New Zealand Boys Arrive for Camp Returned Soldiers' Sons for Goodwill Stay. Sydney
Sixteen sons of New Zealand returned soldiers arrived at Sydney to-day to enter a goodwill camp arranged by the executive…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
1,566 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 79
War Risk "Deadly and Near" Warning by Mr. Street
"The risk of war is very deadly and very near," declared the Minister for Defence, Mr. Street, in a broadcast address at Melbourne on Wednesday…
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A bridge and war bridge evening will be held In St. Mary's Hall on Thursday, April 20. Proceeds are in aid of church funds;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Sanctions Mean War:" Warning to America Washington, April 7
Mr. Bernard Baruch, an international banker, told the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday that in his opinion the use of economic sanctions against aggressor nations would lead the United States into war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Chiefs Summoned to Confer in France Paris. April 9
The chiefs of France's fighting forces have been summoned to meet, with certain members of the Cabinet, at 5 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese War Lord Launches Big Attack Shanghai, April 10
It is officially announced from Chungking that Marshal Chiang Kai-Shek's long prepared offensive has been launched on all fronts in the hope of driving back the Japanese from their newly-occupied positions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Chiefs. Summoned to Confer in France. Paris, April 9
The chiefs of France's fighting forces have been summoned to meet, with certain members of the Cabinet, at 5 o'clock this afternoon. This move…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →If We Don't Have War" Roosevelt's Cryptic Farewell Warm Springs (Ga.), April 10
"I will be back in the autumn if we don't have a war," President Roosevelt, standing on the rear platform of the train which was about to take him…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Enlisted with the British
Gandhi sailed again for England and landed at Southampton in 1914 on the day that England declared war on Germany. That very day he…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tarzan Returns Jungle War-Cry
Many filmgoers will be pleased to hear that Johnny Weissmuller is back it work in a "Tarzan" role for the first time for two years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →China War Claims and Counterclaims LONDON April 11
The Chinese Embassy, reporting successes in Central and South China, announces that the Chinese have driven the Japanese 12 miles back to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Soldiers Killed Jerusalem. April 11
Four soldiers were killed and two injured in a land mine explosion on the railway lino between Lydda and Tel Aviv. The soldiers were on a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"War Hysteria" American Senators WASHINGTON, April 12
Congressional advocates of strict neutrality attacked Mr. Roosevelt's statement yesterday, endorsing an editorial in a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Anzac Day. Local Militia Volunteers to March
The Muswellbrook branch of the R.S. and S.I. League has decided to invite the volunteers in the Muswellbrook militia unit to join with the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sino-japanese War
There is evidence that the greatest battle of the Sino-Japanese war has started on a 1,500 mile front, from Mongolia to Kwantung Province,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"The Anzac's Place in National Defence." (To the Editor)
Sir,—Australia's insurance against international aggression is an adequate scientific highly mechanised voluntary army…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →State "War-book" for Emergency Premier's Action
The Premier, Mr B. S. Stevens, has announced that Cabinet has decided on the compilation of a State War Book, supplementary to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Provoking War" Inspired German Dispatch BERLIN, April 13
An Inspired statement issued to the foreign Press says in view of Britain's brutal use of force in Palestine it is astonishing that…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Industry in War Mr. Menzies' Address MELBOURNE
In an address to the Melbourne Junior Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Menries said that Australia should be economically organised for war. She…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →School Children Care in War Time SYDNEY
The Minister for Education (Mr. Drummond) today made an announcement regarding the organisation which is being set up for the care of school…
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