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The wars & local soldiers, 1946

1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 31 of 71

Pre-War Beer Level By Next June

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY.—Beer supplies will be back to prewar level by the middle of June, a Tooth's brewery spokesman said today…

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War Gives Australia Its Own Sunken Treasure

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 10

THE Second World War, with its comparatively heavy loss of ships round the Australian coast, has provided fruitful fields for the…

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Indefatigable is Bringing 110 War Brides "Herald" Service and A.A.P.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 1

LONDON, April 25.—More than 110 Australian servicemen's brides arrived at Portsmouth to-day to board the aircraft carrier…

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U.S. Ex-Soldiers Buying Up Apartment Block "Herald" Service

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 5

NEW YORK, April 25.—Driven to desperation by the current housing shortage, which may take years to eliminate, a group of war veterans…

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Said He Picked Up Soldier's Pass

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 April 1946 · page 5

Found with a soldier s military leave pass in his possession, for which he could not give a satisfactory explanation, Walter Collins, 46,…

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Anzac Service at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 7

Teralba Returned Soldiers' Anzac Service, at the Soldiers' Monument, was conducted by Rev. L. Brooks who served in World War I. Bugler D. Guilfoyle…

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Anzac Service May Return to Park

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 3

Whether next year's Anzac Day service in Newcastle will be held at the Sports Ground or not will be discussed soon. Consideration will be given to restoring the ceremony to King Edward Park…

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Suburban and District Anzac Day at Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 6

Men from both wars and members of Toronto Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Air League, and Comforts Fund marched in the Anzac Day procession at Toronto…

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2 More Writers Selected for War Volumes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 4

CANBERRA, Friday.—The Minister for the Interior (Mr. Johnson) announced that W. Mitchell and David St. A. Dexter had been chosen…

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Topics of the Day a Soldier's Prayer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 2

THIS Prayer of thanksgiving and remembrance, written by General Jonathan Wainwright, the American hero of Corregidor, was…

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Four Estates for Soldier Settlement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 April 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—Four more estates have been acquired for soldier settlement, the Minister for Lands (Mr. Tully) said to-day…

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Anzac Services at Mayfield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

Special Anzac services were conducted yesterday in St. John's Presbyterian Church, Mayfield, when a long list of names was read from the…

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Anzac Services Yesterday at Adamstown

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

The Anzac Commemoration ser-vice arranged by Adamstowr. R.S.L. in Adamstown park yesterday after-noon was in charge of the Rev. A…

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Madrid Celebrates Civil War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 3

Motorised artillery parade pass Franco's saluting base in Madrid during the recent celebration of the seventh anniversary of the civil war…

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Memorial Service at War Cemetery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 2

A brief memorial service, conducted by the Dean of Newcastle (Very Rev. A. E. Morris), was held at the Sandgate War Cemetery…

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War Helped Stage, Says Cyril Ritchard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The war had helped the legitimate stage, Mr. Cyril Ritchard said to-night. The percentage of troops who had never seen…

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Objection to War Pensions in "Family Income"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

Family income, for the purpose of calculating rental rebate on Housing Commission homes, does not include child endowment or maternity allowances but does include pensions and uperannuations…

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New Lambton School Had Part In War

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 4

THE war role of New Lambton Public School was referred to by speakers at the "Back-to-school" celebration on Saturday…

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Canada-U.S.A. Advocated As Unit In "Next War"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 29 April 1946 · page 6

NEW YORK, Monday.—Canada should abandon British weapons and integrate her entire defence system with that of the United States, because North America will be the cockpit of the next world war."…

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Kahibah Welcome Home

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 April 1946 · page 6

The series of welcome home socials was brought to a close at Kahibah when a public welcome was given to all servicemen and women residing in the district…

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