News of War Prisoners
Friends of Mrs. Furner, wife of Dr. Carl Furner, advised her on Friday night that a short-wave radio message had been received addressed to…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 121
Caring for War Graves
MELBOUBNE.—Germany and Japan had each advised, through the Swiss Government recently that the graves of an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enemy Guns in War Exhibition
Thousands of people visited the exhibition of captured enemy equipment opened for display yesterday in Pitt, Son and Badgery's building,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News Of War Prisoners Heard On Radio
A short-wave broadcast last Friday was picked up in several places in Australia, in which news was given of well-known…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese in Burma Counter-attack Hill War Flare Up
LONDON, Sunday: Japanese reaction to Allied successes in North Burma has been a series of counter-attacks on the West Burma coastal front. All assaults on Allied hill positions covering the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Empire Endorses Pacific Policy No Let Up In War On The Japanese
Australia's point of view, stressing the importance of maintaining a combined Allied military effort against Japan, has been completely accepted by the Empire Prime Ministers' Conference. This declaration was made by the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) in his BBC…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Memorials to Soldiers Mr. Webb Replies to Critics
An administrative block in Newcastle for the Returned Soldiers' League, as well as a hospital ward, was envisaged as a war memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Cheques for Soldier's Story
NEW YORK. May 7. A.A.P.—Sergeant Charles Kelly has received a cheque for 25,000 dollars from Twentieth Century-Fox, which will…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Travel Priority for Wives of Incapacitated Soldiers
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Minister for Repatriation (Mr. Frost) said immediate repatriation of British wives of Australian servicemen would…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Helping the War Effort
HAMILTON RED CROSS. — Prisoner of war street collections for two week amounted to £83 3s 1d. This was mentioned at a meeting yesterday at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Enemy Care of War Graves
MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Acting Minister for the Army (Senator Fraser) said to-day that Germany arid Japan had advised through the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mr. Curtin Achieved One Objective Acceptance of Views on War Against Japan
LONDON, May. 8. A.A.P.—At least one of the two objectives Mr. Curtin set himself during the current meetings of the Empire Prime Ministers appears to have been achieved, with the acceptance by Britain and the other…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Postwar Plans for Soldiers
Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League last night decided to ask the District Council to call a general meeting of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Courts Police Division (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd Sm) Soldier Bound Over
Francis J. Williams. 20. soldier. was charged with stealing a gold wristlo[?] watch. gold pendant, gold locket, silver brooch military overcoat and two…
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NEWCASTLE RED CROSS MEETING.—Newcastle Red Cross Mother's Day shop held at [?] last Friday realised £11 6s. This was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Manpower Control After War
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Retention of Manpower control after the war was indicated by the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde). He…
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HAMILTON-BROADMEADOW Send-off and Welcome-home Committee last night acknowledged letters of appre[?] for gifts forwarded to them from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queen Prepares For War Events
LONDON, Tuesday. — Queen Elizabeth has announced that "uncertain war events ahead" may make it impossible for her to keep her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Issues Dominion Leaders at Talks
LONDON, Tuesday: Dominion Prime Ministers attended a meeting of the War Cabinet yesterday to hear…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Report on Atrocities for War Council
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde) said the Chief Justice of Queensland (Mr. Justice Webb) had completed his…
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