Extending Period For Entitlement To War Gratuities
CANBERRA, Wedneslay.—A bill to extend the period of entitlement for war gratuities to June 30 was introduced by Mr. Chiflev in the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1947
922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 25 of 47
Eye For Sale; "Desperate" Says Ex-Soldier
GRAFTON, Wednesday.—A former Canadian soldier living near South Grafton needs money so desperately that he is willing to sell an eye if it could be used to give sight to a blind person…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fears Of Civil War Sweeping India "Herald" Service
LONDON, May 29.—Fear-fed rumours of civil war are sweeping India leading to expectations of the worst riots in India's history when the Viceroy, on Monday, announces the British Government's latest…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier's Wife Was Unfaithful
A returned soldier who claimed that his wife had had a love affair with another man while he was serving in the Army sought a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BOMBARDIER Richard Braithwaite, 29-year-old process engraver, of Belmont, is one of six men—out of 2400 prisoners of war—who survived the grim Bornco "Death March" in 1945. He was the first of the six to escape. This is Mr. Braithwaite's vivid story. Six Out Of 2400 Lived Through "Death March"
In July, 1942, B Force was formed in Singapore to go to Borneo. The force comprised 1500 Australians. After a 10-day voyage in one of the usual Jap hellships, we…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Improve Convalescent Homes For Soldiers
SYDNEY, Friday.—The Red Cross will reconstruct the Lady Davidson Convalescent Home at Bondi and the Lady Gowrie Convalescent Home at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soldier Found Man In Wife's Bedroom
On the ground of his was [?] my with Christopher delegates, seaman, at Lake-road, Wallsend [?] about October [?], 1941. [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disabled Soldiers' Appeal
The response has been good to an appeal by the Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) for support for the Totally and Permanently Disabled Soldiers'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Five Killed in "No War" Campaign
HONG KONG, June 1. A.A.P.—According to a dispatch from Canton, five people were killed and 20 injured when students at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →U.S. War Plan for Special Units "Herald" Service
WASHINGTON, June 1.—The War Department has outlined a plan to organise 2500 specialised reserve units of industry which in a time of emergency would be ready to assume army missions as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Looking at the World Turkey Decides To Remain On War Footing
What's cooking in Turkey? There's no news of any Russian approach about the Dardanelles, but the Turks have suddenly decided to prolong wartime mobilisation. The Government considers that Turkey's position is very vulnerable,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ex-soldiers To Wait Years For Courses
SYDNEY, Sunday.—The State President of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. Bolton) told the R.S.L. State Council that the Commonwealth…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Point
Sir,—The Point is fast coming into its own as visitors are frequent, and many homes are going up; but what is lacking is that the Progress…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Husband Shirked War Service: Blonde Released "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, June 3.—A beautiful blonde and former model Marguerite Sogge Guggenheim, 22, was granted an annulment of her marriage on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Famous Cruiser For Sea Tests Soon: War Wounds Healed
SYDNEY: H.M.A.S. Australia, which has been undergoing extensive war damage repairs in Captain Cook Dock, was commissioned this week and will begin sea tests in the coming month…
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When Mr. T. A. Walsh, of Bull-street. Cook's Hill, retired from the Greater Newcastle Council yesterday, after 18 years' service…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Shot Dead, 2 Wounded
BRISBANE, Thursday.—A woman was shot dead and two men were wounded in a Housing Commission hut at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Write Off Debts On War Homes, Says Member
CANBERRA, Thursday.—Debts incurred by ex-servicemen in obtaining homes should be written off when times were more stable, said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldiers' Club Plan Dropped
The proposal to establish a Wallsend Returned Soldiers and Citizens' Club had been dropped and the club's registration returned to the Registrar…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pelican Flat Soldiers' Hall Opened
The Pelican Flat Soldiers' Hall was officially opened by the Patron of the sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. P. Townsend)…
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