Police Help Anzac House
Newcastle police have formed a committee to support the candidature of Miss Joan Reid in the Anzac House "Miss Sydney" queen…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1944
2,418 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 58 of 121
Wounded German in Normandy
In the village of Lingevres, during the invasion battle a British stretcher-bearer attends a wounded German soldier…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Wounded Tiger Strikes
German radio stations which are describing in harrowing detail the death-pangs of London under the attack of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crew Wounded, But Tank Went On
COLOMBOS (Ceylon), June 20. A.A.P.—A tank, with only one of the crew not injured, helped to inflict a decisive and costly defeat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle After the War
With an absence of discussion which on less important matters would have been commendable. Greater Newcastle Council, at its…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Refugee War Cargoes Helped Australia
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for Customs (Senator Keane) disclosed that shortly before Pearl Harbor 39 ships, carrying men and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →National Fitness Centre as War Memorial
After furnishing a report of the State conference on national fitness, Ald. R. White suggested to Cessnock Municipal Council last night that a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →This "Secret" Is Not A War Winner
THE "secret weapon" of the Germans is now in full use, and it would be futile to "laugh it off" as a trifle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.s. Soldier on Murder Charge
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—An American soldier. Avelino Fernandez, 30, was charged in the Police Court to-day with having wilfully murdered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hamilton Diggers Help Anzac House
Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League at Its general meeting last night decided to make a gift of the proceeds…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suburban and District Memorial Ward and Anzac House
Urging members of Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to support the war memorial ward appeal, the Treasurer (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Helping the War Effort
ADAMSTOWN PRISONERS OF WAR AUXILIARY president (Mrs. A. Ure) reported yesterday that £45 was raised on Red Cross Day for the auxiliary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →May Put Finland Out of War
LONDON, June 21. A.A.P.—Capture by the Russians of Viborg (Viipuri), second city of Finland, may be the prelude to Finland's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Biak Victory Turning Point in Pacific War
After a bitter 25-day battle we now have strategic control of Biak Island, vital keypoint in the enemy's Dutch New Guinea defences. With the two aerodromes at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hit Or Miss Methods Will Not Do In Post-war Construction
Hit and miss methods of the past would be useless in postwar reconstruction, said the officer in charge of the Newcastle Guidance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bomber Command's Aid to Allied Liberation "Long-Range Artillery" Smashes Nazi War Production Centres
LONDON, Tuesday: With Allied armies of liberators firmly established in France, Bomber Command's giant contribution to forcing the gateway into western Europe can be seen in true perspective…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Soldier Shot in Shoulder
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An American soldier was shot through the shoulder to-night while walking along Bond-street, Punchbowl…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seek Vigorous Policy Land for Soldiers
NARRABRI, Wednesday.—The first meeting of the Namoi Regional Resources' Committee, Region No. 12, held at Narrabri to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier's Body on Line
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The body of Seregant Patrick John Finn, 26, A.I.F., was found on the railway line opposite Newtown goodsyard. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alderman "Sick of Talk" Discharged Soldier Gets Position
"I am sick and tired of all this talk of what we're going to do for soldiers. When we get a chance, we do nothing," said Aid. Breen at a…
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