Americaiand War Amendment to Constitution Proposed. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) WASHINGTON
Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 1
A block of 12 Senators introduced a joint resolution proposing a Constitutional amendment regarding a national referendum for the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Keep Out of War" Movement in U.S.A. WASHINGTON. February 28
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 March 1939 · page 1
A bipartisan block of 12 Senators introduced a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a national referendum for the declaration of war except when the United States was threatened or the Western Hemisphere was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →China' War Heavy Fighting Renewed Tanks in Action Chingking, March 1
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 1
Heavy fighting is in progress in North Ki[?]ngfu. The Japanese, advancing In three columns supported by aircraft and tanks,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Welcome Home" Social and Presentation. Weston Resident Entertained
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 8
A very pleasant social evening was held in the Ambulance Hall, Weston, on Saturday night, February 25th, at which a large gathering of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Did We Win the War?
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 6
Most ex-servicemen in the British Empire, if asked who won the World War, would answer that the Allied and Associated Powers were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Canada's Choice Is Peace or War Warning to Commons. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) OTTAWA
Singleton Argus · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 1
The Prime Minister (Mr MacKenzie King) has warned the Commons that it may be called upon to decide whether Canada is for peace or war,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Treatment of Single Returned Soldiers (To the Editor)
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 10
Sir,—I wish to place the case of Mr. A. ("Bert") Blanche, at his request before the public, showing the intolerable…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Soldiers' Preference Act
The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 5
AT THE SYDNEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING Ald. Carroll was able to get a resolution adopted which will be a blow to the Soldiers' Preference Act. He pointed out that young men between the age of 18 and 25 were being debarred from road work…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gifts for Soldiers' Children
Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 4
The main reason that inspires these children of the Junior Red Cross to such activity is not so much the provision of a comprehensive…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Army Mobile Force of 10,000. Cabinet Agrees. Enlistment Over Five Years
The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 March 1939 · page 4
The Federal Cabinet will accept the recommendation of the Inspector General of the Australian Military Forces that a mobile…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →War Veterans' Home
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 10
The War Veterans' Home at Narra been will be officially opened on Anzac Day (April 25)…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →"Britain Does Not Seek War"
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 1
"There is no war party in England. There is no party or statesman who would for one moment contemplate an aggressive war, or who would get any…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese War Successes Claimed By Both Sides SHANGHAI, March 3
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 1
The Chinese claim to have launched an effective counter-attack at Epeh, but the Japanese claim the capture of Kiukow, also the fall of Hwaiyin,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Annual Meeting Branxton Returned Soldiers Finances Healthy Branxton
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 10
The annual meeting of Branxton Returned Soldiers' League was presided over by Mr. F. G. McMullen (president). Most of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Treatment for Soldiers
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 March 1939 · page 3
The Commissioner for Repatriation, Mr. N. R. Mighell, in evidence before the Commonwealth Public Works Committee, strongly opposed a suggestion…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arab Claims Not Admitted By Britain War-time Bargain Explained
Singleton Argus · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 1
Britain's war-time bargain with the Arabs did not include Palestine, according to the British Government's reading of the famous "McMahon correspondence," in which the bargaining was done…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Democracies Will Cause War" Says Sign or Gayda Rome, March 5
The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 1
"Everything proves that the democracies are heading more rapidly towards war. Armaments are losing their defensive character, and standing openly on the offensive," writes Signor Gayda, in "Giornale d'Italia."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Democracies Heading Towards War. a Gloomy Prophecy. (Australian Press Assn. Message.) ROME
Singleton Argus · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 1
Everything proves that the democracies are heading more rapidly towards war. Armaments are losing their defensive character and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ex-soldier Patients. Repatriation Hospitals Only
Singleton Argus · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 4
Contending that public opinion and returned soldier organisations would be opposed to any alteration of the present policy of segregating…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Democracies and War
The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 1
The Italian Government publicist, Signor Gayda, declares that everything proves that the democracies are heading for war…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →