Anzac Day Bowls
Twelve names had been received so far for the Diggers' team for the annual bowls match against City Club on Anzac Day. Mr. A. Johnston, who is handling…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 26 of 105
Hotels to Close on Anzac Day
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said that the Commonwealth Government would again provide, under the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No Meeting On Anzac Day Ban
A suggestion for the calling of a public meeting, or a meeting of all returned men in the district, to protest against the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Is Over for These German Soldiers
SOME of the 356 German prisoners captured by the First British Army Commando Brigade in the assault across the Rhine at Wesel, marching back to the safety of prison cages. British onicial Photo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Cabinet Standing-By
LONDON, Thursday: Mr. Churchill has asked War Cabinet members to remain in or near London over Easter week-end. HE himself will cuitail his holidays and keep in closest touch…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Map in This Issue
A THREE-COLUMN map of Western Germany appears on Page 3. It is part of a larger map…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Japan Hopes for Long War
NEW YORK, March 28. A.A.P.—Tokio Radio states that the "Committee for a 20 Years' War" held its first meeting yesterday and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Argentina at War Move Welcomed in Washington
NEW YORK, March 28. A.A.P.—Argentina has declared war on the Axis. A Government statement issued in Buenos Aires…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Promotions at Lysaght's Union Denies Soldier Victimised
Allegations that a returned soldier at Lysaght's had been victimised by the Federated Ironworkers' Association, were denied yesterday by the Secretary of the Newcastle branch of the union (Mr. R. C. Morgan)…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Day Services at Tighe's Hill
At a quarterly meeting of the Tighe's Hill-Carrington Methodist Circuit last night it was decided to invite members of Wickham-Carrington Returned…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Easter and the War
Of all the records of history that are stained with human cruelty and shame, the crucifixion of Europe by the power-crazed Nazis is one…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mandalay, War-torn City Captured
Mandalay, which fell to 14th Army troops, as represented by a low-level photograph. The Department of Air picture shows clearly how Mandalay suffered in aerial assaults. The city is a familiar sight to many Australians flying on the Burma front…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Report Sought on War Correspondent
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) said in the absence of the Commander-in-Chief (General Blarney), he had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Artist to Visit Greece
CANBERRA, Thursday.—An Australian official war artist will arrive in Greece within the next few days. He is Captain W. A. Dargie, who…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Big Nazi War Plants Captured
LONDON, March 29. A.A.P.—American troops yesterday captured three great war production factories, the Thyssen steelworks, Hamborn…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →May Be Civil War in Germany
LONDON, March 29. A.A.P.—The next 48 hours will probably introduce a new highlight into the war situation which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →V-Bomb Wiped Out Soldier's Family
LONDON, March 29. A.A.P.—When a V-bomb recently hit a block of workmen's flats in southern England a young soldier, who returned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Plans At Adamstown
Adamstown sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will hold its Anzac Day commemoration service on Sunday. April 22, at 2.30 p.m…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wounded Crawl From Beds To Cheer Tanks
NEW YORK, Friday: There were amazing scenes at a German prisoner-of-war hospital over run tonight by General Patton's troops. One Allied officer, who had both…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Prisoner Camp Liberated
LONDON, March 30. A.A.P.—Allied forces yesterday overran a German prisoner of war camp, says the American…
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