£70,030 Subscribed to War Loan
Advance subscriptions in Newcastle yesterday for the Fourth Victory Loan, to open next month, have reached £70,030—an increase of £3000…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
2,083 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 75 of 105
Unions Want War Work Tapered Off
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A con Ference with the Government is being sought by the A.C.T.U. on dismissals from Government war…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Atom Bomb Could Win War for Small Nation" "Herald" Service
LONDON, August 28.—The atom bomb could bring the world to the stage where a nation, however small, could win a war, Air Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Want Soldiers with Jobs Released
CANBIERRA, Tuesday.—Requests that servicemen with jobs to go to should be released immediately were made at a meeting of the Federal…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers Step Up Gas Production "Herald" Service
LONDON, Aug. 28.—"Come on, boys you can't cay the army lacks variety," shouted a sergeant when 36 men belonging to the Pioneer…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welcome Home By Islington R.S.L.
At a Victory Social to be held in Sharp's Hall at Islington next Monday night Islington sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Greek Socialist Wounded
ATHENS, Aug 29. A.A.P.—It was disclosed that John Passalides, Secretary to the Greek Socialist Party, was wounded during incidents at a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Memorial Cultural Centre
A meeting will be held in the Council Chambers to-morrow at 8 p.m. to consider the accommodation required for the auditorium section…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The War Advisory Council may be disbanded soon. This will probably come about through the resignation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Restoration of War Graves
LONDON, Aug. 29. A.A.P.—Sir Fabian Ware, Vice-Commission of the War Graves Commission, after an inspection of the last war…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Leave Urged for War Workers
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Two members of the House of Representatives suggested to-day that civilian war workers should be given special…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Office Again Examines Malayan Campaign
LONDON, Wednesday.—The written reports of Lieut General F. Gordon Bennett, who was commander of the Australian forces in Malaya,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Havoc Will Cost Greece Millions Australian Associated Press
ATHENS, Wednesday: The Greek Government estimates that enemy occupation cost Greece £70,000,000 at pre war rates…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →23 for Trial by Allies List of Nazi War Criminals
LONDON, August 29. A.A.P.âThe committee of the chief British, American, Russian and French prosecutors for the investigation and prosecution…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£4M. to State to Aid Soldier Settlement
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) announced that the Commonwealth Government had agreed to £4 million being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Threw Act at Mr. Dedman Soldier's Protest on Preference
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Federal Government's Rehabilitation Act was torn up and thrown at the feet of the Minister for Postwar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Belgian Complaints About U.S. Soldiers Australian Associated Press
BRUSSELS, Wednesday: The Federation of Political Prisoners of Verviers. a Belgian frontier town, has protested to the Premier (Dr. Achille…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier Fined For Haying Hams
Charged with having two hams in his possession at Newcastle on August 17, Allan Goulburn McMullen, 24. a soldier stationed at Fort Scratchley,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →First Welcome Home at Teralba
Teralba Send-off and Welcome Home Committee will hold its first, welcome home in Teralba School of Arts on September 22. Men to receive presentations…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Air Evacuation of War Prisoners
LABUAN, August 30.—Transport planes of the Royal New Zealand Air Force will evacuate New Zealand prisoners of war from Malaya and…
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