Western Land Allocated To Returned Men
SYDNEY.—The allocation of returned soldiers' share of 5,000,000 acres in the western division of the State, to be made available…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 71 of 128
Prisoner of War
PRIVATE CHARLES NEIL TAPE, of the A.I.F., is a prisoner of war in Malaya. His parents, Mr. and…
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YOUNGER SET DANCE.—Hamilton Sent-all and Welcome Home Younger Set Committee will hold a dance to Cardwell House on August 18. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Food Production on War Basis
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—War Cabinet agreed that production of essential foods should be regarded as a war activity. Priority will be…
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After the defeat of Rommel in Egypt and the invasion of North Africa last year, Mr. Churchill said it was the end of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Soldiers Relax
Three Cessnock soldiers, members of an A.I.F. engineering unit somewhere in Australia, enjoy a game of cards. They are (left to right): Cpl. Clarence Snedd on, Cpl. Leslie Cousions, and S/Sgt. George Arnott. Before his enlistment Arnott, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Adopt-a-soldier at Maitland
Maitland branch of the Australian Comforts Fund will launch its adopt-a-soldier appeal with a concert at the West Maitland Town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big War Loan in October
CANBERRA.—The next Commonwealth war loan will be issued in the first week in October. The amount sought will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"War Films Used in Electioneering"
CANBERRA. Wednesday.—The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Fadden) accused the Minister for Information (Senator Ashley) of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Morning Teas And The War Effort
The president of the Wickham-Carrington sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. R. Rose) thinks that the manpower…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →96 Per Cent of War Insurance Collected
A total of £63,974/9/8, representing 96.74 per cent. of the war damage insurance contributions due, had been collected up to June 19. the Town…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Defeatist War Strategy" Charges Stand, Says Mr. Ward
SYDNEY. Wednesday.—I have laid charges against the previous Governments, and I do not withdraw one word of those charges," said the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the Quarter Sessions, William Percy Wagg, 36, soldier, was convicted on a charge of manslaughter, involving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Distortion, Says Mr. Forde Soldiers in Cattle Trucks
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Reports that Italian prisoners of war traveling across Western Australia had been supplied with sleeping car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helping the War Effort
A SPLENDID RECORD OF SERVICE toward the war effort was revealed at the annual meeting of the West Wallsend branch of the Red Cross yesterday…
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DUDLEY HOME.—The annual meeting of the Dudley Red Cross Home Auxiliary will be held at the Hamilton Council Chambers on Friday, July 23,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Loan in October
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Arrangements are being made by the Federal Government to float another war loan early in October. The amount to be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russian Dogs' Great War Part
LONDON.—The Red Army is using dogs—Airedales, Al[?]atians, sheepdogs and mongrels—not only to save wounded Russians, but…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Over 2800 Pensions for This War
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—More than 2800 war pensions, costing nearly £1,250,000 a year, have already been granted to retained serviceman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"More Thanks and Few Complaints" Mr. Curtin Warns Nation on Exactions of War
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Closing the Loan Council late this afternoon, the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said the test in front of the nation was a test of stamina and endurance and readiness to put up till the end with the reality…
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