Airmen Trained for Atom War "Herald" Service
LONDON, March 18.—Britain has air crews trained for atomic warfare. This, one of the R.A.F.'s best kept peacetime secrets,…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1953
565 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 29
'Heroes' Talked About War At U.S. Cocktail Parties
NEW YORK, Thurs.: Insistent topic of the past few days was the shooting down of American and British planes by the Russians. Heroes at cocktail parties cried that it was time to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bomb As War "Preventive"
LONDON, Mon. (A.A.P.)—Development of a guided bomb, which would be sent without fail to its target,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Special Holiday For Anzac Day
SYDNEY.—There will be no special holiday for Anzac Day this year. An officer of the Chief…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Crosses To Honour War Dead
People would be able to buy crosses to put in the Field of Remembrance being laid out in Civic Park by Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Letters To the Editor. Korean War
LIEUTENANT-General W. Bridgeford ("N.M.H.," 13/3/'53) in addressing members of Parliament in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Arrest Soldier After Youth's Death
SYDNEY, Monday.—Wagga detectives, investigating the death of an army trainee who was struck on the head by a…
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WAGGA: In the Wagga Court today Donald Arthur Cross, soldier, of Kapooka, was remanded for 14 days on a manslaughter charge. He was charged following…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—There will be no extra holiday this year for Anzac Day, which falls on a Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War On Garbage "Tip-And-Run"
Ratepayers who are "tip-and-run disposers of private rubbish" may find themselves prosecuted by Newcastle Council. The Finance Committee…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →T.v. Seen As Important to Defence in Time of War
SYDNEY: A public television service in Australia would go a long way towards providing important defence in wartime, Sir Ernest Fisk told the Royal Commission on Television…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Soldier Gaoled For Theft
SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A Regular Army Staff Sergeant was sentenced in Central Court to-day to three months'…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Restricted" Anzac Day Sought
SYDNEY, Wednesday. —North Coast sub-branches of the R.S.L. are seeking a more "restricted" Anzac Day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Anzac Dawn Service
Arrangements for the Dawn Service in Civic Park on Anzac Day were well advanced, the organiser (Mr. D. MacDonald) told a meeting of the District R.S L. Council…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Canteen Funds For War Hospitals
The State Council of the R.S.L. has resolved to have the Services Canteen Act amended to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Relics Of Japan's Surrender Not In War Memorial
CANBERRA: Swords and other relics of the Japanese surrender in 1945 have been withdrawn from display at the Australian War Memorial…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anzac Service At War Cemetery
Arrangements for the Anzac service at the Sandgate War Cemetery on April 19 have been…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Cemetey Service
The annual commemoration service at Sandgate War Cemetery, sponsored by Waratah-Mayfield and Shortland…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soccer Match To Aid War Fund
Mayfield United will meet Greta Austral in a Soccer match at Wallsend tomorrow in aid of the Korean…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Statement On War Paroles
CANBERRA, Friday.—Individual applications for parole or clemency for Japanese war criminals would be considered…
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