Waratah R.S.L. Protest on Jap War Trials
A protest against lenient sentences passed on Japanese war criminals at the Darwin trials is to be lodged by Waratah-Mayfield sub-branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1946
1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 21 of 71
Soldier for Trial Woman's Death; Struck by Car
Bruce Woolaston, 23, soldier, was committed for trial on a charge of manslaughter by the Coroner (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at the conclusion of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Bill for Soldier Settlement
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) gave notice of motion in the Legislative Assembly to-day that he would ask…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wallsend Welcome Home
Because of another hall booking for Saturday nights, Wallsend Welcome Home Committee has changed to the first Tuesday night in each month for its…
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LITHGOW, Friday.—An unidentified man was taken from the Central Western Express at Lithgow this afternoon with a bullet wound…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Coal Output and Losses
CANBERRA, Friday.—The impact of absenteeism on production during the war years is revealed in the report…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Unthinkable, But West Bewildered By Russia
Mr. Churchill's blunt speech about Russia and Generalissimo Stalin's violent replay to him have shocked the world into a grim realisation of the dangers inherent in the present unsettled international situation. Here DOUGLAS BRASS, in London, reviews "Victors Beware," a book by the celebrated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Leave Train For Greta Soldiers
Hundreds of soldiers from Greta camp will spend a day's leave in Newcastle tomorrow. The men are training as part of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Found Wounded at Cardiff
Colin Rowe, 17, of Rowe-lane, Cardiff, was found at the rear of Janssen's fish shop, Main-road, Cardiff, late last night, suffering from a bullet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Siam Releases War Criminals
BANGKOK (Siam), Monday.—On the order of the Bangkok High Court, Marshal pibul Songgram, who was Premier of Siam during…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crosses from U.S. Soldiers' Graves
PERTH, Sunday.—A Fremantle carrier has purchased for 5/ more than 30 concrete crosses formerly used to mark the craves of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Defiant Soldier Will Wed His Fraulein
LONDON, Sunday. — A British bombardier declares that he will marry a German girl even if he has to give up his rights as an Englishman. Writing in "Reynolds' News." the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sick Soldiers In Rabaul Hospital Haven't Had Eggs Since Xmas
RABAUL.—Not a single egg has been delivered to the 118 th General Hospital at Rabaul from Australia since before Christmas yet patients are entitled to a minimum of 10 fresh eggs a week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Final Welcome Home at Dora Creek
At the final welcome home organised by Dora Creek Comforts Fund Women's Committee a set supper was provided for a big gathering…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Office Reviews Final Events Of Second World Bloodbath
A review of the events of the final chapters of the war during 1945 has just been issued by the War Office. A summary appears below. Few observers at the end of 1944 would have prophesied…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Japs Were Already Beaten Atom Bomb Cut 6 Months Off War, Says Admiral
CANBERRA, Monday.—Japan was beaten even before the atomic bomb was dropped, and in any event, the war would have ended within six months, Admiral Mountbatten said to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There Are Still Soldiers to be Fed
The devoted and long-sustained service which the Australian Comforts Fund has offered to men and women of the forces is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-soldiers Occupy Bondi Home
SYDNEY, Monday.—Vacated by the W.R.E.N.S. two months ago, "Tirrana," a 72-roomed guesthouse at North Bondi, was filled to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Killed in Action
Mrs. Harper Woon, of Islington, late of Merewether and Swansea, has been informed that her…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Marks Point Welcome Home Committee
The Marks Point Send-off and Welcome Home Committee held its final meeting, at which past members were entertained at a tea and social evening…
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