India's War On Hyderabad
The death of Mr. Jinnah, first Governor-General of Pakistan, comes inopportunely at a moment when both India and…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
559 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 20 of 28
Call To Pakistan To Wage War With India
NEW DELHI, Tues. (A.A.P.).—Crowds packed the main streets of Karachi yesterday demanding that Pakistan declare war on India for its…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →55 Million Chinese Homeless Through Floods And War
SHANGHAI, Tues. (A.A.P.): About 55,000,000 people, one-eighth of China's population, are homeless as a result of floods and civil war. The Ministry of Social Welfare says that civil war re-…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →King To Broadcast Anzac Day Message
BRISBANE, Tuesday. — The King will broadcast an Anzac Day address to the Empire from Brisbane, next year…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Entertained Boer War Veterans
Merewether sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League last night entertained six Newcastle veterans of the South African War…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →May Compromise on Dutch War Debts
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—A compromise is expected to be reached shortly between Australian and Dutch Treasury officials on Dutch…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reds Here On Soviet Side If War Comes
BRISBANE: Australian Communists would fight on the side of the Soviet if Australia became involved in war with Russia. An executive member of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.K. Rearms; War Work In Factories "Herald" Service
LONDON, Sept. 15.—Britain is rearming and the Government is switching many factories back to war production. The Lord president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →U.S. Prepares For War With Russia Non Iddon's U.S. DIARY
NEW YORK, Thurs.: There is a passion for preparedness here and politicians are calling for huge appropriations for arms. The old slogan, two cars in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →8697 Enlist in Citizens' Army
CANBERRA, Thursday—Against the target of 50,000, enlistments in the Citizens' Military Forces at September 8 last were only 8697,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Claims "Help Soviet In War" Speech Twisted
BRISBANE, Friday.—Mr. Gilbert Burns, a Queensland executive member of the Communist Party, claimed to-night that his statement…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Britain's Ace War Pilot Killed
LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.).—Squadron Leader G. W. Curry, Britain's ace pathfinder during the war, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Ex-Soldiers Seek Communist Ban
SYDNEY, Sunday.—Five ex-servicemen's organisations, at a joint meeting in Sydney, decided to urge the Commonwealth Government to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Owners To Receive Twice War Fuel Ration
SYDNEY, Monday.—Despite the new petrol cut from October 1, private motorists will receive more than twice as much petrol as they…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Donate Trees for War Cemetery
Greater Newcastle Works Committee decided last night to recommend to the council that 18 varieties of trees be donated on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prepared If War Comes, Says Minister
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—In the House of Representatives to-night the Minister for the Army (Mr. Chambers) said the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Auxiliary For Disabled Soldiers Formed
Within five minutes of its formation yesterday the Women's Auxiliary of the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Soldiers'…
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SYDNEY.—More than £6,000,000 had been spent on purchase of land for soldier settlement since the war ended, the…
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Most women's organisations functioning in Newcastle will be represented on the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Allies Prepare for Total War
Both Britain an dthe United States are rapidly placing their military machines on a wartime footing as a precaution against a further deterioration in the international situation…
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