Soldier Charged With Murdering Wife
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Discharged from a military hospital, where he had been under treatment for bullet wounds, Victor Lindsay…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 53 of 121
Wounded Pilot Guides Plane To Its Base
LONDON, Monday.—Severely wounded by shrapnel in thigh and chest at the outset of an attack on a U-boat in the…
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Mrs. E. O'Connor, of 68 Church-street, Newcastle, who is the wife of Driver Eric O'Connor, captured by the Japanese at Singapore, has…
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LAUNCESTON.—Servicemen were concerned for the safety of their wives while Italian prisoners of war were roaming about the…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Keane) said that Colonel McCormick, publisher of the Chicago…
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International measures would have to be taken at the close of the war to avoid bigger losses of human life in peace than had occurred in the year of war, said Sir Earle Page, addressing the Centenary luncheon at the Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fifth Army Pursues Germans Across the Tiber War Has By-passed Rome; City Almost Intact
LONDON, June 5. A.A.P.—Allied forces which occupied Rome last night are continuing their pursuit of the retreating Germans. Leading elements of the Fifth Army are across the River Tiber at some places…
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The President (Mr. R. Bates) and Acting Secretary (Mr. J. Sewell), of Newcastle sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League, will attend…
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LITHGOW.—The right of a returned soldier to select his own job in civil life was defended to-day by the secretary of the Arms…
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LONDON, June 6. A.A.P.—The Vatican City in Rome was completely by-passed without action, it is officially stated…
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WARATAH-MAYFIELD COMMITTEE.—Presentations in recognition of their enlistment in the forces well be made by the Waratah and Mayfield…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday—Women members of Parliament should posses perseverance, knowledge on current affairs, experience, conference and…
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MELBOURNE: Hailing the opening of the Second Front, the Trade Union convention in Melbourne today called upon all trade unionists, particularly mines, to…
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WASHINGTON, June 6. A.A.P.— American War Department offices were fully manned throughout the night and were working feverishly…
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Unless international measures were taken greater losses of life would occur after the war than during it, said Sir Earle Page, speaking at…
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RECOMMENDATIONS of the investigation committee on the Health Department were approved by Greater Newcastle Council last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →TRAIN 100,000 for Reconstruction Technical Colleges After War
The transformation of technical colleges from training grounds for boys to purposes of war could be made in the future only if new…
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Technical colleges will become a training ground for peace in the reconstruction period just as they were…
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LONDON, June 7. A.A.P.—The first Allied wounded passed through England en route hospital last night in a train, comprising six…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—British commandos were among the first casualties taken off by Canadian landing craft on D…
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