May Increase Home Loans to Soldiers
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Government was considering an increase in loans to be made to servicemen to build homes, the Prime Minister…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 67 of 105
Hamilton Soldier in Patrol Ambushed by Japs
PROBING southward from the Sarawak oilfield town of Miri an infantry patrol found itself ambushed by a large party of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Loan for £85 Million in September
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Fourth Victory Loan will be launched in September 25 and will remain open until October 31…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fears of Unemployment When War Ends "Herald" Service
WASHINGTON, Aug 1.—The United States is suddenly preoccupied with the idea that an early ending of the war with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Ahead of Schedule for Land Forces Speed-Up In Timetable
NEW YORK, Wednesday.—While probably the greatest air assault of the war was being made on Japan today—800 Superfortresses took part—it was announced in America that U.S…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"House Soldiers Before Memorial"
Merewether sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League decided last night to ask the District Council to protest against the plan to build a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Body of Soldier Found on Rocks
SYDNEY, Wednesday—The partly decomposed body of a soldier was found on the rocks at Nielson Park. It war clothed in an A.M.F. uniform…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Correspondent Killed
OKINAWA, August 2. A.A.P.—The International News Service war correspondent, John Cashman, aged 27, was killed on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Smallest Invasion of Pacific War
MANILA, August 2. A.A.P.—In probably the smallest invasion of the Pacific war United States soldiers landed on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"End of War This Year"
SYDNEY, Thursday.—"I do not see how Japan can continue fighting for very much longer than the end of this year, and we must plan for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Church War Memorial, Youth Building
Construction of a two-storied building for youth work, including a gymnasium and club facilities for boys, is planned by the Mayfield Methodist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Swift Justice For War Crimes: Big Three Agree
LONDON, Thursday.—The latest "Big Three" declaration on war criminals says: They reaffirm their intention to bring war criminals to swift and sure justice. The trials should begin at the earli-…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nazi War Chiefs Have To Eat With Spoons
LONDON, Thursday.—Knives and forks have been taken away from Nazi leaders, including Goering and Ribbentropp, held under Allied guard, lest they commit suicide. Dozens of these potential war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Gauge Unification Cost Would Equal 11 Weeks' War
SYDNEY, Thursday. — Railway gauge unification would cost Australia about £76,752,000, spread over 11 years. At the existing rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →U.S. Budgets for War to Middle of 1946
WASHINGTON, August 2. A.A.P. —The Budget Director (Mr. Harold Smith) has issued a revised Budget based on the assumption that the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italian Ex-Soldiers Demand Assistance
ROME, Aug. 2. A.A.P.—Italian Army veterans returned from German concentration camps paraded in front of Government buildings…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ex-Soldier Tells Of Fight With Pain
SYDNEY.—Stanley Monkton, 36. of Granville, former Sixth Division original, who has regained consciousness alter a three days' coma…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Homes Tenanats Dissatisfied
MELBOURNE, Friday. —Tenants of temporary War Housing Trust homes at Newport threaten to refuse to pay rent if improvements…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death Sentence for Nazi War Criminal
MARSEILLES, Aug. 3. A.A.P.—A French military court sentenced to death as a war criminal Captain Karg Skudacker, who was accused…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Eagle, School Tie Backed for £120,000
MELBOURNE, Friday. — Sydney horses War Eagle and School Tie were laid for £120,000 in the two Cons double to-day…
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