War Prisoner Safe
Mrs. R. Bailey, Carrington, has received word that her son. Warrant Officer F. E. Solway, of Weston…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 44 of 105
Survey War Damage
MANILA, May 21.—-President Sergio Osmena and a nine-man American Commission, led by Senator Millard Tydings, have arrived in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A.a.m.w.s.'s to Nurse Tarakan Wounded
FOR the first time in the war against Japan, members of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service are on duty on foreign soil…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cricket Boom After War Predicated
A forecast that once the war against Japan is over there will be a tremendous expansion and revival of interest in all sports,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War's Biggest Espionage Plot Failed
LONDON, May 21. A.A.P.—When the Germans began their Ardennes offensive last December, the Nazis dispatched 150 spies behind…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"40-Hour Week After the War"
The Government intended to institute a 40-hour working week at the earliest possible moment after the conclusion of the war. Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →26 Soldiers Killed in Explosion Only Two Survive Camp Tragedy
WAGGA, Monday.—Twenty-six Australian soldiers were killed this afternoon in an explosion at Kapooka military camp, near Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Letter Box Soldier Preference
In its presentation or the Rehabilitation and Employment Bill the Government has abandoned all pretence to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wounded Troops Travel in Giant Liner
The Queen Elizabeth, sister ship to the Queen Mary, has given valuable service as a troopship, On a recent voyage from Britain she carried wounded American and Canadian troops, some of whom crowded on deck to watch the pilot come out from New York Harbour…
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Continued on Trove, page 9 →War Correspondents At Tarakan
A recent Australian official photo of Australian war correspondents outside their headquarters at TaraKan. —Australian Official Photo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Noted Cyclist Suffers War Injuries
Mickey Francoise, who came to Australia just before the war as a famous amateur cyclist, and while in Melbourne turned professional in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →In Philippines War After Sinking
BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A landing barge on which he had stowed away to get to the Philippines had been torpedoed north of Biak, an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lend-lease Grared to Pacific War
WASHINGTON, Tuesday: President Truman reported to Congress today that lend-lease operations were being coordinated so that each country would bear its fair share of the Pacific war burden…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Comment by Minister Took War to Better Wharf Conditions
"IT IS strange that we have to wait for a war to bring about these improvements for the welfare of the wharf labourer," the Minister for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Teachers Support Returned Men
Newcastle branch of the Teachers Federation, on the motion of Mr. W. E. Gollan, will inquire what is the federation policy on repatriation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Church Commends Anzac Pact
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Paerific conference of representatives of New Zealand and Australian churches discussed the Anzac Pact in its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Japanese Bungled Submarine War
Lieut.-Commander T. S. Marchington R.N.R., of Sydney, commanding officer of the Australian frigate H.M.A.S. Burdekin, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Some War Dodgers In Mines"
SYDNEY: It was true that some men who had never worked in the mines before were using the industry as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prisoner-of-war Street Collections To End
The special Prisoner-of-war Found, opened by the Australian Red Cross Society, will cease' street canvassing after the next collection. The…
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