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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 33 of 71
LONDON, Thursday: While Hollywood continues to rely largely on topee-wearing "near fifties" for its male leads, the accent in Britain is on men or red-blooded youth. Young men back from the wars—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →LONDON, Friday: Arab countries are considering proposals to evacuate Arab women and children from Palestine, declare Palestine a battle zone and proclaim a Holy War. The Secretary-General of the Arab…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SAN FRANCISCO, May 5. A.A.P.—The Alcatraz prison mutiny, the most spectacular in American history, was quelled after a 40-hour gun battle in which five were killed, including two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →WASHINGTON, May 5. A.A.P.—Senator Taylor (Democrat, Idaho) told the Senate that at a closed meeting of the Senate Foreign…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The arrangements for Anzac celebrations in Newcastle this year, with the march to the west end. of the city and the service at the Sports…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned servicemen were being prevented from entering trades by the Federal Government, at the dictates of trade unions, Mr. K. Bolton, Acting State President of the R.S.L., said today. "Practically only the building trades…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—Your correspondent "Interested" has made certain statements about Russia being not afraid of any nation or combination of nations…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It was regretted that only seven of the 300 members of Newcastle branch had marched in the Anzac Day Procession, Mr. C. Feddler told the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Crime figures to be Telensed shortly will reveal an alarming increase in capital crime in New South Wales. A review of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Revision of the Australian service casualties up to the end of February reveals that 31,123 were killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA, Wednesday.—According to the latest Facts and Figures Bulletin, issued by the Department of Information on March 25, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NUREMBURG, Wednesday. — Admiral Donitz, former Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy and Fuehrer after Hitler, said today before the War Crimes Tribunal that he was forced to order U-boats to attack without warning as British…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Legislative Assembly to-day agreed to buy, by agreement with the owners, four estates for closer settlement for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →While pushing a utility truck that had broken down a soldier was hit by another truck in Pacific Highway, Adamstown, last night, and died…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A pamphlet, allegedly issued by the Ironworkers' Committee for Democratic Unionism (Port Kembla branch)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Thursday: Schoolboy "lines" is the new punishment for minor offences at an Army camp at Reading…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Thursday.—Harrogate branch of the British Legion, of which Viscount Lascelles is chairman, has taken charge of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After waiting 18 months for transport to America, where she will join her husband, former Marine Ensign Fred Hayden, Mrs. Beryl Hayden,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY: A cargo of shy but enthusiastic U.S. soldier bridegrooms or bridegrooms- to-be reached Sydney last night in the Mat son liner, Marine Lynx, to marry Australian girls or settle down here with their Australian wives. "Hundreds of servicemen are just…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Sunday: The Persian situation has reached a stage of acute tension. Bad weather yesterday possibly averted an outbreak of hostilities. After the breakdown of negotia-…
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