16 Ships Sunk by Mines Since War
LONDON, Jan. 20. A.A.P.—Since the war ended, 16 ships, totalling 71,182 tons, had been lost through striking mines, said…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1946
1,410 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 71
Sale of War Goods Yields Nearly a Million in Borneo
BORNEO, Monday: On dropping the offensive against the Japs in the Borneo area, the R.A.A.F. First Tactical Air…
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PARIS, Jan. 20. A.A.P.—A French sergeant was fatally wounded by the United States military police during a brawl between…
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PROTEST MARCH by U.S. soldiers, impatient at repatriation delays. The men are moving down the Champs Elysees, Paris, towards the U.S. Embassy, in the Place de la Concorde. They carried flares…
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Welcome-home committees which wish to continue activities after the Australian Comforts Fund closes on March 31 may do so provided they…
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WASHINGTON, Monday: Not many marriages of Australian girls to Americans have gone on the rock, says a Legation Officer charged with straightening out such tangles. In the three months he has beer…
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SINGAPORE, Jan. 21.—The first war crimes trials in South-east Asia began at Singapore to-day…
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CANBERRA, Monday.—The Commonwealth Government believes that September 2, 1945, should be regarded as the date on which hostilities with…
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Howard L. Whatman. 31, a soldier awaiting discharge. was fined £5, or 10 days imprisonment. at Newcastle Police Court today for having an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£1000 for War Homes Appeal
A sum of £1000 which the C.U.S.A. Committee had realised from the sale of its Newcastle property in King-street would be…
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The Mediterranean Ferry Service, originally designed to take men, equipment, food and stores to Greece, and bring away the wounded and…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—H.M.A.S. Cessnock was commissioned on January 26, 1942, under the command of Lieutenant T. S. Marchington, R.N.R…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Two New South Wales soldiers were seriously injured late this afternoon when two military trucks collided on the Hume…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Another Italian has escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp. This is the third day in succession that escapes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Want Homes for All War Widows
To balance large sums of money claimed as compensation for war damage, a substantial sum should be sought to erect homes for widows and…
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NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—Supporters of Argentina's former War Minister, Colonel Peron, are openly preparing for war, according to the Buenos Aires correspondent of the New York 'Herald…
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Serious complaints were being made against Newcastle Rehabilitation Office, Mr. W. Haddow (Pelican Flats) told the District…
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Newcastle District Council of the Returned Soldier' League wants restrictions on delivery of household goods removed. so as to create employment for returned men. Mr. V. Broadbent (Morisset), who…
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CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Commonwealth Government was considering legislation to provide preference for ex-servicemen in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Widows Eligible for Training
War widows were eligible for full or part-time training under the reconstruction training scheme, as well as ex-service women, the Deputy…
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