Knows Germany Has Lost the War
NEW YORK, June 1 A.A.P.— "I know that Germany hast lost the war," said Count Anton von Knyphausen, the Helsinki correspondent…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 52 of 121
Nature's Glory in Grim War Setting
WAR'S DRAMA.—This dramatic action picture from Bougainville, in the Solomons, shows an American tank charging through a sunbathed forest glade into a nest of Japanese snipers hidden in the trees. Troops supported by the tank are picking off the enemy as they are dislodged. One soldier apparently has been caught in the line of fire. The Japanese had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sell Forks to Bulldozers Surplus War Goods
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Sale of millions of pounds worth of equipment now being used by service departments will be planned by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Job, No Clothes Returned Soldiers' Complaint
"We hear a lot about soldiers' rehabilitation to-day, but as far as three other chaps and myself can see, exactly nothing has been done,"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land Settlement for Soldiers
CANBERRA, Thursday.—A Cabinet sub-committee has been appointed to consider land settlement for returned soldiers and to make…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier's Invention Saves Clothes Pegs
SYDNEY.—Sgt. Fred Cooper, AIF has hit upon something that should gladden the hearts of many housewives in difficulties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Full Pay Urged for Wounded Soldiers
SYDNEY, Friday.—The State Secretary of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. J. R. Lewis) made a plea for wounded soldiers to receive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War to Peace Test
NEW YORK, June 2. A.A.P.— Senator Murray, addressing a mass meeting of workers employed by the Brewster Aeronautical Company,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Outback Youth Hears of War with Japan
MELBOURNE, Friday.—Edward Vliet, who was born in Far North Australia 21 years ago of Dutch parentage, and who arrived in Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grandfather Stole Soldier's Wife
SYDNEY, Friday.—Frederick Clifford, a grandfather, of Ashfield, has to pay Roy Robert Smith, 45, A.I.F., £100 for stealing his wife. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldiers' Badges
Sir,—I have been a member of the Returned Soldiers' League since my return from the Middle East in August, 1042…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →First Count Soldiers Are Voting Strongly For Labor In Newcastle
Soldiers' votes counted so far for the three Newcastle electorates in the State elections show a decided swing in favor of the Official Labor Party candidates, enhancing their already big majorities…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preference for Suits for Returned Men
An appeal to Newcastle tailors to Rive tailors to give preference on waiting lists for new suits to men discharged from the Forces and re-entering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Helping the War Effort
SOLDIERS' ENTERTAINED.—Members of the Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League assisted by the women's [?]auxillary entertained…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →More Tertiary Jobs After War
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Experts of the Department of Postwar Reconstruction believe that the greatest expansion in employment in postwar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Valour Medal for War Correspondent
ATLANTIC CITY, June 4. A.A.P. —Keith Palmer. Melbourne war correspondent, who was killed in the Solomons, is among 12 recipients of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Not Enough Soldiers at Sunday Concert
Fewer than 200 troops were in an audience of 1000 at the concert is the City Hall yesterday. The Sunday afternoon concerts are organised…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →14 Soldiers Injured in Collision
SYDNEY, Sunday.—When two military trucks collided near Richmond, 13 of 25 men on one military truck were injured, three seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Vote Helps Labour
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The majority of servicemen's votes counted to-day went to Official Labour candidates. This was particularly the case in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Free Training for Soldiers' Widows
CANBERRA, Sunday.—More than 350 ex-servicemen and women have been accepted for free trade and professional training since the…
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