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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
392 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 19 of 20
OUTLINING Britain's war aims the Foreign Secretary (Lord Halifax) said in the House of Lords that a conference would be useless until Germany had learned the primary lesson that using force was a bad plan. The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Health (Mr. Fitzsimons) told the annual meeting of the Australian Red Cross (N.S.W. division)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TOP—The British steamer Blackhill about to disappear beneath the waves after having struck a German mine off the east coast…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRITAIN'S war aims, as outlined in the House of Lords by the breign Secretary (Lord Halifax), end to indicate the unswerving…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ANOTHER gift worth more [?] £1,000,000 has been [?] by Lord Nuffield. In the House of Commons last…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →CANBERRA, Friday.—Proposals for Australian scientists to co-operate with those in other parts of the Empire in war work are being discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WHEN Tony, the 4-year-old son of the Minister for the Army (Mr. Street), was visited in bed at the Mercy Hospital by his father,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The regulations provide that the following persons shall be exempt from war service…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An urgent appeal is made to residents of this district for support for the Polish War Victims' Relief Fund. The fund has been officially approved…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GERMAN SOLDIERS running through a heavily bombarded village evacuated by the French as they moved back to consolidate their position…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mrs. R. Fraser. of the Feminist Club and English Speaking Union, who. has just returned. to Sydney after a world. tour,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Tibooburra Branch of the Country Women's Association will work for the Lord Mayor's Comforts Fund, Sydney, through C.W.A. headquarters, for the duration of the war. This was decided at the annual meeting of the branch which was held in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LONDON, December 12.—Undaunted by the massacre of many of their companions last month, Czech students continue to revolt against…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Governor (Lord Wakehurst) told Sydney Grammar School pupils yesterday that if Germany won the war the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On behalf of the Broken Hill contingent Sergeant D. Williams, D.O.M. of 10th Battalion, 2nd A.I.F., has written thanking "The Barrier Miner"…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SYDNEY, Saturday.— Addressing the Taxpayers' Association yesterday the secretary made a prophecy that business men would be faced with a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOVE—Russian troops moving over snow-covered country on skis, with a machine gun also mounted on skis. Both Russian…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FINNISH SOLDIERS MANNING A FIELD GUN tn a wood near the Russian border. This picture was taken during the height ot the Finnish-Soviet crisis late last month, as the gallant Finnish soldiers were making feverish preparations to defend the country against a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Ballots for president and vice-presidents were conducted at the Christmas general meeting of the Returned, Soldiers' League which was held in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IN the biggest air battle of the war to date 12 German Messerschmidt planes were shot down over the Heligoland Bight. Seven British bombers were lost. Announcing this victory the Air Ministry com…
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