Share War Sacrifices
SYDNEY.—Complete cooperation between soldier and worker with sacrifices equally shared, was essential, said Mr. Selwyn Edgar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Prisoners in Far East
LONDON, May 4.—The Secretary for War (Sir James Grigg), in a written Parliamentary reply, stated that apart from the news of a small…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Lottery to Help Next War Loan?
The State Government a reported to be considering introduction of a War Loan lottery during the next Commonwealth…
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NEW YORK, Tuesday.—Tokio Official Radio broadcast a statement by Kisanosuke Yamada, a high official of the Mitsubishi…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—As a protest against a number of non-unionists offering themselves for work yesterday, 500 workers, the majority girls,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dr. T. Hamilton War Prisoner in Siam
Mrs. T. Hamilton, of Newcastle has been advised by the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) that her husband. Lieutenant-Colonel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Welcome Home
Cpl. W. J. Butler was entertained at a welcome-home party given at her home in Gordon Avenue on Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Damage Insurance
Final notices are being issued by Greater Newcastle Council for way damage contributions. The Town Clerk (Mr. Wells) told the council…
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PRIVATE F. C. "JOE" MAYO, former well-known Newcastle jockey, who was badly wounded shortly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compulsory War Work for Canadians
OTTAWA, May 5.—The Canadian Labour Minister (Mr. Mitchell) has issued an order requiring male employees in certain industries to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Traffic Gives Big Queensland Surplus
BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The Premier and Treasurer (Mr. Cooper), in a financial statement last September, forecast a surplus…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Effort in Dashing Half Mile
SYDNEY.—War Effort, Winnipeg, Fearless Fox and John Halifax put up fast times on the speediest part of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bill Covers Soldiers' Power of Attorney
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A bill to amend the Conveyancing Act so that persons to whom members of the fighting forces had given power of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →For Premiers' Conference Soldiers' Preference
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The question of preference to returned soldiers has been set down for discussion at the next Premiers' Conference…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Expected to Travel Second-class Soldiers on Leave
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Soldiers travelling on country trains were compelled to sleep in corridors while there were first-class carriages empty,…
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