Soldier Remanded on Robbery Charge
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—An 18-year-old soldier was remanded without bail at North Sydney Court until January 19 on a charge of breaking…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 105
Soldier Wounded by Revolver in Mattress
A soldier was shaking a mattress at the Broadmeadow lock-up yesterday when a revolver, which was hidden in it, fell out, exploded, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Damage Changes
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Amending regulations were issued to-day to give effect to the Commonwealth Government's decision on the war…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War in Cartoon
"In fulfilment of a pledge" is the [?] given to this cartoon by Jensen in the Chicago "Daily News." The Luzon landings give it point…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shadows For After War
LONDON,—The suggestion that the British Government might allow the use of some of Britain's "shadow" factories so that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rockets Have Big Post-War Future
NEW YORK: Transoceanic rocket mail man one day carry letters from New York to London in little more than an hour. Rockets, carrying delicate weather instruments, will be sent up vertically into the upper atmosphere to give…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Service Homes "25 p.c. Dearer Than Others"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—War service homes cost 25 per cent. more than similar privately-built homes, said a report to the State Council of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£400,000 Left U.s. Soldier
NEW YORK.—Pte. Ben R. Violette, of South Bend Indiana, U.S.A., who is a military policeman in London has inherited £400,000 under the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers Working "Iron Lung"
LONDON: This was how 14 men of a U.S. Army hospital in England saved the life of an American soldier when the "iron lung" in which he was revived was damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gun Battle in Sydney Suburb Thug Wounded Two Police: Suicided
SYDNEY: In a grim gun duel between police and Stephen Henry Cunningham, 24 years old thug and A.W.L. soldier, one life was lost and two are in danger. More than 20 shots were exchanged. Two detectives were shot…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Criminal Anticipated Allied Justice
LONDON, Fri.—Caplianu the cruel. corrupt inspector of Rumanian concentration camps, under Premier Antonescu. yesterday shot himself in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Truce in Greek Civil War
LONDON, Jan. 12. A.A.P.—Terms for a truce have been agreed to by General Scobie, British Commander in Greece, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Criminal Trial Plans Delayed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. A.A.P. —Allied plans for the trials of German war criminals are believed to have bogged down primarily because…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Radio from Merewether Prisoner of War
Mr. D. Mason, of Macquarie-street, Merewether, has received a radio reply to a message sent to his son, Gunner W. A. Mason, 2/15th Field…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Will Stalin Be As Great In Peace As In War?
Two years ago it was impossible to find any rational attitude toward the Soviet. Either one had to deal with the credulity of men like ex-Ambassador Davies, who pictured the Soviet as being peopled by saints and geniuses, or one had to plough through the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Naughtier Days After War Says Doctor
WASHINGTON, Sunday. Lax morals and undress, exceeding even the riotous living of the "Roaring Twenties" would follow the war Dr. Winifred Overholster predicted today…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Crimes Commission Faces Crisis Australian Associated Press
LONDON, Sunday. — The War Crimes Commission is facing a crisis over the status of enemy leaders when they face trial for war guilt…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Owner Places Winnings In War Loan: Lure Surprises
Mr. George Ryder, Treasurer of the Sydney Turf Club, is investing prize-money won by his horses in the Third Victory Loan. The £150 won by Strauss (Juvenile Handcap) and Geoff (Restricted Handicap) will be invested today…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Japan May Go First Speeding Up Pacific War
LONDON, Monday: The possibility of the Pacific war reaching a climax before the war in Europe, is suggested by the rapidity of MacArthur's progress in the Philippines. After paying a tribute to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Many Problems Involved In Task Of Feeding Nation At War
The task of feeding the British people—involving problems of shipping, agriculture, distribution and finance—is described in a White Paper issued in England. To take the first problem—saving…
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