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Broken Hill & the Far West · The wars & local soldiers
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THE Russo-Finnish peace talks coincide with the visit of the German Foreign Minister (Herr von Ribbentrop) to Rome. The subject to be discussed in Rome has not been disclosed, but the Italian press has been canvassing the possibility of Italian mediation between…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE opinion that the war will be over within six months is said to have been expressed by the German Foreign Minister (Herr von Ribbentrop)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE situation in Finland may be said to have reached a critical stage in spite of a winter in which the Finns have endured the greatest hardships from unceasing attacks by the vastly superior forces of the Soviet Union. Finland is still holding out,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The funeral of Mr. Phillip Roy ("Mick") McQuillan (41), who died in the Hospital on Friday, took place on Saturday, leaving the residence of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MADRID, March 11.— It is estimated that 300,000 men died on the battlefields in the Spanish civil war. An official announcement today stated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A FILM story of the R.K.O. Radio picture "Nurse Edith Cavell," based on the We of A M the heroic English nurse whose death lives as a shining example of the strengtn of wome's domifable courage.The picture will shortly begin a season at Johnson'. Brussels, Christmas Eve, 1913, at the Berkendael Medical Institute. All is in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DECLARING that in the last war he had seen men killed because their officers were incompetent, the Secretary for War (Mr. Stanley) said in the House of Commons today that he was determined that there should be no repetition…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →ARGENT STREET was lined with hundreds of well-wishers today when the 45 local members of the Second A.I.F. home on leave marched…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL members of the Second A.I.F. were treated right royally by the Fighting Forces Comforts Fund, at the luncheon at the New Masonic Hall today.Members of the committee and of the Women's Defence Services…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, March 13.— The life of the present Parliament, which should end in November, is to be prolonged for the duration of the war by a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE successful settlement of the disagreement between Italy and the United Kingdom over the transport of German coal has raised hopes that some general Anglo-Italian trade agreements may be achieved. Proof…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Fighting Forces Comforts Fund has now passed the £100 mark though all returns from collections and oadge sales have not yet been completed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INDIAN TROOPS at the camp near the Pyramids in Egypt. In this picture the men are marching smartly to an inspection…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC, who are policy-holders, London insurance companies evacuated from London shortly after the outbreak of war. Records and most members of the staffs are now housed in magnificent homes in the country. One big society moved a staff of about 400 to 80 miles away, but…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ANOTHER step in the mobilisation of Australia's financial resources for the conduct of the war is the sale of war savings certificates which will begin on Monday. The Treasurer (Mr. Spender) said…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SYDNEY, Saturday.—An official statement issued by the Eastern Command today set out that men desirous of enlising in the Second A.I.F…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →INDICATIONS this morning were that the war savings certificate system introduced by the Acting Treasurer (Mr. Spender) to raise money in small sums for war purposes is likely to be of considerable value…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There has been a fairly steady demand in Broken Hill for war savings certificates since they were first offered for sale yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"BY its simplicity, the plan for the sales of war savings certificates to raise money for war purposes only appears to have commended itself to persons of small means, apart altogether, from the opportunity it gives of spreading as widely as possible…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE meeting at Brenner has about it all the elements of the dramatic. While Europe awaits the arrival of the Spring which may bring war in its most terrible form, two of the most powerful men in Europe arranged…
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