War Casualties Total 60,000,000
NEW YORK, June 6. A.A.P.—Total military casualties in the European war, according to tentative War Department estimates…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 50 of 105
"White Australia Policy Helped Country in War"
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The White Australia policy had enabled Australia to meet the stresses and strains of war as a homogeneous…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Post-war Plans "Council's Job to Call Conference"
If any authority in Newcastle was to call a conference to discuss regional planning in connection with postwar…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Five Found Guilty Soldiers on Bodily Harm Charge
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—After a retirement of 45 minutes, a jury to-day found five of the seven A.I.F. soldiers charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier Shot Dead at Singleton
SINGLETON, Wednesday.—William Noel Quinn, 22, a sergeant in the A.I.F., was shot dead in a military area about 3 p.m. yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wounded Man Said He Was Slashed
SYDNEY, Thursday—Alleging that he lad, been slashed with a knife, Walter Thomas Dare, 28, of Pott's Point, with blood streaming from a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yugoslavs Seek War Criminal
LONDON, June 7. A.A.P.—Belgrade Radio stated that the Yugoslav Government was requesting the extradition of Milan Nedich, former…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Speeding Up War In Pacific
WITH the stage set for the final battle on Okinawa, we are now looking forward to "D-Day" for war against Japan, and there are big…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Brazil Declares War Against Japan
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 7. A.A.P.—Brazil has declared war against Japan. Some token units from Brazil's armed forces, or at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.s. War Secrets Stolen; Six Charged
NEW YORK, Thursday.—Through the ringleader of six men arrested on espionage charges, the Communist movement in America had access to Government confidential documents, some of "top secret" importance. THIS is staed by the "New York World-Telegram."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Go Slow" Men Forfeit War Loading Right
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Because of their deliberate "go slow" tactics, wire-drawers at Lysaght's Chiswick Works had forfeited their right to a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swift Justice for War Criminals: Pledge to Truman
WASHINGTON, Thursday.—America intends to bring to swift trial whole organisations of German war criminals, including the Gestapo and stormtroopers and members of the German General Staff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Suburban and District New Lambton Soldiers to Buy Clubrooms
On the motion of Mr. B. Hincks, New Lambton-Lambton Returned Soldiers last night authorised its trustees and building committee to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Crippled U.s. Soldier Recovered at Dance
NEW YORK, Thursday.—American Army authorities are officially investigating statements that a soldier hobbled into the New York Veterans Rest Centre on crutches some days ago and walked out with firm steps two hours later after dancing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Men Can Get Tools of Trade
As far as he knew, no returned serviceman in this district had been unable to secure tools of trade to enable him to take up…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain's War Costs
LONDON, June 8. A.A.P.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Anderson), moving a supplementary vote of credit for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Drop in War Costs
LONDON, Friday.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Sir John Anderson) asked the House of Commons yesterday for £1750 million to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two War Ports Were Built In Scotland
LONDON, Friday.—Two military ports were built on the west coast of Scotland during the dark days of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.S. Soldier Mistaken for German "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, June 8.—An American corporal who was "captured" by United States troops spent a month in a German prisoners of war camp…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleges Soldiers Gaoled for Trivial Offences
CANBERRA, Friday.—Five hundred soldiers were imprisoned in civil gaols in New South Wales, Mr. Abbott (C.P., M.H.R.)…
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