Eight Times Wounded, V.C. Winner Fought On
LONDON, Tuesday: Private James Stokes, of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, a native of Glasgow, has been awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. This is his story…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 32 of 105
Post-war Problems For Studmasters
When Australian studmasters are able to buy stallions in England once again they will quickly realise that to purchase good class, horses will cost them a lot of money—anything up to 8000 or 10,000 guineas, writes "Cardigan" in the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Great Triple Blow Will End War
LONDON, April 17.—What is left of Germany is being smashed to-day by the Russian and Allied forces from the east, west and south. The great Allied triple blow to end the war has begun…
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LONDON, Tuesday: On Monday the Allies destroyed 1016 German planes—about one-quarter of all the planes Germany had left. Most of them were destroyed on…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The amount paid out annually in war pensions for this war was almost half the amount expended per year on war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Zealand Has No Home War Worries
New Zealand, after a war effort that few Allied countries can equal, is wearing well. Oversea, the boys have had a tough run, from Greece to northern Italy (casualties on a percentage basis are the Allies' highest)…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Cost to N.z. £500 Million
AUCKLAND, Tuesday.—The Finance Minister (Mr. Nash) said the cost of the war to New Zealand to March this year was £500 million,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Larger Army for U.S. After War ("Herald" Service.)
WASHINGTON, April 17.—The War Department has taken an important step in planning for a greatly enlarged peacetime army. It has…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Churchill on Screen "Jeered at by U.S. Soldiers"
WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Tuesday.—A photograph of President Roosevelt flashed on the screen was greeted with loud applause. A photograph of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N.z. Cuts Interest on Loans to Soldiers
AUCKLAND (N.Z.). Wednesday.— A general reduction has been made in interest rates on rehabilitation loans to ex-servicemen. The new…
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Albert Henry Lindsay. 42, soldier, was charged, at Newcastle Police Court today, with stealing 233 rounds of rifle ammunition and eight rounds…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Army Ban On Soldiers In League Games
The reported ban on Army players taking part in Saturday matches with Rugby League clubs in Newcastle and on the…
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Plying Officer Dugald John Watson, R.A.A.F., only son of Mr. Harry Watson, formerly of Mayfield East, and now of Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wounded In Action
Pte. A. Webb, of Turrama Street, Wallsend, whose photograph appeared in Monday nights "Sun,"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wounded But Cheerful — Flame Throwers
DEPARTURE EVE.—Vice-Admiral sir Bernard Raw[?]ngs addressing the ships' company aboard his flagship, H.M.S. King George V., at an American anchorage in the Western Pacific before the British Task Force sets out to take part…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Letter Box Anzac Day Beer
I am disgusted at the continued Dressing by the R.S.L. (of which I have been a member for 27 years) for beer on Anzac Day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Criminals Defined
LONDON, April 18. A.A.P.—The Minister of State (Mr. Richard Law) told the House of Commons that the Allied Governments had made it…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. War Prize
U.S. OFFICER EXAMINES CAPTURED NAZI GUN moved up by the Germans near Wollseifen, Germany and then abandoned as the First U.S. Army assault against the vital Roer dam area gained momentum. The gun uses shells neighing 660 pounds and is of short range…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rates Increased for Prisoners of War
CANBERRA,—The contribution paid by employees using the services of Italian prisoners of war as permanent labor has been increased…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →President Truman's Tribute to Dead War Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—Ernie Pyle, American war correspondent, has been killed by Japanese machine-gun fire on a little island off Okinawa. His death became known when President Truman issued a…
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