Abyssinian War Swedish Hospital Bombed Heavy Fighting In North LONDON, January 1
Reports, apparently well founded, that Italian 'plancs have bombed a Swedish Red Cross ambulance unit 20 miles from Dolo,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1936
239 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 12
'Europe Has Tried Suicide' Bishop's Fear Of War Murder Orgy Danger Goulburn
In his New Year diocesan letter the Bishop of Goulburn (Dr. E. H. Burgmann) states that the fate of the League of Nations depends in a very…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Europe Has Tried Suicide' Bishop's Fear Of War Murder Orgy Danger Goulburn
In his New Year diocesan letter the Bishop of Goulburn (Dr. E. H. Burgmann) states that the fate of the League of Nations depends in a very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Toll on Italy 404 Soldiers Lost In Abyssinia (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, January 5
After three months of war in Abyssinia the Italians have lost 404 soldiers, 390 dead and 14 missing, according to an official announcement…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Abyssinian Claim Victory Italian Troops Resent Going To War (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 8
Conflicting reports, continue to come from the northern war zone in Abyssinia. The Italians claim to have driven 2000 of Ras…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Letter In Bottle Is Boer War Relic
PERTH, Friday.—Believed to have been thrown overboard 35 years ago from a troopship near Albany by an Australian Light Horseman from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Model for Cenotaph Anzac Dies In Brisbane SYDNEY
Mr. William P. Darby, an original Anzac, who was Sir Bertram Mackennal's model for the figure of the soldier on the Sydney Cenotaph has died…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Model for Cenotaph Anzac Dies In Brisbane SYDNEY
Mr. William P. Darby, an original Anzac, who was Sir Bertram Mackennal's model for the figure of the soldier on the Sydney Cenotaph has died…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →War' Plane in Crash Italian Airmen Perish (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, January 12
Crashing into a cloudcovered hillside at Makale in northern Abyssinia an Italian military 'plane was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evading War Service Italians Leaving Country (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 14
Since the outbreak of war between Italy and Abyssinia 10,000 men from South Tyrol have fled to Austria and Yugoslavia to escape service with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Abyssinian War Decisions Made At Geneva LONDON, January 20
Important decisions were made by the League's Committee of Thirteen to-day on points arising out of the Italo-Abyssinian war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Whizzbangs" for Soldiers Telegrams Framed For Italians
A system similar to the printed post cards, which the British Tommy during the war used to call "whizzbangs." has been devised in Rome for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A War About an Etcetra
In 1654 a Polish nobleman became [?] to the laws of his country by [?] of a crime. He fled to Sweden, whereupon John Cassimir…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A War About an Etcetra
In [?] a Polish mobleman became [?] to the laws of his country by reason of a crime. He fled to Sweden, whereupon John Cass[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Road Workers Wanted Preference Given To Returned Men
Preference to returned soldiers will be observed in the selection of five men for relief work under the jurisdiction of the Main Roads Board…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shock for U.S. PRESIDENT War Veteran Bonus Bill Passed (Special to "The Miner.") WASHINGTON, January 27
The Senate to-day overruled President Roosevelt's veto of the War Veterans' Bonus Bill by 76 votes to 19, and the measure now becomes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Hero Dies Tragic Death in Park Brisbane
On New Year's Eve a weary wreck of a man round his way with stumbling footsteps into Wickham Park, in the heart of Briabane, there to lie down and die. By some strange twist of fate it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Against the Ocean Man Near End Of Big Battle
Along the coast from Pett, England, at the end of the Fairlight Cliffs to a point near Rye Harbor, is a [?]our mile long barrier which has just…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Presentation to Mr. Hughes T.B. Soldiers' Gift Of Silver Salver SYDNEY
A large number of the menbers of the T.B. Sailor and Soldiers' Association of New South Wales assembled at David Jones's in honor of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Preference to Ex-soldiers Industrial Council Protest
The preference to Returned Soldiers legislation being enforced by the Government was discussed at the meeting of the Industrial Council…
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