China-jap War Chinese Offensive in Shansl Shanghai
The Veliaw River floods are [?] inches. The Chinese launched un offensive on [?] fr[?] in Shansi [?] and they claim in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1938
543 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 28
AFTER 20 YEARS Payment To War Widow Husband Killed--not Deserter. Newcastle
The decision of the Federal Government to make an ex-gratia payment to the widow and son of Private Russell. Atkinson, who was killed in action in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Profit Making in Spanish Civil War Why Ships Were Bombed Chamberlain Speaks Out London
Dissatisfied with the reply of the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) regarding the bombing of British ships in Spain, the Leader of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Veteran Dies Owned Ford Factory Site Fought in American Civil War Tweed Heads
William Perry Seymour, who had resided at Tweed Heads for 25 years, died to-day aged 99. He was a retired farmer, and was born in Detroit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Armageddon the Future World War
At the Protestant Hall, Grafton, last evening, Evangelist W. Gillis, in presenting as his subject, "Armageddon: The Future World War; when and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War on Japan Soviet Plan After China Struggle Army In The East Fleet of Submarines Former Official's Statement. Tokio
"I am a traitor to Stalin, but never to the fatherland," said the Chief of the Soviet Eastern political department, Lushkov, in a statement to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jap Losses Half Million Killed in First Year of War. Tokio
On the first anniversary of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, a Japanese review says that 510,109 Japanese have been killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian War Memorial Opening Anzac Day. 1940
Work on the Australian War Memorial at Canberra has progressed sufficiently in warrant the tentative announcement by the Minister for the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Girl Soldier Fights Against Franco Twice Wounded. London, June 18
Englishmen have told their experiences while fighting in the International Brigade for the Spanish Government. Here is what a Spanish girl…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Broadcast Ban A.B.C. Manager Explains Spanish War Address. Melbourne
The general manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Mr Moses, to-day revealed that the reason why broadcasting station 5CL…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Casualties in Far East War Million Chinese OVER 300,000 Japanese London
According to "The Times" correspondent in Shanghai, foreign observers estimate the casualties in the Sino-Japanese war as a million…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Soldiers
The annual report of the High Commissioner, Mr. Bruce, mentions that the remains of 49 more Australian soldiers who had been posted missing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thank Thorby Part-Blinded Soldiers Echo of Repatriation Policy Man of Many Trades. Canberra, June 30
Brisbane members of the Blind and Paitially-Blinded Ex-Soldiers' Association have written to the Minister for Defence (Mr. H. V. C. Thorby)…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Orara Valley News. Woolgoolga Beach Reserve Dissatisfaction with Trust Returned Soldiers in Arms. Woolgoolga
"That the meeting emphatically condemns the actions of the trustees of the Woolgoolga beach reserve, in their relations with the branch, and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Preference Act Position Of Returned Soldiers Shire Council Discussion
At the meeting of the Nymboida Shire Council yesterday there was an interesting discussion on the question of the proposed abolition of the Returned…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods Block Japs Northern Army In Trouble Heavy Cost of War. Shanghai
The Japanese northern army is still immobilised by floods. The war to date has cost Japan £430,000,000, and this has been met by increasing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Belgian Wounded. Valencia
During a rebel raid on Valencia today bomb splinters struck the British steamer, Yorkbrook, wounding a Belgian non-intervention observer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →European War Not Near At Hand Ex-agent-general's News Sydney
Speaking at the National Club to-day the former Agent-General [?] South Wales in [?] Mr. A. [?] Health. declared that he did not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Returned Soldiers' Health Causing "Grave Anxiety" Commissioner Speaks at Grafton
In an edifying address to the members of the Grafton branch of the Red Cross Society, at the Soldiers' Hall last night Mr. C W. Graham dealt with the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldier Members of School of Arts
At a meeting of the Mullumbimby School of Arts committee Mr. S. Stephens gave notice of a motion to give honorary membership to all…
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