Visiting Missioner Was War Chaplain
THE Rev. Father Francis, C.P., who is engaged in the Mission being conducted at thc Cathedral, is one of the best known and most renowned of Australia's war chaplains…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
392 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 6 of 20
Beauty to Be Restored Fallen Soldiers' Memorial Plot
ATTENTION has been given the Fallen Soldiers' Meniorial plot to make it again one of the beauty spots of the city. This followed'an…
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A VAST improvement has been made to the Fallen Soldiers' memorial plot in the past fewdays. A party of Council…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Watched For "Q" Feyer BRISBANE
The health of 290 members of the Garrison Artillery who were in camp at Cowan Cowan, Moreton Island, some weeks ago is being watched, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Japanese Offensive Has Gained Treaty Port of Ichang, Focal Point of War British Denial Of Peace Suggestion (Special to "The Miner") LONDON. June 8
THE Japanese offensive at Ichang is gaining momentum. It appears to be the focal point of the Sino-Japanese conflict.Ichang is a treaty port on the Yangtse River in Central China, 120 miles west of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Spanish Concessions Wanted Italy & Germany Planning Reward for War Services (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, June 11
ITALY and Germany are now planning to obtain Spanish concessions as a reward for their war services to General Franco, says the "News Chronicle." It interprets the visit to Burgos of Dr. Helmuth Wohlhat,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Italy And Germany's Part In Spain's War (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, June 14
INDIGNATION which has been roused among Members of Parliament by the cynical disclosure by the Italian and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bequest for Soldiers Court Ruling On 22-Year-Old Will MELBOURNE
TWENTY-TWO years after the death of the benefactor, returned soldiers wounded in the Great War Will receive a bequest of £500, plus…
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GOULBURN, Saturday.— Aubrey McShane walked out of his office in Goulburn yesterday with a bullet wound in the chest, drove his car…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lord Gowrie Meets Ex-soldiers Australians Best In World
"That war is over and we don't want another. But things do not lcok so bright so we must arm and prepare for any emergency. We must…
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BRISBANE, Friday. — The Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies), addressing the Chamber of Manufactures yesterday, said, that although war was not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"The War of Nerves" Italo German Newspapers Celebrating (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, July 3
AFTER the week-end apprehension Italian and German newspapers are celebrating the winning of another round in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Anglo-french Unity Secretary for War Stresses Fact in Paris On Threshold Of New Era (Special to "The Miner") PARIS, July 4
ANGLO-FRENCH unity waa stressed by Mr. Hore-Belisha at the dinner of the Franco-British-Society today. The British Secretary for War said that the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Order in Far East Japan's Hint to Britain War Anniversary Message (Special to "The Miner") TOKIO, July 6
THE Japanese Prime Minister (Baron Hiranuma) stated in Tokio today that only questions connected with the Tientsin blockade would appear on the agenda of the forthcoming Anglo-Japanese talks. "But these will…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →New Proposals Described As Last Attempt Aggressive Act Will Mean War Mr. Eden (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, July 6
THE new Anglo-French proposals to Russia are described in French. Government circles as a last attempt. Meanwhile, newspapers in the Baltic States are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Seriously Wounded By Mystery Shooter
SYDNEY. Tuesday.—While Anthony Lemoint O'Brien (46) was loading stone on to a motor lorry assisted by a man named Collins at Malabar to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Planes for France and Poland
LONDON, July 17.—Britain will begin the delivery of war planes to France and Poland in August, says the "Daily Herald." To avoid flying…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Key Industry in Time of Peace and War
SHOULD the need arise, in times of international turmoil, for Australia to defend herself against aggression, there will be no repetition…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Soldiers' Secretary Found Dead Bullet Wound In Head; Rifle Between Legs Had Been Missing Since Yesterday
WITH a wound in the head and a 32 Savage rifle between his feet William Hunter Heslop (46), secretary-manager of the local branch of the Returned Soldiers League, and licensee of the Palace Hotel, was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Danzig Still Danger Spot Nazi Move May Lead To War Polish Papers Repeat Warning (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, July 23
POLISH newspapers repeat their warning that any German attempt to annex Danzig would cause war. This is the result of anxiety caused by the German official spokesman declaring on Friday that Hitler insisted on…
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