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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 23 of 71
CANBERRA: Go-slow tactics and industrial troubles in the building industry had been responsible for greatly increasing building costs, Mr. Francis (Liberal, Qld.) declared in the House of Representatives last night, speaking on the War Services Home…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CANBERRA, Thursday.—He did not believe merchant seamen should be included in the benefits of the Act, the Deputy Leader of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Efforts will be made by the War Memorial Hospital Ward Appeal Committee to secure an early meeting with the Minister for Health (Mr. Kelly) on the proposal to build the ward at the Newcastle Hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Federal Government had collected £844 million in taxation during five war years, Mr. Holt (Lib., Vic.) said in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—Temporary premises were to be constructed immediately at Islington Technical College, and negotiations were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOS ANGELES, Thursday.—The kindness of a wounded combat veteran to an 83-year-old Alsatian woman during fighting in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Charlestown Send-off and Welcome Home Committee held its concluding meeting last night. The Secretary (Mr. A. S. Pickering)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A new organisation, to be known as the Carrington Welcome-home Committee, has been formed to replace the former Send-off and Welcome-home…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Transfer of Government war factories in New South Wales to employees with financial assistance to enable workers to conduct them on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DESPITE the end of the war and general demobilisation, production of the Army Christmas books, which began with "Active Service"…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →CANBERRA, Friday.—Thousands of soldiers with long service had decided to "soldier on" and remain in the army,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Sunday.—Those who would have to do the fighting, if efforts to prevent another world war failed, were among those most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Like many other ex-servicemen of the Newcastle district, I am disgusted at the way the Newcastle Hospital Board is side…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AUCKLAND, Sunday.—Only 52,000 out of more than 200,000 war service gratuities will be deposited at post office savings banks to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEW YORK, March 31. A.A.P.—A Gallup poll showed that 69 per cent. of persons think that the United States will become involved in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →LONDON, Sunday.—Polish terrorists' shot nine Red Army soldiers whom they dragged from the train at Czastary, a small…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To close the work of the Ladies' Patriotic League, a social and a welcome home to 42 servicemen were held under the auspices of the Combined Welcome…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SYDNEY.—It was officially announced by the Chief Secretary's Department today that Anzac Day will be celebrated on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Plans for the Anzac Day celebrations of Islington sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League were well in hand, the President (Mr. W. D…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In addition to the competition draw the Management Committee of Newcastle Rugby Union decided last night to play on Anzac Day (April 25) and May Day (May 6). The Grounds and Fixtures…
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