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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 59 of 128

Unknown Soldier's Tomb Removed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 June 1943 · page 1

LONDON. Tuesday.—After dashes with civilians, the Gestapo removed the tomb of the Unknown Soldier from the Prague…

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Adopt-a-soldier Appeal Raised £500 in Week

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 June 1943 · page 3

One week has elapsed since "Adopt-a-Soldier" scheme of Australian Comforts Fund was launched in Newcastle…

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Blamey on War Situation

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 3

ADELAIDE. — In an interview the Allied C. in C. of Land Forces (Sir Thomas Blarney) warned people not to bo "carried away"…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 2

LYSAGHT'S SEND-OFF AND WELCOME HOME COMMITTEE has voted £5 to the Australian comforts Fund. A lasley afternoon for the…

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"Will End War By Bombing"

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

NEW YORK. June 2.—"We are going to end the war, and to end it soon by bombing military objectives." Lieut.-General Arnold, Chief…

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Missions Carry On Despite War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 4

Dr. Paul White, better known as "The Jungle Doctor." told the Anglican Synod that the work of the Church Missions Society was…

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Detained Boys Help War Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 2

GOSFORD, Wednesday.—Boys detained at the Gosford Training School have 5086 man-hours to their credit in district orchards. They are help…

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Bellemore at Idle War Factory

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. — Ten women, whoso refusal to Join the union of their calling led to a strike of 790 employees at a war factory, fired…

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The Public And The War Position

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 2

|N democratic Australia every citizen has been educated to form his own judgment of notional and international affairs…

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Pope Makes Plea on Air War

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. — "Since the beginning of the conflict we have done all in our power to induce the belligerents to respect the laws of humanity in the air war," said the Pope in an address to the College of Cardinals…

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Curtin Pleased Global War Decision by Leaders

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY. — One of the greatest successes of the war for Australia, was the description applied to-day by the Prime Minuter (Mr…

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U.s. Coal Strike May Paralyse War Production

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

WASHINGTON, Wednesday. — Practical paralysis of the war production programme of the United States will follow any serious curtailment of coal supplies, said Mr. Donald Nelson, Chief of the War Production Board,…

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War in Russia 123 Downed in 500 Plane Raid

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday. — Five hundred German planes attempted to raid Kursk yesterday afternoon — 123 were…

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World T.u.c. Is Mooted for After the War

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE. — A proposal that a world conference of trade unions be called immediately the war ends is among items of…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 2

[?]-MAYFIELD [?] SOLDIERS' Sub-branch will entertainments of the service next sunday night. The tea at which the man are…

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Public Acclaims War Picture

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 5

Representative citizens who yesterday saw "Moscow Strikes Back" at the Victoria Theatre, acclaimed it as the finest war picture…

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200 War Cottages for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At its meeting to-day, the Commonwealth production Executive gave approval to the construction in the…

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War Cottages for Newcastle Will Be Opposed

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

Construction in the Newcastle district of 200 war duration cottages approval of which was yesterday given by the…

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French Unity "Talks Now Better Than Civil War Later"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, June 3.—"It is better to have arguments now than civil war in France afterwards", said the British…

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Prisoners of War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1943 · page 4

More Newcastle soldiers, previously reported missing, have been listed as prisoners of war in Malaya. Corporal George Plumsted, of…

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