Italian Soldiers Return Home Naples, May 20
A thousand Italian legionaries landed to-day after having served in Spain…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1939
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King Unveils War Memorial
To-day the King unveiled the Canadian War Memorial, at Ottawa. In doing so, he said, "Not by chance do the crowning figures of peace and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Culcairn Council and an Alleged Breach of the Soldiers’ Preference Act
At the last meeting of the Henty branch of the Returned Soldiers League correspondence between Messrs. J. Daniels and C. Walsh and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers Up North “Fed Up” No Glamer : No Romance Goannas and Rats As Companions Darwin
“Never again will I listen to the stories of the glamorous and romantic north,” said a disillusioned member of the Mobile Unit at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Britain’s Latest War Planes Given an Airing London, May 23
The Secretary for Air (Sir Kingsley Wood) to-day showed some of Britain’s latest war planes to a party of 100, comprising members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Ex-soldiers and Council Threat of Legal Action Preference in Employment
Henty branch of the Returned Soldiers League has indicated its determination to see that in all cases exsoldiers will receive the benefits of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Public School. Well Attended Demonstration at War Memorial Hall
The Hay Public School Empire Day celebration was held in the War Memorial Hall. The hall was filled with school children and a good many…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At War Memorial High School. Students Carry Out the Commemoration
The anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria has been chosen as the day on which we call to mind that we are citizens of no mean…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Double-crossing Recalled Italy and the Last War Ciano Returns to Rome Rome, May 24
A small gathering of the public gave a restrained welcome to the Foreign Minister (Count Ciano), on his return from Berlin, where…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Compulsory Training; Enlistment of Officers London, May 24
The War Office is making provision for essential instruction and administration personnel to assist in the training of the militia shortly to be called…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →N. S .W. Ready for War Mr. Stevens Confident Talk with Cabinet Colleagues Sydney
Confidence that N. S .W., so far as its own instrumentalities were concerned, was ready to cope with any" emergency was expressed to-night by the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Planes for N. Z. Training Men in Britain 30 Bombers Purchased London, May 25
New Zealanders now serving in the Royal Air Force have been invited to man the Vickers-Wellington bombing 'planes that are to be delivered to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Spanish Civil War Further Big Demobilisation. Madrid, May 27
General Franco has ordered the demobilisation of another 50,000 men, making a total of 250,000 demobilised since the end of the civil war…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →KEEPING U.S. Out of War Mr. Hull’s Seven Points Letter to Congressional Committee WASHINGTON, May 28
The Secretary of State (Mr. Hull), in a letter to the chairman of the Congressional Foreign Affairs and Foreign Relations Committee, urges the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wholesale Slaughter Million Chinese Dead Since Beginning of War Japanese Setback Reported London, My 29
The Tokio correspondent of "The Times" says Imperial headquarters report that 936,345 Chinese dead have been counted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →War on S.P. Bookmakers Police to Press for Gaol Sentences Sydney
In an effort to suppress illegal betting the police intend in all future arrests for this class of offence to lay charge under a section of the Amended…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →War Memorial Hall. Meeting of Committee
The War Memorial Hall Committee met on Friday evening, there being present Messrs. A. L. Squires, who was voted to the chair, A. P…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Comradeship of the War Still Prevails, Is Claim Sydney
He had not found any prejudice against ex-imperial soldiers and sailors by men of the A.L.F., said Mr. J. Donaldson, an ex-imperial representative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Soldiers' Welfare. London
Lord Nuffield has given £1,500,000 in Morris Motor shares, yielding £105,000 annually, for the improvement of facilities for the recreation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Spanish War Leader in Germany Berlin, June 2
General de Llano has arrived at Stuttgart from. Spain by air, accompanied by four staff officers…
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