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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 61 of 128

No Relaxing of Rationing Likely During War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—"The war and nothing else is responsible for rationing in Australia. We must not forget this…

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War Factory Strike Unions Ask Bellemore for Release

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Representatives of trades unions involved in the strike at a large war factory asked the NSW Manpower…

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Flag on Soldiers' Institute

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 2

Newcastle Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided last night to ask trustees of the Memorial Institute why a flag…

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Soldier Dies Suddenly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The death occurred suddenly to-day of Colonel P. T. McCormack, Commander of Line Communications,…

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Returned Soldiers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1943 · page 3

Sir,—Referring to whether or not members of the Militia should be admitted to membership of the Returned Soldiers' League, I have in…

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Death Rate Down Among Wounded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 3

CHICAGO, June 8.—Blood plasma, skilful surgery, and sulfa drugs, in that order of importance, had reduced the death rate among American…

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"Africa at War."

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 4

Dr. Paul White, medical missionary and former medical superintendent of a hospital at Tanganyika, will…

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French Form War Committee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 3

LONDON, June 8.—The French Committee of National Liberation has decided to establish a War Committee…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 2

BROADMEADOW STATION CANTEEN.—The Hamilton Send-off and Welcone Home Committee decided last night to make a gift of £100 from…

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Operating Theatres on War Planes!

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Army flying hospitals have carried 30,000 wounded men from combat zones with only two…

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Daladier Glad He Declared War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 1

NEW YORK, June 8.—"I congratulate myself upon having declared war against you in 1939. A year later you would have been so far ahead…

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Union Conference on War Loadings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 3

A conference called by Newcastle Trades Hall Council of unions which have not received a war loading will be held on June 16 to consider a…

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Pacific War Council in Session at the White House

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 1

This picture, received in Australia recently, shows the Pacific War Council in session at the While House, Washington…

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U.s. Students Buy 36,000,000 Dollars War Saving Stamps

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 2

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—Students from 20,000 American schools during April bought 36,000,000 dollars' worth of war…

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Adopt-A-Soldier Plan At Hamilton

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 4

The organising secretary of the ACF (Mr. Trebor Edmunds) the organiser of the Soldier Adoption Scheme (Mr. A. W. Booth) and…

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To-day's Accidents Soldier Injured

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 2

When his cycle and a lorry collided at Rutherford. Private Thomas Dixon. 38, received a probable fracture of his left thigh…

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Newcastle Wants £400 Weekly for Soldier Adoption

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1943 · page 3

Newcastle branch of the Australian Comforts Fund has been set the task of raising £400 each week for the soldiers' adoption…

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Maritime Board and Employment of Returned Men

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

Members of the Adamstown sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night considered Unit it was a great gesture…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

MAYFIELD EAST SCHOOL — Ten classes at Mayfield East School have each adopted a soldier under the Australian Comforts Pund's scheme for…

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More Women for War Industry

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 June 1943 · page 2

MELBOURNE. — The Director General of Manpower (Mr W[?]rth) said today that far reaching moves to brine about a…

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