War Workers Lose Time Blame Transport Department
Five war industry workers yesterday blamed the Transport Department for causing them to lose time from their work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 57 of 128
Bing Crosby's Race Track to be War Plant
NEW YORK, May 27.—Larry Crosby, brother and manager of Bing Crosby, announced that Bing's million-dollar Dehnar race track…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fiercest for Six Years Japanese Bid to End China War
CHUNGKING, May 27.—Military observes regard the Japanese of [?]tensive in the Yangtse Valley as the most formidable attempt for six…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Luftwaffe to Defend South Italy Martial Law in War Factories
LONDON, May 27.—The Luftwaffe has taken charge of the defence of Southern Italy, according to Algiers Radio. The Rome News Agency states that Italy's defences…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Suburban and District Wallsend Soldier "Adoptions"
Wallsend and District All-services Hostel Committee last night accepted a proposal by its Secretary (Mr. T. Sutton) to arrange support or that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Has Nothing To Fight For, Said AWL Soldier
SYDNEY.—"Because I did not join the AIF they gave me a bad time in my company. They put me on draft and gave me a green…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoners of War
More soldiers from the Newcastle district, previously reported missing, have been listed as prisoners of war in Malaya…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →America's Supreme War "Czar'
WASHINGTON, Friday.—A "Czar of Czars," who will mobilise America's war effort on the home front was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pay of War Prisoners Accumulates
MELBOURNE.—The active pay of a soldier prisoner of war was credited to his account during his internment by the enemy, said an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Kuban War Grows in Intensity
LONDON. Friday.—The battle of Kuban, where the Germans are striving to hold their last bridgehead in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Russian Girl in War Plant
A girl munition in Russia fits the cap to the top of an incendiary bomb. Before the war one-third of war munition workers in Russia were women; to-day half of them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canada and the War Against Japan
OTTAWA. Friday.—"Why can't some Canadian Pacific Coast Army officers and non-coms be given battle training against…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Agreement Reached on War Policy Roosevelt's Communique
WASHINGTON, May 28.—"The conference of the combined Staffs in Washington has ended in complete agreement on future operations in all theatres of war;" said a statement issued by President Roosevelt in Washington last…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Axis Warning to People Withstand War of Nerves
LONDON, May 28.—German official sources have warned the Axis peoples that they will have to be careful and strong in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Experts See Post-war Food Famine
NEW YORK, Sunday—Experts at the World Food Conference (held at Hot Springs), estimated that 8000 shiploads of food…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Blackest Week of Air War for Ruhr Cities
LONDON, Sunday.—Germany's blackest week of the air war ended on Saturday night when more than 1500 tons of bombs set fire to Wupperthal, making 6000 tons on four Ruhr cities in one week. Scores of fiercely burning fires merging into one vast blaze, huge explosions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →British Soldiers As Dominion Settlers
LONDON, May 30.—The "Sunday Times" says that proposals to enable British servicemen, many of whom are now in various parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pay for Soldiers' Wharf Work
Soldiers who are called upon to relieve labor shortages on the wharves should receive the full award rate ordinarily paid to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Prisoner of War
Mr. H. Roberts, of Church-street, Newcastle, has been advised that his son. Private Lewis Roberts, previously reported missing, is a prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helping the War Effort
GYMKHANA FOR RED CROSS.—The Mounted VDC will hold a gymkhana at No. 2 Sports Ground on Saturday for the United Buffalo[?] Red Cross Appeal…
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