Navy Guards The Seas Flashes From War Zones London, September 4
THE Admiralty announces that naval activity is continuing in all seas, but so far there has been no…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1939
392 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 20
Australia Today and in 1914 Country Betterserved to Face War Conditions
A SURVEY of Australia's position today as compared with 1914 reveals that industry and commerce has never been in a better position to face war-time conditions. Inquiries in Broken Hill today revealed that there was not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Egypt at War with Germany "State Of Siege" LONDON, September 4
ACCORDING to the "Daily Express" correspondent at Cairo the Egyptian Government has decreed a "state of seige" following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →German Pole Fatally Wounded
NEWCASTLE, Thursday, —Leon Targowsti, said to be a German Pole, a seaman on the B.H.P. freighter Iron Warrior, was fatally stabbed…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—An important meeting will be held in Sydney next Monday to review plans for the protection of the civilian population…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →First War Session Of Parliament
CANBERRA, Wednesday.—Speaking to Australia's first war session of the Federal Parliament for over. 20 years the Prime Minister (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Is The Soviet War Machine So Strong?
HOW strong—or weak—is Russia? The breakdown of the Anglo-French negotiations and the conclusion of the non-aggression pact with Germany have led observers to believe that the Soviet is turning away from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Against Wishes of the Masses (Special to "The Miner:")
LONDON, September B.—German workers at present do not want war and have nothing in common with the Nazi regime, declare Independent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Barrier miner Thursday, September 7, 1939. Australia on a War Time Footing
AUSTRALIA today is in a far better position to face a war of long duration than she was in 1914, and therefore should be of greater assist…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War News From The World Capitals (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, September 6
IT is officially announced that Britain has notified the United States, France, Russia and Poland that she is denouncing the Naval Disarmament Treaty limiting the size of warships and the calibre of their guns…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Canada To Make War Declaration May Be in Role of Exporter (Special to "The Miner") New York, September 6
WHILE it is believed that Canada will declare war when Parliament meets tomorrow, the Ottawa correspondent of the New York "Times" suggests that Canada's failure to make a formal declaration might be designed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Severe Penalties for War Profiteering
MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Premier of Victoria (Mr. Dunstan) declared yesterday that severe penalties will be imposed on any person…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"The Miner" Motor Section. Topical Motoring Conducted by "Transmission" Importance Of Oil Tankers Supplies in War Time
IN times of peace, the oil tanker is one of the most important types of trading ships afloat; in times of war, they are almost priceless, particularly to those nations which are not fortunate enough to have oil wells within…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Delay in Issue of War News Newspapers Move British Govt. (Special to "The Minor") LONDON, September 7
FOLLOWING newspaper criticism of the delay by the Ministry of Information in issuing news of the war, all parties in the House of Commons will press for a debate on the subject as soon as the House resumes normal…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Points About U.S. Neutrality People Consider War Not Their Affair (Special to "The Miner") New York, September 6
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S neutrality proclamation a few days after the outbreak of war, and so soon after the torpedoing of the Athenia, should elicit serious consideration among Australians…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Last Minute War News
LONDON. — Paris says that the north flank of the French Army is reported to have driven seven miles into German territory. Extremely…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labor Attitude on War Situation
SYDNEY. Saturday.—The Federal A.L.P. interstate executive will hold a special meeting on September 18 to consider the international situation…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News From The Capitals; War Steps In Canada (Special to "The Miner")
NEW YORK.—Miss Grace Moore, film star and opera singer, arrived in the Manhattan from Europe to complete a concert tour. She said that when it was finished she would return to France and drive an ambulance in the unit of which her husband is a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fortunes of War Swinging Stiffening of German Defences (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, September 8
WITH the stiffening of the German defences, fighting on the Western front has extended to a front of at least 60 miles. In the extreme south of the Maginot and Siegfried lines in the Vosges Mountain area, the fortunes…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Barrier Hiner Monday, September 11. 1939. War Profiteering
THE Federal and State Governments are to be commended for the prompt action they nave taken to prevent war profiteering in Aus…
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