Newcastle Soldiers Build Road
Two Newcastle C.M.F. units, on manoeuvres from their annual camp at Gan Gan, have formed "a trafficable…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1953
565 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 29
Stalin "Real Person" To Former Soldier
NEW YORK, March 6. A.A.P.—An American Associated Press correspondent was riding through Moscow's snowy streets, listening to his car radio, when the announcement of Mr. Stalin's death came…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Four Million War Documents
LONDON: The War Office records of the second world war include roughly four-million documents, of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Anzac March Approved
Newcastle City Council and the Police Department advised Newcastle R.S.L. sub-branch last night of their approval of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Belmont's War On Paspalum
Belmont Urban Area Committee has declared war on paspalum on footpaths. It will give priority to a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New War Urged On Mosquito
Newcastle Council Health Committee asked the Chief Health Inspector (Mr. Meddows) last night to make every…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hamilton Anzac Day Services
Hamilton R. S. L. Management Committee last night made arrangements for its Anzac…
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CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Australian Government will give surplus military supplies to French forces in Indo-China…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tungsten's Part In Korean War
TOKIO (A. A. P.-Reufer) : Tungsten, a strategic metal used in armaments, is one of the big secrets in Korea today. Before the war statistics…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wild Night Chase By Soldier
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A 19-year-old soldier overpowered a youth after a 300yd. chase over fences and across yards…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Service In England
An Anzac Service will be held at Harefield (Australian War Cemetery in England) at 8 a.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Record By Pilot
Pilot Officer Ken J. Murray, 27, New South Wales pilot of the R.A.A.F.'s 77 Squadron, who has flown 325 combat…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldier On Trial Collapses
SEOUL, March 12. A.A.P.-Reuter.— Private Ian Dowling Cupit collapsed in Court when his trial was resumed to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Behind The Scenes Facts Of War
When men of the Sixth Division broke through the perimeter defences of Bardia, in the 2nd A.I.F.'s first action, tension gave way to unexpected levity among the troops…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Soldier Dies After Crash
SYDNEY, Friday.—A young soldier died to-day and two others are in hospital with serious injuries following a car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →More Solemn Anzac Day Programme Supported
Church and ex-service leaders today gave varying degrees of support to a move for more restricted Anzac Day holidays. They were asked to comment on a decision of an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Islington R.S.L. Anzac Service
Islington R.S.L. last night arranged to hold its own Anzac commemoration service on Sunday,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →EDITORIAL Anzac Day Observance Questions
A CANVAS of representative opinion in Newcastle about how Anzac Day should be commemorated shows a diversity of views which probably reflect community…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ball For War Memorial
The Teacher-in-Charge of Newcastle Technical College Art School (Mr. Paul Beadle), left with art students, check the form of a ball for the U.S. War Memorial at Canberra before it was loaded for transport to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hamilton R. S. L. Anzac Service
Hamilton R. S. L. general meeting last night adopted the management committee's arrangements for…
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