Short Stories Written By Soldiers
Soldiers on active service in New Guinea, trying to stave off the mental stagnation of the tropics, were responsible for the collection of short…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1947
922 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 47
Soldiers' Tales May Be New Divorce Ground "Herald" Service
NEW YORK, February 7.—Excessive war reminiscence may some day be a recognised legal ground for divorce, cheerfully suggests Robert C…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Not Over For R.A.N. Men Who Clear Sea Of Mines
SYDNEY: For many men of the R.A.N. the war will not be over until the last mine is cleared from the passages through the coral reefs of the north, or destroyed on the beaches…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Anzac Day Service in Park Again
Anzac Day observance will be in King Edward Park again this year the President of the Newcastle sub-branch of the R.S.L. (Mr. J. F…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From War to a Trade—giant Sun Fish at Stockton
EXCELLENT RESULTS are being obtained at the Government Rehabilitation Classes at Islington behind the Technical College, where ex-servicemen are being taught trades. Picture above shows trainees being instructed as wood machinists. They will work in timber mills, joinery Shops, etc…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Nine More Blocks for Ex-Soldiers
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Nine blocks on the Bouyeo estate, near Harden, have been notified in the Government Gazette as being available for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Anzac Day Venue
The decision to revert to King Edward Park for the Anzac Day observance will be approved by the public of Newcastle, soldiers and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pay War Pensions
War pensions will be paid at all Newcastle post-offices next Wednesday, instead of Thursday. Thursday will be the Show holiday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Greta Soldiers Complain of March in Rain
SYDNEY.—An officer at Greta Camp made 30 soldiers march in pouring rain for half an hour because they said they did not…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wage War
What is Smith's earning capacity like? Fair enough, but he complains that it is not equal to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forced to March in Rain Soldiers Allege
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A complaint that an officer at Greta camp had made 30 soldiers march in pouring rain for half an hour because they…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lysaght's to Entertain Returned Men
To welcome home ex-servicemen of Lysaght's, Ltd., in Newcastle, a dinner and dance is to be held by the company in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Red Cross Benefits For War Casualties
THE DIVISIONAL Executive of the Australian Red Cross Society has announced that the Newcastle and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The War's Legacy of Nervous Disorders
Doubt about the adequacy of facilities for the treatment of returned men suffering from war neurosis will be increased by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Brides Found New York Housing Difficult
NEW YORK, Friday: Two Australian war brides, victims of New York's tragic housing shortage, are living in a basement of a house in a dreary Brooklyn street. They are Mrs. Marjorie Stelling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Neurotic Ex-Soldiers Lack Proper Care"
The lack of proper arrangements for dealing with neurotic and convalescent ex-servicemen was causing concern in the Returned Soldiers' League, said the state Branch Representative (Mr. P…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Atom Bomb Seen As Check on War
COPENHAGEN: World War II would never have begun if the atom bomb had been built in 1939, Dr. Nils Bohr, famous nuclear physicist, said in a talk reported by the newspaper "Politiken."…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Improvisation Finds Many Odd Uses For War Equipment
SYDNEY: The Australians' wartime flair for improvisation is finding its outlet with the return to civil life. The largest selling organisation in the Southern Hemisphere, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Jungle Hunt For Wanted Jap Soldiers "Herald" Service
MANILA, Feb. 17.—A United States Army plane flew for hours at tree-top level over the northern end of Palawan Island yesterday in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier To Face 5-Year-Old Charge Of Assaulting Girl
William Henry Turner (30), soldier, failed to appear at the Maitland Quarter Sessions on November 2. 1942, to answer a…
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