War Books Imperial Museum All Countries
War books are still arriving at the library of the Imperial War Museum at the rate of a steady 500 a year, according to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hunter Valley · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1939
1,566 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 79
"Peace to Prepare for War" Bukarest, January 1
King Carol's Finance Minister, M. Ciupercu's message to the armed forces set out the essential new Rumania's policy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War in Spain
Despite the advances of the Nationalist forces of General Franco in Catalonia, the Republicans are confident of preventing Catalonia from…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nobody Wants War Says World-traveller "Even Peasants Talk Peace."
Upon his return to Sydney on Monday after a world tour, Mr N. H. Mclntyre declared that the people of the world did not want war. They…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Admirals For Trafalgar Square
Busts of Jellicoe and Beatty are to join another famous admiral, Nelson, in Trafalgar Square. They will face the Nelson column…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Spanish War
With the fall of Artesa de Segre, the Spanish Nationalist, forces have gained one of the most important victories of General Franco's latest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →War Emergencies Newcastle
The Mayor of Greater Newcastle, Alderman G. W. Jenner, foreshadowed the formation of a committee in Newcastle to plan the protection of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"No War." Says Lord Strabolgi
The Labor peer, Lord Strabolgi, who arrived in Sydney on Wednesday, said that Britain would never again give way to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War on Prickly Pear London, Jan. 6
South Africa's greatest plant pest, the prickly pear, is collapsing under the onslaught of the cactoblastis, imported from Australia, says the Cape…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →R.S.P.C.A. BENEFIT Bowls and War Bridge
A bowling carnival and war bridge evening will be held at the East Maitland bowling green on Tuesday, January 24, in aid of the Maitland branchl be served…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Preparations for War Britain Goes Ahead
"However remote the possibilities of war may be, we must prepare in good time against it" declares the British Minister of Health (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Drastic Changes in Briitsh Army High Commands War Minister Explains
The British War Minister (Mr L. Hore-Belisha), defending the drastic changes he has made in the Army Council and the Higher Commands, said that he had been forced to take decisive and unpalatable action, but the Prime Minister (Mr Neville…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Nine Hungarian Soldiers Killed Attacked by Czechs
An official announcement issued at Budapest on Friday stated: "Czech troops early this morning- attacked the frontier…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Veterans' Home
Additional donations to the W[?]rans' Home Appeal for the building of a new home on the heights of Narrabeen have brought the found to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →War With Pear Goes On SYDNEY
The cactoblastis insect has done "miraculous work" in destroying the prickly pear, in Australia, said the State Prickly Pear Commissioner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japan's New World "On Threshold of War." Delivery From Misery Tokyo. Jan. 8
"Japan is on the threshold of war to attain the renovation of the world, in accordance with the Japanese way." declares Lieutenant General…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Interest Centres on Rome Talks Report of Financial Help for Italy. Chamberlain's Conditions. "Mussolini Is Prepared for War." London
Interest in Europe this week will be centred on the conversations between the Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary, Lord…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Atrocities Are Proved" Statement By War Office BERLIN, January 10
Newspapers declare that the British War Office statement on Palestine proves the allegations of atrocities by British soldiers…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →RECRUITING. Enlistment Record SYDNEY
At the marquee in Martin-street yesterday a record number of militia recruits was enrolled, when 112 filled in cards and 23 signed up at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →200 War 'Planes for China
A message from Wilmington (Delaware) states that the Bellanca Aircraft Corporation has disclosed that it signed a contract with the Chinese…
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