Britain's New War Plane. London
The Air Ministry has removed from the secret list the Bristol Beaufort high wing monoplane, which has been ordered for manufacture in…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
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Secret War Planes Shown to Members of Lords and Commons. London
The Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, showed Britain's latest war planes to several hundred members of the House of Lords and House of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Core's Harbor Militia Classes For N.C.O.'s Band Enlistments. Coff's Harbor
Special N.C.O. classes were opened at Coff's Harbor last night to permit, members of the Coff's Harbor militia detachment desirous of so doing to earn…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →N. S. W. War Book Examined by Cabinet. Defence Works Started. Dependent on Finance. Sydney
Confidence that New South Wales. so far as its own instrumentalities were concerned, was ready to cope with any emergency was expressed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Clouds Good For Rabbits ''Complete Cure" Claimed by Londoner. London, May 13
The international crisis has brought longer life to thousands of England's wild rabbits, which do £70,000,000 worth of damage every year. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Seven Proposals To Keep U.S.A. Out Of War Submitted by Secy. of State. Washington
Seven proposals for inclusion in any legislation designed to keep America out of war, are urged by the Secretary for State, Mr. Hull, in a letter to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Planes Germany And Italy Complete Interchange of Types. London
Mussolini and the German and Italian Under-Secretaries for Air, according to "The Times" Rome correspondent, have agreed to unify all types of aeroplanes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →R.A.A.F. PILOTS To Train In England to Handle Giant War Planes. Melbourne
To undergo training for the handling of the giant Short Sunderland aircraft, a number of officers and men of the R.A A.F. will leave for England…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coffs Militia N.C.O. Classes Enlistments Now Oyer 250. Coff's Harbor
Since Wednesday last those members of the Coff's Harbor militia unit who are desirous of seeking promotion have been attending, special,N.C.O. classes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Guiltless" in World War Hitler's Defiant Speech No Inferiority Complex Berlin
Hurling defiance at British encirclement, Herr Hitler, addressing 215,000 ex-servicemen at Cassel, declared that Britain's aims remained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Wounded Quarrel At Foreign Glub Serious Charges Against Suspect. Melbourne
Robert Homfray, 30, laborer, of Collingwood, sustained bullet wound in the groin after a quarrel at the Foreign Club, in Exhibition street, early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SEEK 51 POSTS 80 Returned Men Examination Ordeal
A former member of the Federal Parliament, a former clergyman, and many who once were officers in the A.I.F. their ages ranging from 40 to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Italy's Part Spain's Civil War Speech by Mussolini. Rome
Signor Mussolini, proposing the toast to the Spanish Minister of the Interior. Senor Sunner, at a State banquet, declared: "Fascist Italy felt from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Clouds Emergency Services Nymboida Shire Council Duties of Chief Warden Lead for Organisation Wanted
An interesting discussion regarding the organisation work in connection with the national emergency services movement engaged the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Risk Rate Drastically Reduced. London
Lloyds Underwriters Committee has drastically reduced the war risk rate for Mediterranean voyages, on which the additional premium is reduced…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Risk Rate Reduced at Tokio. Tokio
Marine underwriters have reduced the war risk rate for Pacific ports, including Australia, but excluding America. 20 yen to 125 yen per 100…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italy and Spain Military Alliance Rumor Italy's Air Fleet in Civil War Rome
The Spanish Minister, for the In-terior Senor Suner. visited Mussolini rind it is understood that he discussed the possibility of an Italo-Spanish…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Italy and Germany Intervention in Spanish War. London
The Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, stated in the House of Commons that Italian and German representatives at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Local and General War Comrades
Mr. Sid Knight has staying with him in Coffs Harbour on holiday Mr. Claude R. Hamilton, of Melbourne. They met in the Great War and be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Car Lighting In The Event Of War Safety of Vehicles
The certainty that, in the event of war rigid regulations will be enforced in Great Britain in respect to the lighting of automobiles which might be…
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