Corio By-election U.A.P. Policy Speech War As a Political Issue. Melbourne
Delivering his policy speech in the Geelong City Hall to-night the U.A.P. candidate for Corio, Mr. J. T. Vinton Smith, said it would not be an…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1940
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Planning for War and Peace Australia's Policy To-day Book by Former New South Wales Premier
A book written by the former Premier of New South Wales, Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, has just been published by Angus and Robertson, Ltd., under the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Diary of a Soldier February 9, 1940
First Day: When these bushmen get out on field exercises they're in their element. Our platoon was practising advancing on an enemy post to-day,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Maritime Unions War Risk Allowances Granted by Arbitration Court Sydney
In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to-day Chief Judge Sir George Beeby granted increased allowances because of war risks to members of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War Summary Von Papen's Career Japan And Netherlands Non-aggression Offer Melbourne
A striking example of German methods is provided by the attempt to steal a Turkish submarine, which is understood to be the reason for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Line Held Russians Lose 35,000 Greatest Battle Of War Finns Use British Planes. London
The greatest pitched battle of the Ruseo-Finnish campaign, and the' most sustained mechanical offensive in Europe since the Great War…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Inventions Power of Commonwealth. Canberra
Power for the Commonwealth to use inventions, models, processes or designs which are considered necessary for toe efficient prosecution of the war…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War and the Kilt Scotland Ready for Tartan Drive Overseas
Scotsmen and Scotswomen all over the world will feel a twinge of disappointment when they hear that this workaday war has caused the War…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Western Front British War Effort Far Exceeds 1914-18. PARIS
General El Spears, in a lecture today, declared that the number of British soldiers in France was twofold the number disembarked in the same…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Summary Middle East Changes Germany Suspects Russia Sweden's Iron Ore Deposits Melbourne
The arrival of the Australian troops in Palestine emphasises the transformation of the situation in the Middle East, as compared with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A.I.F. RECRUITS 5000 Waiting In N.S.W. Enlistments Suspended. Sydney
Already there are 5000 names on the waiting list for the A.I.F. in New South Wales, and Victoria Barracks officials stated, to-day that no public appeal for was likely in this State when' re-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Concession to Soldiers. Canberra
Trunk line calls at half-price is tee new privilege granted to members, of the defence services in regulations gazetted to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Minister London
The British Minister for War, Mr. Oliver Stanley, visited a number of secret pill boxes along what has begun to be known as the "Gort line," in a line…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →War Summary Freeze Affects Plans Importance Of Iran Oil Supplies for British Navy
Europe is still in the grip of the most severe winter in living memory. The straits around Denmark, which link the Baltic with the North Sea,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter for U.K. Britain Takes War Risks Contract Satisfactory Dairy Board Statement. Brisbane
Mr. James Purcell, Chairman of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Board Equalisation Committee, Limited, stated to-day that there had…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melb. Shooting In Heart Of City Man and Youth Wounded. Melbourne
Shot down in a street affray in Terry street,city, late last night, a middleaged man and youth were admitted to hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Six Shots Four Took Effect Darwin Incident Man in Loin Cloth Wounded Darwin
A member of the Darwin Mobile Force was admitted to hospital here with three bullet wounds in one leg and a bullet wound in the elbow. He…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Middle East Main Theme in War Scandinavian Conference Australians Their Task Melbourne
While the Finns are still offering a firm resistance to the intense Russian pressure on the Mannerheim line, and operations on the Western front are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hundreds Watch A.I.F.--Police Fight Three Soldiers Arrested. Sydney
Hundreds of people completely blocked traffic in George street, Hay market, last night to watch police and soldiers fighting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Finnish Crisis New Defences Planned Appeal For Foreign Aid Official War Summary Melbourne
A crisis has been reached in the Russo-Finnish war. The immense weight of the Russian attack on the Mannerheim lints is gradually…
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