English War Brides Reach Sydney
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Among war brides of servicemen who arrived from England to-day was Mrs. Geoffrey Turner who was accompanied by…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 105
Moscow Declaration on War Trials Stands
LONDON, Jan. 17. A.A.P.—The Foreign Secretary (Mr. Eden), replaying in the House of Commons to questions regarding the trial of…
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WASHINGTON, Wednesday: At 686,380, American casualties in this war are two and a half times greater than last war. In the last war the total was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Toronto Returned Soldiers
Officers elected at the annual meeting of Toronto sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League were: Patrons, Colonel Burnage and Mr. Schroder: President…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cabinet Looks at Soldier Preference Problems
CANBERRA, Wednesday.— A bill to reinforce the principle of soldier preference is being considered by Cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Want Hotels Open on Anzac Day
A MOTION adopted last night by New Lambton-Lambton Diggers was to urge the State branch for action to have hotels kept open…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Let Miners See Other War Work"
Mr. G. Russell, a former, official of Bellbird miners' lodge, now a war loan organiser, told Gessnock Rotary Club last night that it would…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Press Money Gifts for War Prisoners
SYDNEY.—The Apostolic Delegate (Archbishop Panico) has received word from Vatican City that the Pope recently sent to the Apostolic…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →War Risk Bonus to Stay Till May
The war risk bonus rate for Australian merchant seamen is to remain in force until May 31. when it will probably be reviewed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messages to and From Prisoners of War
Announcements have appeared in the Press that the Australian Red Cross Society will bear the cost of approximately £5/10/ for each…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Regain Health and Learn Camps for Sick Soldiers
The State Council of the Returned Soldiers' League resolved that a man should not be discharged if his disability were such that it would…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lambton Soldier in Thailand
In a war prisoner's card to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Harvey, of Hill-street. Lambton, Sgt Fred. Harvey said he was in a Japanese…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Vic. A.L.P. Against Soldier Preference
CANBERRA: A determined attempt is being made, principally, it is understood, by high ranking members of the Victorian A.L.P. to have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wounded Returning From Germany
LONDON, Jan. 19. A.A.P.—The Exchange Telegraph representative at Zurich says that 80 wounded Dominion prisoners on the way to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Allies Limited Destruction of Art in War
LONDON: On June 11, 1940, the Fascist Government in Italy took the tragic decision to throw its country into the war against Britain and France. It is true that, at the time, there seemed but little prospect that war would be carried to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Will Be No Civil War in China, Says Chiang
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. A.A.P.—Interviewed by the American Associated Press in C[?]mgking. General Chiang Kai-shek predicated that the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Wounded, Man Shot Dead
LISMORE, Sunday.—Victor Lehmann, 65, retired railway employee, shot himself dead after seriously wounding Lindsay Callen, 26,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wounded By Nazis
CASUALTY: A German woman, who suffered an arm injury when a heavy Nazi shell struck her home, being assisted by one of her neighbors.—U.S. Office of War Information Photo…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beer Wanted on Anzac Day
Opening of hotels on Anzac Day and the making available of extra beer were urged at the Wallsend R.S.L. sub-branch's meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Letter Box. Work and War
Shorties of foodstuffs may prove just as vital to the war effort as a shortage of munitions on the fighting front. One of…
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