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The wars & local soldiers, 1943

2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 76 of 128

War Has Produced Book Industry

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 2

The bulk of the books added to the Newcastle School of Arts during the year were printed in Australia, according to the Vice-president (Mr…

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Restrained in Use of War Regulations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Review of all National Security regulations covering industry, materials and manpower would continue to be a…

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Mr. Dedman's £500 in War Effort

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—By maintaining a standard of living for himself and family equal to that which he advocated for others, he…

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War's Dictates, Not Labour's Prime Minister on Shortages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday.—Blame for rationing, food shortages, restrictions and regulations had been cast on the Labour Government has been cast on the…

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Would Not Create Slums Housing Trust Architect's Reply on War Homes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Referring to Greater Newcastle Council's decision to oppose the building of 200 war…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 31 July 1943 · page 2

WICKHAM WELFARE AND WELCOME HOME COMMITTEE has fixed September 4 tentatively as the date for the next function in honor of…

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War Baby Grows Up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1943 · page 2

Income tax returns from wage and salary earners are due to-day…

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House Canvass for War Savings

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1943 · page 2

A house-to-house canvass for the sale of war savings certificates would begin in Newcastle next week, the Northern Organiser for National…

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Women Bowlers Help War Funds

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1943 · page 8

The Patroness (Mrs. T. Armstrong) congratulated clubs affiliated with the Northumberland Women's Bowling Association on their patriotic work at the…

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Called from Beds for War Cabinet

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1943 · page 1

LONDON, July 30.—The British War Cabinet met at 1.30 a.m. to-day and sat for two hours. Most Ministers who attended were…

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£500,000 for Schools After War Newcastle Needs Surveyed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 July 1943 · page 4

Nothing less than £500,000 would provide what was required in school buildings and educational facilities in the…

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Helping the War Effort

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 4

BROADMEADOW RED CROSS raised £24 as by conducting a stall near the Century Picture Theatre and selling buttons for the China Day appeal…

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Roosevelt Reviews War Budget

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 3

WASHINGTON, August 1.—President Roosevelt, reporting to the American people on the war budget which has passed 344,000,000,000…

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No Shelter for War Criminals Neutrals Warned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 3

LONDON, August 1.—The Governments of Great Britain and the United States have warned Argentina, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,…

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Soldier Snake Charmer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 August 1943 · page 1

Gunner E. W. ("Snow") King, of Geelong, Victoria, a snake charmer in private life and now a cook with the Ninth Division at an A.I.F. camp in the South-west Pacific area, mixes flour for scones while his pet carpet snake Aggie prepares to slither…

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Realistic War Training

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 1

For this "Advance under shell fire," rock and debris are hurled into the air by a heavy explosion only a few feet ahead…

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Printers Help War Loan

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 4

The half-yearly general meeting of Newcastle sub-branch of the Printing Industry Employees' Union of Australia unanimously voted the immediate…

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1,722,000 In Services Or War Production

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Acting Minister for Labour and National Services (Mr. Holloway) revealed to-day that 1,522,000 men and…

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'To End War with Honour' Badoglio Wiping Out Fascist Tyranny

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

LONDON, August 2.—"Rome reports say that Marshal Badoglio is wiping out the last vestiges of the Fascist tyranny to satisfy the…

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Allies Tell Italy Invasion Is Coming War Chiefs Meet in London

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 August 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Monday. — The invasion of Italy and the Balkans are strongly hinted at in new Allied broadcasts to the people of Italy and Crete. The Italian people have been told that Marshal Badoglio…

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