Building Two War Planes Hourly. Paris
War planes are now being turned but from the French factories at the rate of two hourly, states General Vuillamin, head of the Army Air…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
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Comrades in Life and Death Britain And France British War Minister's Speech Paris
Anglo-French unity was stressed by the British Minister for War (Mr. Hore-Belisha) at a dinner held by the Franco-British Association…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. Carl Small Popular Sporting Announcer Retiring From the Air Soldier Settler at Paddy's Plain
After conducting the sporting session from station 2LM Lismore, for two and a half years. Mr. Carl Small has retired from a position which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Swim to Gibraltar. Gibraltar
Sixteen ex-Republican officers and soldiers landed, after swimming from Algeciras. One died of exhaustion on the beach…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Father Charged "Going To Shoot You" Wife and Son Wounded. Melbourne
Eric Benjamin Southam, 40, carpenter, was committed for trial at Carlton Court to-day. on a charge of having, on June 15, shot his wife and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Referendum U.S. Proposals Outvoted. Washington
The Senate Judiciary Committee reported to the Senate on two similar constitutional amendments providing for a, national referendum before the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"War of Nerves" Tactics in Europe Anthony Eden's Speech British Not Intimidated London
The .former Foreign Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden, in a public speech, "said: "We can expect no change for the better until all the Governments are finally convinced that any fur-…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Red Cross Maclean Branch Annual Meeting Returned Soldiers Entertained
There was a good attendance of members at the annual meeting of the Maclean branch of the Red Cross on Thursday night. At the conclusion of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Italian Wounded Altercation at House. Queenstown (Tas.)
Following an altercation between Italians at a house in Queenstown on Saturday night when a knife and revolver were allegedly used. Domino…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Vote for War" Sir H. Gullets View Man Power Card Objectors United Australia Essential Sydney
Warning against the proposed union boycott of the national register, the Minister for External Affairs, Sir Henry Gullett, declared to-day that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Haven for Children In Case Of War Canadian Proposal. Toronto
The Premier of Ontario, Mr. Hepburn, said the Cabinet had approved of a suggestion that a haven be organised in Canada for English children, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ban Suggested War Supplies For Japan U.S.A. Senator's Move. Washington
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by 12 votes to 11, decided to postpone until next session of Congress consideration of the neutrality…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tension Simmers Down War Not Wanted Over Danzig Question "Germany Is Emphatic" "No Chance of Victory" Berlin
The Commander-in-Chief has decreed that cavalry regiments and armored corps shall be grouped by September 19 into a single unit, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Not Worth War Danzig Situation General Franco's View Can Be Settled Peacefully Burgos
General Franco, in a statement declared: "I refuse to believe there will be war. There is no question that cannot be settled peacefully."…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Risk Store Materials Advice of Minister. Sydney
The Minister for Supply and Development, Mr. Casey, to-night issued an appeal to all "users of sea-borne raw materials and the like" to maintain a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Frontier War Russia v. Japan Six Days' Battle London
The self-contained war on the Mongolian frontier is creeping more into the news every day. The extravagant Japanese claims can be largely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →British General Arrives in Poland New German Move Likely "Local War in August" Warsaw
The British General (Sir Edmund Ironsides) will arrive here by air tomorrow. A semi-official communique states…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wife Wounded Husband Jumps Overboard Sensation on Orama. Perth
After slashing his wife's throat Alfio Grasso, 31, dashed from a cabin aboard the Orama, and jumped into the sea. He quickly disappeared and the body…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Risks British Insurance Bill Mutual Protection Plan. London
The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley. pointed out in the House of Commons, during the War Risks Insurance Bill debate, that the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Without War Danzig Settlement "Hitler Is Optimistic" Nazi Leader's Statement Danzig
The Nazi leader (Herr Forster) has returned to Danzig. and it is understood that he indicated that he had found Herr Hitler optimistic that…
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