Lt.-col. Macnamara, M.p. Killed in Action
LONDON, Dec. 31. A.A.P.—The death is announced of Lt.-Colonel J. R. J. Macnamara, M.P. He was killed in action…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 105
Helping the War Effort
HAMILTON RED CROSS Younger Set [?]rtained more than 30 members of the services at tea and a social evening in the Tan[?]on Council Chambers yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gayest of War in Sydney
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Sydney celebrated its gayest New Year's Eve since the outbreak of the war. On Saturday night thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hungary at War with Germany
LONDON, Dec. 31. A.A.P.—The Hungarian provisional Government at Debreezen has declared war against Germany…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Australia Must Plan for Two More Years of War, Says Mr. Forde
CANBERRA, Sunday.—Australia had to plan for two more years of arduous warfare against Japan, said the Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Forde). "It would not be prudent to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Better Chance for Russian Wounded
CANBERRA, Monday.—Great advance in the treatment of wounded soldiers is revealed in a report on health services in Russia released by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Against Fascism
Sir,—Mr. H. J. Murphy asks why the Trades Hall Council or the Communist Party has not sent a protest to M. Stalin, demanding that Russia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pacific War To Last For Several Years
MELBOURNE: Back in Melbourne, after 11 months with the U.S. Central Pacific forces, Denis Warner, a "Sun" war correspondent, said today that he thought the Pacific war would continue for several years…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Compulsory War Plant Work Suggested in U.s
NEW YORK, Monday: Compulsion of civilians to work in U.S. war plants is suggested by War Mobilisation Director, Mr. James Byrnes. "Our soldiers at the front are not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Want Close Eye on Soldiers' Parcels
SYDNEY, Monday.—Coogee-Rand wick sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will ask the Federal Government to ensure greater…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stole Soldier's Wallet
When Charles McMahon, of the A.I.F. placed his gear on a wall near his bed at an A.C.F. hostel, on December 30 he went to sleep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers Like A.c.f. Parcels
First letters of appreciation from soldiers in New Guinea who received Christmas parcels from the Newcastle branch of the A.C.F…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in Cartoon
"Serenade" is the title given to this drawing by Robinson in the London "Star."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Holding Up the War!
An Allied serviceman, locked up at Newcastle Police Station last night for a minor misdemeanor, started a barrage of raps…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Brides' Dreary Wait
NEW YORK, Jan. 2. A.A.P.—The "New York Times," in a leading article on Australian brides of American servicemen awaiting passage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Women Teachers and War Work
Sir,—The statement by Mr. Bellemore (Deputy-Director of Manpower) that no women teachers had volunteered for essential work during the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Fell from Train
James Fitzpatrick, 30. an American can serviceman, suffered wounds on the face and scalp when he fell from a train at Wickham station…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rehabilitation of Ex-soldiers
CANBERRA: The extent of the Government's employment preference to returned soldiers is revealed in a Rehabilitation Bill to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sampan Transports Wounded
EVACUATING SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.—A sampan manned by Filipino guerrillas sails into Calubian, Leyte Island, P.I., with seriously wounded American soldiers who could not stand the trip from Consuegra by am phibious tractor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Super Bikes After War
LONDON: Safe, speedy "featherweight" super - bicycles designed by scientists and famous aircraft designers — are coming…
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