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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 46 of 47
Laying in Civic Park of the foundation stone of Newcastle's new cenotaph is likely to be a feature of the next local Anzac Day celebrations. Details of the Newcastle' Cultural…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CAIRO, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—The Palestine partition may lead to a racial Holy War lasting as long as the Crusades, said veteran Iraq statesman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW DELHI, Sat. (A.A.P.).— The Indian Army has lost 141 killed and 193 wounded in Kashmir since fighting began on Oct. 27…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hooliganism on Newcastle beaches would be put down with an iron hand, the Lord Mayor (Ald. H. D. Quinlan) said today. He said that beach inspectors and others would keep strict watch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Dec. 21. A.A.P.—A statement emphasising the seriousness of the threat of an atomic war, following the failure of the London conference of the Council of Foreign Ministers, has…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TOKYO, Dec. 21.—The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Mr. Matsuoka) revealed that a special Diet Investigation Committee had discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Among Australian ships with records of distinguished war service behind them are Adelaide Steamship Co. vessels now returning to their peacetime employment. THEY are the Bungaree already…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY: The Housing Minister (Mr. Clive Evatt) has announced that one house a month is to be allocated to the War Widows' Guild…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Dec. 22. — "War" between the socialists and communists in Britain has opened with an exchange of "hot words." The General Secretary of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN 1900, the Dunottar Castle opened the Union Castle mail service to the Cape of Good Hope. The flag she flew is still worn by. Union Castle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Housing (Mr. Evatt) said to-day that one home would be allocated each month to war widows in urgent need…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—In the last war there was a protest from mothers and the public against lads of 18, 19 and 20 years of age being taken to malaria-infested…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A large Christmas tree, donated by Mr. W. McDonald and decorated by Miss Norma Bailey and the Secretary (Mrs. McDonald), carried a gift…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SYDNEY.—Applications are being received from returned soldiers for the purchase of single-unit farms, said the Minister for Lands (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SHANGHAI, Dec. 26.—"Manchuria is likely to be the starting point of a third world war. In that event the Soviet Army will conceal themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →TOKYO, Dec. 26.—General Hideki Tojo, Japan's wartime Prime Minister, blamed only himself for his country's defeat, when he gave evidence on his own behalf before…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Friday. — The Minister for Lands (Mr. Sheahan), warned soldiers not to prejudice their chance of success on the land by submitting…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →WASHINGTON, Fri. (A.A.P.): A Brisbane boy, who was pleasant to an American soldier in 1942, is getting his reward. Now 17, he had flown to the U.S. as the guest of the soldier—back in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEW DELHI, Mon. (A.A.P.).— "War between India and Pakistan is inevitable, if Pakistan persists in her proved complicity with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY: Early payment of war gratuities, plus increases to allow for diminished purchasing power, is favored by the…
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