On Eve of World's Biggest War
SYDNEY. Thursday.—A Canadian Senator, Major-General W. A. Griesbach, predicted that the nations were on the eve of a war greater than the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1938
227 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 12
To Remove Danger of War Threat
SYDNEY, Thursday.—Lord Lothian leader of the British delegation to the British and Commonwealth Relations Conference, said that Great Britain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Record Budget for Japan War Cost Already £242,000,000 LONDON, August 31
IT is semi-officially announced that the regular Japanese Budget, not including the cost of the campaign in China, will be the largest in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Boy Wounded Outback Gun Explodes In Motor Car Victim Taken to Adelaide by Flying Doctor
EXPLODING during a chase across rough country after kangaroos yesterday afternoon a fully loaded shot gun which was resting against the front seat of a motor car nearly brought tragedy to a party of kangaroo…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Henlein Visit To Hitler Lord Runciman Responsible War Fears Waning (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, September 1
HERR HENLEIN'S visit to Reich leader Herr Hitler is reported to have been made at the request of Lord Runciman, who desires to secure Herr Hitler's support for the Prague negotiations…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War On Sand Drift At South B.H. Tree Planting As an Effective Aid
SINCE it started its war against sand drift the South Progress Association has been responsible for the displacement of 3000 cubic yards of sand from round homes and inside blocks. The work so far will assist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Umpire F. Chester Might Have Been Test Player But For His War Injury
MEET Frank Chester, one of England's cricket personalities. Here we have a man who in his younger days threatened to become one of England's greatest batsmen. Now he is the outstanding umpire, a man in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Hitler's Speech Awaited Peace or War in the Balance; London Excited (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, September 11
PEACE or war may depend on Herr Hitler's speech at Nuremberg at 7 o'clock tonight (3.30 a.m. tomorrow Broken Hill time) on the Czechoslovakian crisis. Britain has done everything possible to secure a peaceful…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death And Desolation Fierce Battle in Ebro Area Heavy Losses In Spain's War (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, September 11
THE whole Ebro Valley in Spain presents a panorama of death and desolation recalling scenes in the Great War. Thus the "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent describes the scene of the great battle between the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Greatest Battle of Spanish War Italians And Germans Helping Rebels (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, September 12
DURING the seven weeks of the Ebro River battle the Rebel bombers have dropped 300,000 bombs along the 30-mile valley in the hope of wrecking the Government troops…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Professor Saw War Clouds Months Ago
SYDNEY, Friday.—Professor A. Lodery, Associate Professor of Germanic languages at the Melbourne University, who returned to Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Clouds Still Hover Ominous Signs of Conflict War Fear Is Widespread LONDON, September 15
IN spite of Mr. Chamberlain's effort to preserve peace in Europe there are ominous signs of an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Vital in War Munitions Sulphuric Acid SYDNEY
THE necessity for the maintenance of adequate supplies of sulphuric acid and a staff of men trained in its…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Germany Unprepared for War Visiting Canadian Senator Talks On European Crisis
AFTER a brief visit to Broken Hill, during which he inspected the surface and underground workings at the Zinc Corporation mine, Senator Webster, of Canada, who is holidaying in Australia, left for Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Must Not Be Involved Mr. Lang On War In Europe SYDNEY
"OUR people are determined that Australia must be kept out of European wars at all costs, and their determination must be made…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Stop Hitler-Stop War" Demonstration In London (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, September 18
A CROWD filled Trafalgar Square today when Miss Ellen Wilkinson, M.P., and others flanked by standard…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Plans To Resist An Invasion Czechoslovakia's War Materials (Special to "The Miner.") PRAGUE, September 23
THE hitch in the negotiations combined with the report that Hitler had declared that General Sirovy was not acceptable to him as Premier of Czechoslovakia, increased anxiety and activity in Prague…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Czech's Reply to Demands War Preparations ln Europe (Special to "The" Minor") LONDON, September 25
THE Czech Government has released in Prague Herr Hitler's plan for the cession of the Sudeten territory, which was handed to Mr. Chamberlain at Godesberg for transmission to the Czechs…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Flying Boats Necessary If There Is War
SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Mr. Hudson Fysh, managing director ot Qantas Empire Airways, said today that in the event of a European war the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hitler's Dramatic Speech Benescan Choose Peace Or War, Fuhrer Stresses! (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, September 27
"BENES will have to hand up the Sudeten territory by Saturday," declared Herr Hitler in one of the dramatic passags of his speech last night on the CzechGerman crisis…
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