Record Number Expected In Anzac March
A record number of World War II. veterans was expected to take part in the Anzac Day march in Newcastle. the Secretary of City…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1948
559 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 28
New War "Would End Capitalism"
LONDON, April 12. A.A.P.— A third world war would "end forever the system of capitalism on this earth," said the Secretary of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Seek Discretion In War Gratuity Pay
CANBERRA, Monday. — The Federal All-Party Committee on War Gratuities decided to-day to recommend to the Government that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Holiday on April 26
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—State Cabinet decided to-night to proclaim Monday, April 26, a public holiday for Anzac Day…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →'War Scare Intense In America'
LONDON, Thurs. (A.A.P.).—The Americans have again come to regard the British as their stout-hearted front line…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →20 Legacy Homes for War Widows
Of the £30,000 raised by public subscription in 1945, Legacy was providing 20 homes for was widows, said the President (Mr. C…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lead World War II Men In March
Members of the Australian Armoured Corps, led by Brigadier Denzil Macarthur-Onslow, D.S.O., and Lieut.-Colonel K. Arnott,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Brief Old Soldiers Argued To End
William Smith and Pte. John Heath fought together in the Boer War and argued like all young soldiers. When they went home, Mr. Smith got married and Mr. Heath went to live…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Scare In U.S. "Intense"
LONDON, April 15. A.A.P.—"If someone announced over the microphone that Red Army paratroops were dropping on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Jap Arms Cache Found Under War God Shrine
KURE, April 15.—Under a shrine dedicated to the god of war, British troops discovered sufficient Japanese arms and ammunition to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day Dawn Service
The Dawn Service on Anzac Day would be in memory of the fallen of both world wars, the President (Mr. W. H. Murdoch) said at a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Branxton Anzac Services Tomorrow
Anzac Day commemoration services will be held in Branxton tomorrow to allow members of ex-servicemen's…
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Lambton Welfare Committee and Lambton-New Lambton R.S.L. sub-branch will conduct an Anzac Day service at the old memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Anzac Day March Expected
It is expected that 4000 returned service personnel will take part in the Anzac Day march through the city on Sunday, April 25. A number of serving…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Went A.W.L. To Tend Orchard
A soldier who had been A.W.L for 43 days told a District Court-Martial at Greta Camp that his absence was due to repudiation of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tennis on Anzac Day
Newcastle Tennis Association is to conduct fixtures in its annual championships on the afternoon of Anzac Day. Players drawn and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Service At Hamilton
Hamilton sub-branch of the Returned Servicemen's League conducted its Anzac Memorial Service at Gregson Park yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prospects Of War Surveyed
There is a danger of looking too hard and too exclusively at the details of the international situation, and forgetting the big basic factors and principle which condition it. The details are alarming…
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DARWIN, Sunday.—Arnhem Land country around Oenpelli Mission, 150 miles east of Darwin, is having its worst floods in memory,…
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A WEDDING at Maitland at the week-end indicates that sympathy has its place in the Army. The bridegroom, a soldier,…
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