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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 128

Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 5

THE HAMILTON RED CROSS YOUNGER SET is arranging a community concert and quiz session for children at City Hall on May 19, at which…

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Advocates No Profit From War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Workers and Soldiers' Party of Australia, a newly-formed political organisation, plans to run candidates at the…

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Let's Have Total War On V.D.

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 2

To allocate £25,000 to the purposes of a campaign against venereal disease is rather like taking a teaspoon to fight a fire…

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Premier Astonished at State's Share in War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—In a statement, tabled to-day in the Legislative Assembly, the Premier (Mr. W. McKell) admitted his astonishment of the magnitude of the New South Wales Government's port in the war effort…

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Refused Permission to Enlist

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 2

Greater Newcastle Works Committee decided not to release Mr. J. Barnes, a carpenter, who applied for permission to enlist in the…

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Mortality Fund for Returned Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 May 1943 · page 3

Adamstown Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will discuss at its next meeting a proposal for the establishment of a…

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South Africa's War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Thursday.—Of a European population of 2,250,000. South Africa had provided more than 300,000 full-time and…

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Dr. Evatt Cables to War Council

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Confidential cables from the Federal Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) were studied by the Advisory War Council…

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Duisburg Battered HEAVIEST R.A.F. Raid of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, May 13.—The Royal Air Force launched its heaviest attack of the war last night, with Duisburg as the…

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Girl Stabbed by Soldier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 May 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Miss Jessie Richards, 27, received stab wounds in the chest and abdomen when she was attacked by a coloured…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 2

ABERDARE RED CROSS donations and other revenue for April included: Aberdare Road, Cessnock and Greta Streets Prisoners of War collections (Mesdames…

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Millingimbi on War Map

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 6

LITTLE Millingimbi, the nowhere with the big name, goes on the list of Australian settlements which have been hit by the Japanese. If…

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War Funds Missing, Woman Charged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—At the City Court, Monica Margaret Bradshaw Kelly of Elizabeth Bay Sydney, was charged with having converted…

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War Office "Shouts" For Officers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. — So that British officers will not be financially embarrassed when drinking or dining with the…

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Carrington "Adopts" All Its Soldiers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 May 1943 · page 3

Carrington Send-off and Welcome Home Committee has, in its records, the names of 165 men from the suburb who are serving in the AIF, the Navy, the Air Force, or the Militia. It will "adopt" all of them under the Australian…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 4

BROADMEADOW RED CROSS has arranged for a concert to be given in the Hamilton Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday night in ald of the…

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Mothers Advised on War Jobs

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE.—To ensure that no mother is permitted to undertake war work to the detriment of her own health or the welfare…

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The New Phase of the War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 2

The landing of British and French troops in North Africa was hailed as a turning point of the war. That is a phrase which needs…

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Free Loans and Gifts for War Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 4

CANBERRA, Sunday.—Remittances for £8,223,416 have been sent to the Federal Treasury in interest-free [?]ans and gifts for the war effort…

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Britain Urges Italy to Quit War: Strong Peace Hint

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 May 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Sunday.—With the hour of invasion believed near, British broadcasts to Italy are saying: "The sooner Italy gets out of the war the greater chance she will have of saving the country. Italians must decide whether they will save the tyrants by destroying Italy, or save Italy by destroying the tyrants."…

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