Prisoner of War
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Ferguson of the Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., Newcastle, have received private advice from London that their…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1945
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The War in Cartoon
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Continued on Trove, page 8 →Japs. Unintersted In War Prisoners
LONDON, Wednesday: The Japanese Government had shown itself quite uninterested in an exchange of prisoers of war and had refused…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →U.S. War Leaders Address Congress
WASHINGTON. Wed.—The Secretary for War (Mr. Stimson). the Secretary for the Navy (Mr. Forrestal), Genera) Marshall (Chief of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sees Problems For Women After War
NEW YORK, Jan. 24. A.A.P.—Many American women were unprepared for the difficulties they would have to face when their men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →149,200 More Males Work During War
CANBERRA, Wednesday—Employment figures released by the Government Statistician indicate two outstanding effects of the war on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Level Women's Pay in War Work Aim
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—At tempts will be made to level up the rates of pay for women engaged in all types of essential war work…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British War Bill for Year £5,250M
LONDON, Jan. 24. A.A.P.—Sir John Anderson (Chancellor of the Exchequer), speaking in the House of Commons on the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →51 Nurses Have Given Lives in War
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Australian Army has lost 51 nurses in the war. An Army summary gave these…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seeking Friends of Dead U.s. Soldier
Through the Postmaster (Mr. D. S. Gilmour), an American mother 15 seeking news of Newcastle friends of her dead soldier son, Private…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preference to Soldiers Cabinet Discussion With Caucus Likely
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Cabinet probably will discuss preference to soldiers with members of Caucus before reaching conclusions on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mother Seeks Friends Of U.S. Soldier Son
A poignant reminder of a tragedy which occurred in Newcastle last November was a letter received by the Post-master (Mr. D. S. Gilmour) yesterday from an American mother, seeking news of friends of her dead soldier son…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Remanded
"This man is a soldier and is A.W.L.." Constable E. G. King remarked, when Edward Jackson, 24, was charged at Newcastle Police…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Soldiers Say "Thanks" to Children
Twenty members of an A.I.F. unit in a forward area have written a combined letter to the children of Newcastle schools…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Home Priority for Soldiers' Snag
A statement contained in a pamphlet issued by the Commonwealth Legal Service Bureau, that priority could be demanded for members of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Welcome Home For Prisoners
RESCUED.—Indian troops released from Jap prisons in liberated islands are welcomed home by Brigadier MacGregor at a transit camp in India. They told many grim stories of treatment by their captors…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Boy Fatally Wounded by Rifle Charge
ARMIDALE, Thursday.—Lionel Bell, 10, died in hospital as the result of a rifle wound. Lionel was shooting parrots with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →POP. War Finance
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Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Fleet Soon in Pacific War
WASHINGTON, Jan 25. A.A.P.—Admiral Sir James Somerville, head of the British Admiralty Delegation, hinted that elements of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A.c.t.u. Opposed to Soldier-preference
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Emergency Committee of the A.C.T.U. to-night reaffirmed its policy of opposition to soldier-preference…
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