Germany Nears Climax Of War
"WE may be on the verge of momentous happenings," cables John Hall, "Dally Mail" correspondent on the West Front. "Incidents…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 105
60,000 Nazis In France Want To "Sir Out" War
LONDON, Wednesday: Some 60,000 Germans, trapped at St. Nazaire, L'Orient and the islands off these ports, would like to "sit out" the rest of the war. Their attitude is "why fight?"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ironworkers Oppose Soldier Preference
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Ironworkers' Union supports the policy of the Australasian Council of Trades Unions in opposing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anzac Day Liquor "Federal Matter"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Opening of hotels on Anzac Day was a matter for the Federal Government, said the Minister of Justice (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wounded Jap, Full of Fight, Threw Troops with Jiu-jitsu
AITAPE, Thursday.—A pugnacious wounded Japanese, one of 16 enemy troops encountered by two Australian officers and 25 men on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opposition Members Miss War Council
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Deputy Leader of the Country Party (Mr. McEwen) was, the only member of the Opposition to attend a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Swiss War Goods for Nazis
LONDON, Thursday. — Pressure will be put on Switzerland to discontinue sending to Germany materials which can be used for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Remanded on Camp Killing Charge
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Charged in the City Court with having murdered Jack Edward Lloyd, at Balcombe camp, on or about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tropical Radios for Soldiers
Thirty-nine special tropical radios have been bought for soldiers in forward areas from gifts to the A.C.F. Radio Appeal. Acknowledgments…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War's Effect on Eire's Trade
DUBLIN, Friday. — The Eire Government's first trade returns since 1939 show that cattle exports to Britain fell from 783,872 head in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Curtin Pleased by War's Progress
CANBERRA, Friday.—Progress of the war gave confidence to the belief that the Pacific war would end sooner than had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mineral Mining Had Big Part in War Effort
SYDNEY, Friday.—A most important part during the war had been played by the metalliferous mining industry of New South…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier Delegates on Rehabilitation
Delegates from 21 sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League will attend a meeting of the Joint Rehabilitation Committee in No. 2…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Marine—soldier and Sailor They're No Gentlemen Fighters, These!
Living with the Royal Marine detachment aboard H.M.S. Howe, I found it difficult to make up my mind whether some of the long-service Marines were more of the sailor than the soldier or more of the soldier than the sailor. They have been at sea for so long…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →All-round Athlete Killed in Action
News has been received by Mr. E. F. Horan, Special Federal Magistrate, of the death of his son. Private Keith Horan, who was killed in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. War Veteran
Harley M. Oka (left), 28, an American of Japanese descent, honorably discharged from the U.S. Army in December, 1944, is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suggests War Museum to General MacARTHUR
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The President of the Society of Artists (Mr. Ure Smith) said a war museum should be erected to commemorate General…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War-Weary Men's Bid to Quit Army Just Failed
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. A.A.P.—The Army is holding four war-weary privates on Governor's Island, New York, on preliminary charges of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Army Petrol Missing, Soldier Charged
MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Three privates of a militia transport unit were arrested at a camp at Seymour, and charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier's Last Wish Granted
High in the Torricelli Mountains of New Guinea. where beer is as scarce as diamonds, a dying infantryman's last wish for a bottle of…
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