"Ships May Be Safest Place in Atomic War"
LONDON, July 2. A.A.P.—The Bikini tests might indicate that the safest place in the next war would be on board a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1946
1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 45 of 71
Returned Men's Names Wanted
An appeal has been made by the president of Wickham Welfare and Welcome-home Committee (Mr. H. Sharp) for names of men and women…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Increase Maximum War Pension
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Federal conference of the Limbless Soldiers' Association of Australia to-day supported the Returned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Soviet Won't Start War"
WASHINGTON, July 3. A.A.P.—"The Soviet will never start a war against America or anyone else," said the new…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Relatives Shared in Large War Contract Salaries
WASHINGTON, July 3. A.A.P.—A Government accountant told the Senate War investigating Committed that four men voted themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Worth Millions to U.s. Farmers
NEW YORK, Wednesday.—The War brought America's 25,000,000 to 30,000,000 farmers their most prosperous years in history…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ironworkers' Union and Ex-soldiers
Sir,—like NX804, I would like Mr. Morgan to show where I am being helped by the Ironworkers' Union enter three years's service in the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mat Drop Plan to Send Soldiers' Wives to Japan
CANBERRA: The plan to allow wives and families of Australian servicemen in Japan to join their husbands there is almost certain to be…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Subsistence Pay While Prisoner-of-war
CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde) said in the House of Representatives to-day that a suggestion by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Legacy Ball Captured Pre-War Gaiety
Outstanding as the best dressed and most successful function of the season, the Newcastle Legacy Club Ball at City Hall last night recaptured the gaiety associated with the club's pre-war entertainments…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Nazi Plot to Kill War Trial Leaders
NUREMBURG, July 4. A.A.P.—It is now disclosed that Allied intelligence officers discovered a plot last January by which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldiers' Point Road
Sir,—Some months ago £1000 was granted for repairs to Soldiers' Point-road. As a constant traveller on this road, I fail to see where the money…
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Sir,—Soldiers' Point Progress Association must concentrate on getting a better road to the growing town. Three miles of the road is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Limbless Soldiers' Association
Newcastle branch of the Limbless Soldiers' Association of New South Wales held its annual meeting at the Memorial Institute, Perkin-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →American Shoots Red Soldier
VIENNA, Thursday: An American military policeman shot dead a Russian soldier who had threatened Austrians with a revolver in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Post-wedding Party for War Bride
An English war bride and her husband. Warrant Officer K. Millington (R.A.A.F.), of New Lambton, who were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Major Charged With Flogging British Soldiers
LONDON, July 5. A.A.P.—A member of the British Regular Army, Major Phillip Herbert Graves-Morris, of the Worcesters,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Petrol Ration. Almost Pre-War Levels
Officially it is estimated that Australia's petrol consumption this month will be 27,000,000 gallons and in August…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Polar Defence War Problem "Most Vulnerable Nation is U.S."
SAN FRANCISCO, July 7. A.A.P.—Polar defence would be No. 1 problem in future war, said General H. Arnold, former…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.s. Senate's Probe of War Contracts
WASHINGTON, Monday: "Highly inadequate," is how the chairman of the Senate War Investigating Committee (Senator James Mead) describes evidence given by Democratic representative. J. May, regarding his relation with the Illinois munitions…
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