One Shot Dead Attempted Assassination Many Wounded San Juan (Porto Rico) July 25
Nationalist extremists attempted to assasinate Governor Winship during a fete here to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the American…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1938
870 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 44
War Graves Ashes of Ribbons at Villers-bret. Paris. July 25
The brenze urn in which Mr. Ross Jacob brought the ashes of ribbons from wreaths deposited at war memorials in the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Count Von Luckner. Returned Soldiers' Attitude
At a meeting of the Returned Soldiers' Club held last night it was unanimously decided not to take any official part in any arrangements made…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Villers-bretonneux. King George Unveils Memorial to Australian Armies. Heroism, Self-sacrifice and Comradeship of the War Years Recalled. Paris
With-the pagentry ended and the departure of the last of the tired troops as night fell, the plateau on which the Australian memorial stands…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRANXTON Returned Soldiers 7th Anniversary Branxton
The Branxton sub-branch of the R.S. and S.I.L. of A., celebrated the seventh anniversary of its birthday by a social evening in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Now Eligible Returned Soldiers' League SINGLETON
Those who have not yet fought in a war are now eligible for memberships of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers' League…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War-worn Soldiers Fight for Recognition in Britain
The British Legion recently invoked a personal investigation by the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) into the position…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War in Spain (Australian Press Assn. Message.) MADRID
The Loyalist defence in the Ebro sector is still making headway, but more slowly. General Franco has been forced to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Returned Soldiers' League. Digger Doings
The Cessnock Sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League held its fortnightly meeting in the Memorial Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →QUIRINDI Returned Soldiers QUIRINDI
At the annual meeting of the Quirindi R.S.S.I.L.A., the following officers were elected: President, Mr. Chas. Gardner; vice-presidents, Messrs. A…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rebel Tunes Seize Spanish Town 40 Killed and 130 Wounded
Rebel warplanes, in four furious raids, in which they dropped 200 heavy bombs, practically razed the little town of Falset, an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Evacuation of Civilians in Event of War British Report Ready
The report of the committee appointed to consider the evacuation of the civil population from certain areas in the event of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War May Last Another Winter. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) LONDON
General Franco believes the civil war will last another winter, unless a knockout blow is speedily administered…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Civil War Drags on Knock-out Blow Planned London, July 31
General Franco believes that the Civil War will last another winter unless a knock-out blow is speedily…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bread War at Forbes Forbes
Local residents during the past week have benefited by a bread war. A new baker, who set up in business, reduced the cash price over the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Before 1940 Wellington (N.z.)
The President of the Returned Soldiers' Association, Mr. Levine, has received a letter from Major-General Sir…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Predicted Within Two Years. Major-general's Warning. Auckland
Major-General Sir Andrew Russell, who commanded the New Zealand forces in France in the Great War, said he believed there would he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Russo-Japanese Tension Follows Frontier Clashes Fifty-Fifty Chance of War Breaking Out Situation Described As Grave. Tokyo
The Government considers there is a fifty-fifty chance of war with the Soviet. Indicating the gravity of the situation the heads of the Foreign Office, Naval and War Departments have remained on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Memorial School of Arts. Annual Meeting
The annual general meeting of members of the above was held the C.W A. Room on Thursday evening last, when there were present:…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Possibility of War Between Russia and Japan Aircraft and Tanks Used in Latest Clash
Although reports from disputed ted territory at Changku-feng, on Possiet Bay, near Valdivostok, are scanty, they indicate that fighting between Japanese and Soviet troops have been resumed. Tanks and aeroplanes are being used…
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