Hughes Still Believes a War Round the Corner! Sydney
Although the militia recruiting campaign has been a magnificent success, conditions which made necessary the establishment of the Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murray · The wars & local soldiers
The wars & local soldiers, 1939
1,440 stories in Murray's papers · page 12 of 72
Canada Will Not Rush Into a European War Ottawa. March 30
“As Prime Minister, I will not engage to lead Canada into war,” Mr. Mackenzie King told the House of Commons to-day, reiterating the policy that in the event of the outbreak of a European war Canada’s participation would be decided by a vote of Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Hughes Taunts Germany By Referring to Her Defeat in the Last War SYDNEY
“We are going to hold this country and we will show as much enthusiasm for our democratic ideals as the Nazis did for Germany and her ideals, and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War Talk to Premiers “Govt. Gravely Concerned” Air Attack Fears Co-operation of States Sought CANBERRA
A review of Australia’s preparations to meet an emergency arising out of a war was given by the Minister for Defence (Mr. Street) to the State Premiers to-day. He confined many of his remarks to aerial attacks and the steps…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain Warns Germany Chamberlain Definite Attack on Poland Will Lead to War Momentous Declaration in House of Commons LONDON, March 31
Described by a Labor member as a statement to be as momentous as any ever made in the House of Commons in a quarter of a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Defence to Come First in Australia Premiers Unanimously Agree Grave News From Overseas Atmosphere of War Tension at Meeting CANBERRA
Commonwealth proposals for the establishment of a permanent organisation to co-ordinate public works in accordance with defence requirements, first put forward at the Premiers’ Conference last October, were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Farmer Fires at Suspects Believes Wounded One Melbourne
Last night Mr. Gordon Irwin, farmer, of Bulla, told the police that he had seen two men near the fowl pen on his property. He said he called to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Happenings in the District Culcairn Returned Soldiers
The following were present at the monthly meeting of the sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League: Messrs. H. Nelson (president), R. MacEwen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Herr Hitler’s Reply to Mr. Chamberlain “Will Not Accept Any Intimidation” Fuehrer Warns Democracies Has No Desire for War “Encirclement Will Not Be Tolerated” LONDON, April 2
Interest in the international crisis shifted from London to Wilhelmshaven at the week-end. where Herr Hitler spoke. Those who expected fireworks from the Fuehrer will be disappointed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Will Be Shorter Anzac Day Service Arrangements for Albury
The Anzac Day Service in Albury on April 25 this year is to be shortened. This decision was reached ad a meeting a returned men…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"On the War Path"
Sixty-five members of the Corowa Militia headed by the Border Brass Band, will leave the Band Hall on Good Friday morning, and will march…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Spanish War Barcelona
An announcement in the Press, published in two-inch letters and signed by General Franco, declares the Spanish war is at an end…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Spanish War Ended; Communique by General Franco Barcelona, April 2
The newspaper "Vanguardia" publishes in two-inch letters a final war communique, reading: "The National troops have attained their final…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Compulsory Training Move by Victorian Soldiers Melbourne
In spite of a decision by the Federal executive of the Returned Soldiers’ League to support temporarily the Commonwealth Government's policy…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Foreigners Enlist in France Paris, April 2
Numbers of Italians, Spaniards and P[?]les are taking advantage of the decree permitting aliens to enlist in the French Army and have joined the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Drastic Action Proposed by Ex-soldiers
At a committee meeting of the Albury sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers’ League last evening, Mr. C. G. Bowring announced that it was his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Militia Unit 59 Recruits Enlist
Fifty-nine young men have signified their intention of joining the unit of the militia, which it is proposed to form in Deniliquin as a branch of the 49th…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Artillerymen Bring Their Weapons of War Home
Members of the Albury 40th Battery returned from the annual camp on Monday. The units of the mechanised battery were brought from Melbourne by rail and are here shown outside the railway station ready to move off for the drill hall. The camp, which was established at Queenscliff, was one of the most successful in the history of the battery and lasted for 12 days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pledge to Poland Endorsed Mr. Chamberlain's Change of Front Herr Hitler's Breach of Faith Responsible “Broke Promise Made at Munich” “No More a Man of War Than in September” No Desire to Encircle Germany Says Prime Minister LONDON. April 3
Speaking during the debate on foreign affairs, the Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain) stated in the House of Commons this evening that the results would show to the world that the whole House was fundamentally and generally unanimous in its approval of the declaration he made on Friday that Britain would go to Poland's aid and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Holy War Called for Against Britain and Jewry Jerusalem, April 7
The Palestine rebel headquarters have called on Arabs to join a holy war against the Zionist and British “infidels.” The manifesto quotes…
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