War Workers' Housing
SYDNEY. — One thousand permanent buildings and 1200 wartime cottages were erected by the Commonwealth War Workers' Housing…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1943
2,543 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 128
Helping the War Effort
MEREWETHER RED CROSS. — Mr. A. Booth treasurer of the Junction-Merewether-Adamstown Red Cross branch. resigned from the branch at the regular…
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LONDON, Jan. 21.—News of economic treaties between Germany and Japan, and Italy and Japan was given in a special announcement from…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—Robert Henry Brand, of Bankstown, munition worker, was fined £20 at Central Summons Court to-day for having…
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"Last July we set ourselves an objective of £1000 for the 12 months, but, with the support of citizens in the groups, we have reached the aim in six…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Australia Day (to be observed in New South Wales on Tuesday, January 26) is to be a public holiday for…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—Several amendments of Army regulations were gazetted to-night to clarify anomalies found to have arisen…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday—Soldiers who are captured by the enemy must escape at the first opportunity. This injunction is contained in an order…
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Teralba sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League elected the following officers:: President, Mr. J. Horn; Treasurer Mr. F. McKenna; Secretary, Mr…
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OTTAWA — The cover design, which shows three hands gripping a gun a spanner and a pitchfork, symbolises the contents of…
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CESSNOCK RED CROSS. — Revenue of Cessnock Red Cross branch during the past week included: Mr. S. A. Henery (quarterly donation towards rental of…
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—"The over-all picture is bright," the Under-Secretary of War (Mr. Patterson) told a Press conference…
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CANBERRA: Since the outbreak of the war. 5028 aliens in Australia have become naturalised. They include 246 German and 1166 Italians. It is officially explained that…
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PERTH, Friday.—The Returned Soldiers' League in Western Australia recently wrote to the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) urging that all…
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MELBOURNE. — Sergeant William Henry Smith (NX48919). of New South Wales, attached to an armored division, was struck…
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AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND DEPOT ROSTER for the coming week [?] as follows Wednesday, Legacy and Golf clubs Thursday, Newcastle and…
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LONDON, January 24.—Addressing the Association of Supervisory Staffs and Engineering Technicians, the Minister for Aircraft Production…
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In Australia's share of the sea war, big ships have grabbed the glory; the doings of the corvettes, sloops, destroyers—little ships on dangerous work—are hardly known to the public…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—Broadcasting to-night on "The Soldier and the Law," the Attorney-General (Dr. Evatt) stated that despite a recent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Soldier and the Uniform
The Minister for the Army announces the issue of a special routine order that soldiers shall receive the best available fit. The…
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